syllabus calendar/assignments
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
evaluation resources


SUMMER 2016

MEMT231 Final Grade Checklist: Download
MEMT331 Final Grade Checklist: Download
COND/MEMT 820 Final Grade Checklist: Download

MEMT 231 Syllabus: Download
MEMT 331 Syllabus: Download
COND/MEMT 820 Syllabus: Download

EVALUATION FORMS:
Warm-Up Evaluation Form
Conducting Evaluation Form

NATIONAL STANDARDS:
Content Standards

MEMT 231:
Project Description
Singing Voice Assessment & Individualized Plan

MEMT 331 COMPETENCIES:
      Efficient, Clear, Singer-Friendly Choral Conducting
      Mastery of Leading Sequenced WarmUps in Choir Rehearsals
      Mastery of Direct Instruction/Sequential Teaching Cycles
      Sequenced Sightsinging Instruction
      Crafting/Leading a Choirbuilding Exercise
      Score Preparation & Analysis
      Written Lesson Plan geared to National Standards
      Keyboard Competency
      Singing Voice Competency
      Speech/Presentation Competency
      DVD/CD of Your Best Conducting & Rehearsing

MEMT/COND 820:
      Seminar Calendar & Electronic Readings
      Research Evaluation Forms





WEEK ONE: June 7 - 10

7 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

8 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)

9 231 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)

10 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)

WEEK TWO: June 13-17

13 331 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)

14 331 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)

15 331 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)

16 331 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)

17 331 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)

WEEK THREE: June 22-26

20 331 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)

21 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)

22 331 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)

23 331 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)

24 Graduate Students Only meet today, as needed.

820: Seminar (See seminar calendar)

Complete course evaluation.