Orchestral Conducting 3

This subject is not offered in 2012.

120 hours (including non-contact time)

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject will examine the role of the conductor as an accompanist. Students will work with singers and an instrumental ensemble in excerpts from opera and concert music. An ensemble and singers will be available for students to conduct during classes as required.

On completion of this subject, students should have gained:

• Skills required to conduct singers in excerpts from operas, and instrumental ensembles in concert repertoire;
• Further enhanced leadership skills and expertise in directing ensembles in specific areas of the repertoire.

Attendance and participation in all aspects of the class (40%); a practical test, rehearsing and performing a recitative and aria, plus a duet, from the selected repertoire (60%), to be held at the end of the intensive teaching period.

A reading pack with relevant musical examples will be distributed prior to the first class.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject students will have enhanced the following generic skills:

• Understanding of the skills required when conducting recitatives, arias and ensembles with voices and orchestra;
• A deeper understanding of the essential concepts of style and interpretation;
• The ability to apply and extend this knowledge.