MUS 5086 - Kodaly Conducting II

Course Description

Building on the skills from Kodály Conducting I, participants will receive daily instruction in conducting gesture, rehearsal methods that blend the Kodály philosophy into the choral setting, and score analysis techniques through repertoire suitable for elementary and children’s choirs in a collaborative, choir lab format. Students also participate in a choir under the direction of a master choral conductor.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the course participants will have developed skills in the following areas:

• Physical gesture
• Preparation of octavos
• Rehearsal strategies
• Facility with the following methodological tools:
  • Moveable do with la-based minor
  • Glover-Curwen handsigns
  • Rhythm syllables
  • Use of the tuning fork

Notes

EARLY BIRD Discount available for participants who register by June 1, 2020.

Click 'Apply a Discount' and Enter EARLYBIRD at checkout.

This course can be taken for either credit or clock hours. Clock hours are available under CEU 3954.