Instrumental Studies 4 (Choral Conducting)Laajuus (27 cr)

Objective

The students are capable of preparing safe and sound wholes and of developing their skills independently. There is control of the knowledge and skills connected to their activities. In their music making a professional approach is discernible. The students are capable to prepare, organize and market a concert.

Content

Command of ergonomic conducting technique
Knowledge about voice and skills
Partiture analysis and playing
Group command
Oral communication
Familiarization with voice use and expression skills
Command of team work
Choir conductor's interactive skills
Familiarization with the main stream choir repertoire
Phonetic elemental skills in at least the following languages: Finnish, Italian, Swedish, German, English, French, Latin.

Qualifications

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

0 Failed:
The students are not capable of natural expressiveness in their instrument. They lack the technical ability, the will to interpret and command of the whole. In their playing an approach to professional development cannot be discerned. They are not able to evaluate their abilities and lack the readiness for continued learning. They do not command the knowledge and skills required in the course. They are not able to assume responsibility of their learning and self-development in the course. They are not equiped for preparing, organizing and marketing a concert.
1 approved:
The students hardly command the main technical and interpretative facts in their playing. Their sound quality and intonation are mostly deficient. Their performance is throughout musically modest, and there remains much to be desired in stylistic expression and overall impression. They cannot project a will to interpret or the works' character. The students can hardly evaluate their skills, their conditions for continuous development at their instrument are weak. At this level the students' knowledge and skills lack command. The repertoire chosen is inadequate for the level. The students assume weakly the responsability for their learning and many-sided development. They can barely manage concert preparation, organization and marketing.
2.Acceptable:
The students have a fair command of the most important technical and interpretative facts. Intonation is often deficient. There is intention to observe score markings, but this is done in a mechanical way impeding projection and work character. To some extent the student is capable of self-evaluation and has some readiness for continued development in the main instrument. The course's knowledge and skills are somewhat under control. Repertoire choice, considering the course level and the students' skills, are insuficient. The assumption of responsibility for learning and development are weak. Under the proper guidance the students are able to prepare, organize and market a concert.
3 good:
The student's performance at its best moments shows good technique and touching interpretation. A professional approach is discernible. The performance is musical and stylistically correct. The score reading is sufficiently good and the character of the music is projected. Tempo and rhythmic handling, phrasing, intonation, dynamics and nuance need further development. The students are capable of adecuate self-evaluation and have what it takes for further instrumental development. The students have absorved the knowledge and skills expected in the course sufficiently. They assume responsibility for their learning and development. They are able to prepare, organize and market a concert.
4 praiseworthy:
The students show occasionally praiseworthy technique and will to interpret. A professional aproach can be discerned and their performance is musical. A many-sided technique serves the interpretatiion and their performance contains touching and convincing moments. Phrasing is natural, the playing is mostly clean and there is sensitivity towards harmonic changes, dynamics and nuancing are used richly. The renditions are stylistically correct and a personal approach to interpretation is heard. The performance as a whole is convincing. The students command large structures.They are capable of self-evaluation and have what it takes to continue further learning. There is sufficient command of the course requirments. The students take responsibility of their learning and their many-sided development