MUP 100R Applied Conducting Lessons

Lecture Hours: 1
Credits: 1

Provides instruction in the basics of conducting, including the fundamentals of music, reading, and theory; basic conducting patterns; score study and preparation; beneficial practice habits.

Repeatable: Students may repeat this course for a maximum of 9 credits.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Use correct posture for conducting an ensemble.
Employ correct beat patterns for conducting.
Demonstrate independence of right and left hands.
Demonstrate a familiarity with various meters, regular and irregular.
Demonstrate a familiarity with appropriate musical terms and symbols.
Discuss various musical periods and styles.
Exhibit self-confidence using conducting techniques.

Content Outline

Conducting Pedagogy
- Correct posture
- Basic beat patterns
- Independence of hands
- Showing expression (fermatas, ritards, etc.)
- Off-beat cues, articulations, and syncopations
Conducting Various Meters
- Simple meters
- Compound meters
- Asymmetrical meters
General Musicality
- Basic music theory
- Musical symbols and terms
- Introduction to general musical periods and styles
- Score study and analysis
Advanced Topics
- Conducting recitatives
- Non-musical tasks
- Preparing to conduct a performance