MUSIC 163
Workshop in Conducting
This class is an intensive two-week conducting workshop that is designed in two parts. We will cover conducting techniques in the morning session and have rehearsals in the afternoon. The goal of this class is to help establish a solid foundation in conducting with an eye toward being a better future conductor or performer. The course will focus on working with proper physical gesture vocabulary and related abilities. Conducting technique classes will be taught at an intermediate/advanced level. See prerequisites.
Topics
- By the end of the semester, students should be able to: 1. Express clear musical ideas through physical gestures. This includes the ability to master the basic conducting patterns; rhythmic, dynamic, and articulation functions; and basic cueing techniques. 2. Provide aural analysis and error identification. 3. Understand basic score analysis for choral performance. 4. Understand basic rehearsal procedures. 5. Develop aural skills to communicate musical ideas with efficiency.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
{'preRequisiteCourse': '1161581', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}; {'preRequisiteCourse': '1161591', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027