Orchestral Conducting

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject covers topics such as: baton grammar; score preparation; rehearsal technique; and principles of orchestral conducting. Comparisons will be made of various recorded performances, and performance practice of all periods will be researched. An ensemble will be available for students to conduct, to ensure that the practical application of the study is understood.

This subject can be taken as a single subject via the Community Access Program, or for credit towards the Master of Music Studies degree. Further information regarding the Community Access Program and Application forms can be accessed via this website - http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/courses/single_subject_studies

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Rehearse and conduct a short ensemble work for orchestral instruments; and
• Evaluate and prepare scores for orchestras of varying abilities.

Attendance and participation in all aspects of the class, and a folio of work associated with performance practice including a summary of the main features considered when preparing the works required (40%); a practical test, rehearsing and performing three orchestral excerpts (60%).

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 should have developed:

• An understanding of the essential concepts of style and interpretation;
• The ability to apply and extend this knowledge.