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PERF5603: Wind Conducting
2022 unit information
This unit is designed for professional conductors, postgraduate conducting majors and other postgraduates with conducting experience, and undergraduates who have successfully completed the undergraduate sequence. Topics will include expressive gesture, advanced conducting technique, body awareness and movement; advanced score study, analytical and aural skills, wind band repertoire; rehearsal techniques and strategies; wind band history and current topics of interest for conductors/musicians.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
| Code | PERF5603 |
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| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate professional conducting skills, both technical and interpretive
- LO2. demonstrate body awareness based on movement fundamentals
- LO3. demonstrate a systematic approach to score study
- LO4. analyse scores which should enhance the interpretation of the works studied
- LO5. demonstrate learning about exciting new repertoire and interacting with talented Australian composers
- LO6. develop the ability to analyse and prepare contemporary atonal scores
- LO7. increase knowledge about several masterworks for the genre
- LO8. demonstrate significant growth on the path to artistic conducting
- LO9. demonstrate insight and practical application of movement fundamentals as put forth by Laban.
- LO10. demonstrate an understanding of the historic development of the wind band with a focus on the Baroque and Classical periods
- LO11. increase awareness of compositions reflecting composer diversity and resources for finding and programming these works
- LO12. develop an awareness of leadership concepts and strategies from the podium
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