WEEK ONE: June 7 - 10
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Orientation to Course.
Scientific Approach to Vocal Production/Voice Care
Sequenced Choral Warm-Up
Choirbuilding Exercises
Introduction to solfege for choral sightsinging
Click here for Curwen hand signs/scales
Using Chorister Movement
Structure & Pacing of Rehearsals
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Selecting Literature/Preparing a Score for Rehearsal with School Choirs
First Rehearsal Sequence of New Literature
Sequential Teaching Cycles/Presentational Factors
Choir Formation, Spacing, Voice Compatibility Placement
Relating Non-Verbal Gesture to Choral Sound (Eichenberger)
331 & 820 Assignment due: Evoking/Changing Choral Sound Nonverbally
231 Assignment due: Voice Module
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Reiber
Video: Koksal
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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231 Assignment due: Complete the History of Choral Conducting Module
331 Assigment Due: Choral Literature on the Web
331 Assignment due: Choose your free choice piece for today
331 Assignment due: Be thinking about the piece you will conduct for the Renaissance/Baroque cycle
All Conductors: Free Choice Piece, Round 1 (5 min):
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Menendez
Video: Luce
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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All Conductors: Free Choice Piece, Round 2 (5 min):
Stylistic Considerations/Age Appropriate Literature: Renaissance and Baroque
331 Assignment due: Sequential Teaching Cycles Module
231 Assignment due: Renaissance/Baroque choral literature module prior to class.
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Widger
Video: Hailford
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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WEEK TWO: June 13-17
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331 Conductors: Renaissance/Baroque (7 min), Round 1: all 331 conductors
Graduate Student Conductors: Piece 1 (7 min)
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Koksal
Video: Newlin
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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331 Conductors: Renaissance/Baroque (7 min), Round 2: all 331 conductors
Score Study/Analysis Competency Materials due for today's 331 conductors
Lesson Plan Competency Materials due for today's 331 conductors
All Graduate Student Conductors: Piece 1 (7 min):
231 Project Proposals Due by email
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Luce
Video: Newlin
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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331 Conductors: Renaissance/Baroque (7 min), Round 3
Stylistic Considerations/Age Appropriate Literature: Renaissance and Baroque
331 and 820 Assignment due: Eichenberger I analysis
Graduate Conductors Piece 1 (7 min):
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Newlin
Video: Menendez
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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331 Conductors: Classical/Romantic (7 min), Round 1
Graduate Conductors: Piece 2 (7 min):
231 Assignment due: Classical/Romantic choral literature
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Hailford
Video: Widger
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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331 Conductors: Classical/Romantic (7 min), Round 2
Graduate Conductors: Piece 2 (7 min):
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Menendez
Video: Rieber
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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WEEK THREE: June 22-26
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331 Conductors: Classical/Romantic (7 min), Round 3
Graduate Conductors: Piece 2 (7 min):
Stylistic Considerations/Age Appropriate Literature: Twentieth Century/Multicultural
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Widger
Video: Hasselman
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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331Conductors: 331 Team Mixed Meter Piece (7 min)
Graduate Conductors: Piece 3 (7 min):
331 and 820 Assignment due: Eichenberger II analysis
231 Projects Due
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Newlin
Video: Luce
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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331 Multi-Cultural Team Presentation I (with "speech"): 331 Conductors
All Graduate Student Conductors: Piece 3 (7 min):
231 Assignment due: 20th century/Mullti-cultural choral literature
last day for 231 students to demonstrate scales with Curwen hand signs
last day for 331 students to demonstrate singing skills competency
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Hutchison
331 Student Conductors Mentoring 231 Conductors: t
Video:
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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331 Multi-Cultural Team Presentation II (with "speech"): 331 Conductors
All Graduate Student Conductors: Piece 3 (7 min):
WarmUp with Sightreading/Choirbuilding: Hasselman
331 Student Conductors Mentoring 231 Conductors: Hasselman
Video:
Turn in final grade checklists: 231 or 331.
331 Assignment due: DVD/CD of Your Best Conducting/Rehearsing
Complete course evaluation: 231 and 331 students
Last class day for 231/331 students
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
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Graduate Students Only meet today, as needed.
820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)
Complete course evaluation.
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