Syllabus | Schedule

Professor:
Joanne Erwin
Office: R130 - x8208

MWF 10:00-10:50
or 11-11:50
2 Sem. Hrs.
Rooms C21, C25

Secretary:
Secretary: Ms. Banks, B113 - 775-8200

DATE

CLASS CONTENT

ASSIGNMENTS DUE IN CLASS

STANDARD

W9/7

Class overview;

Qualities of exemplar conductors; Use of batons;

Conducting stance/alignment

Content

Domain A

Stn 1

F9/9

Preparatory beats (RH only);

Stance/alignment issues

Learn canons (be able to sing solfege—movable “do”); Bring baton and Handel score to class

M9/12

Introduce pieces: “Glory to God” (p. 62-63B); 4 beat pattern; Green exercises

Sing: “Glory to God” (p. 62-63B)

W9/14

Conduct “Glory to God” (p. 62-63B)

F9/16

Conduct “Glory to God” (p. 62-63B)

M9/19

Conduct “Glory to God” (p. 62-63B); Introduce duple and triple patterns; Introduce “But Who May Abide” (p. 22-23D) and “O Thou That Tellest” (p. 35-36C)

Sing: “But Who May Abide” (p. 22-23D) and “O Thou That Tellest” (p. 35-36C)

DATE

CLASS CONTENT

ASSIGNMENTS DUE IN CLASS

W9/21

Conduct : “But Who May Abide” (p. 22-23D) and “O Thou That Tellest” (p. 35-36C)

Videotape to class

F9/23

Conduct : “But Who May Abide” (p. 22-23D) and “O Thou That Tellest” (p. 35-36C)

Videotape to class

M9/26

Conduct; Introduce “For Unto Us (pp. 47-53E) and “And the Glory” (p. 12-16D); preparatory beats and cues

Sing:“For Unto Us (pp. 47-53E) and “And the Glory” (p. 12-16D);

W9/28

Conduct “For Unto Us (pp. 47-53E) and “And the Glory” (p. 12-16D)

F9/30

Conduct “For Unto Us (pp. 47-53E) and “And the Glory” (p. 12-16D)

INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE #1

Prepare the following:

Keyboard:  “For Unto Us,” pp. 51 m. 33-37

Conduct: “And the Glory”

Video clip to view together Sing:  “How Beautiful,”p. 135

M10/3

Introduce “The Trumpet Shall Sound,” (p. 170-174C) and “How Beautiful are the Feet,” (p. 135-136); dynamics

W10/5

Conduct “The Trumpet Shall Sound,” (p. 170-174C) and “How Beautiful are the Feet,” (p. 135-136)

F10/7

Conduct “The Trumpet Shall Sound,” (p. 170-174C) and “How Beautiful are the Feet,” (p. 135-136)

Distribute Quiz 1 in class

M10/10

Hand back mid-term evals;

Introduce chorales (“Lo how rose” and “O sacred head”)—fermatas

Quiz 1 due in class

W10/12

Conduct chorales

Reading Green, Chpt.6

F10/14

Conduct chorales

M10/17

Midterm

W10/19

Midterm

F10/21

10/22-30 FALL BREAK! ENJOY!

M10/31

Conduct chorales; introduce “Alleluia” and “Bless the Lord”—syncopation

W11/2

Conduct “Bless” and “Alleluia”

videotape

F11/4

Conduct “Bless” and “Alleluia”

videotape

M11/7

Conduct “Bless” and “Alleluia”; introduce Handel, “Surely” and psychological conducting exercises

W11/9

Conduct “Surely” and psychological conducting exercises

Psychological conducting exercises

F11/11

Conduct “Surely” and psychological conducting exercises

WEEK OF 11/14

INDIVIDUAL

CONFERENCE #2

Conduct: 

1. Chorales;
2. “Bless” OR “Alleluia”;
3.  Psychological conducting exercises

Keyboard:  “Sinfony”  (Alto clef!)

Singing:  “Surely

Videotape clip to view

M11/14

Introduce and conduct
“Sinfony”

Bring instruments; Reading assignment:  E. Green, Chpts. 5 & 9

W11/16

Conduct “Sinfony”

Bring instruments

F11/18

Finish Handel “Sinfony”; introduce Moussorgsky and Stravinsky

Bring instruments; Quiz 2 distributed in class

M11/21

Conduct Moussorgsky and Stravinsky

Bring instruments;

W11/23

Conduct Moussorgsky and Stravinsky

Bring instruments

F11/25

NO CLASS:  THANKSGIVING VACATION

M11/28

Conduct Moussorgsky and Stravinsky

Bring instruments; determine conducting pieces for conducting examination

W11/30

Practice exam piece

Bring instruments

F12/2

Practice exam piece 

Bring instruments

M12/5

Practice for exam

W12/7

Practice for exam

Bring instruments

F12/9

Conducting Exam during class

Bring instruments

Conduct:  Self-prepared piece from pp. 90-97 (Handel, Messiah), 2 pieces from second portion of the semester (you choose one, instructor will choose one)

M12/12

Conducting Exam during class

W12/14

Conducting Exam during class