MUS 157(1-1-1)
Conducting I
This course introduces the basic techniques of conducting: posture and hand position, baton usage, aural skills for conductors, foreign and technical terms, a survey of large ensemble repertoire, metric patterns in two, three, and four, tempo, instrumental transpositions, string bowings and harmonics, score preparation and analysis, preparatory gestures, gestures of syncopation, fermata and caesura problems, and basic ensemble setups. Students will prepare and conduct simple scores in class and analyze orchestral and other scores. Other topics may include rehearsal technique and interpretation.
PR: MUS 152 and either MUS 257 or MUS 258
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