CHORAL
TEACHING CHORAL REPERTOIRE GMUS 518 (2 credits) Georgia Newlin, PhD July 22-26 | 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. CRN: 30227
INTERMEDIATE CHORAL CONDUCTING GMUS 726 (2 credits) G. Phillip Shoultz, DMA July 8-19 | Noon-3 p.m. CRN: 30220 Designed for the intermediate choral conductor. Laboratory course with in-depth study of conducting gesture and its effect on choral sound. Individual lessons in the choral lab setting constitute a major component of this course. Score study, rehearsal techniques and performance practice issues. ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING GMUS 727 (2 credits) G. Phillip Shoultz, DMA July 8-19 | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CRN: 30221 For the advanced choral conductor. Laboratory course with in-depth study of conducting gesture and its effect on choral sound. Individual lessons in the choral lab setting constitute a major component of this course. Challenging SATB and treble choir pieces and choral/ orchestral repertoire. Score study, rehearsal techniques and performance practice issues. Prerequisite: Intermediate Choral Conducting (GMUS 726) ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING LAB GMUS 728 (1 credit) G. Phillip Shoultz, DMA July 8-19 | 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CRN: 30222 During this course, advanced choral conducting students will extend their skills by choosing, analyzing, teaching, rehearsing and conducting a choral octavo in a conducting lab setting. Prerequisite: Advanced Choral Conducting (GMUS 727) CHORAL LITERATURE AND ANALYSIS II GMUS 674 (2 credits) Albert Pinsonneault, DMA June 17-28 (No Class June 19)
Philosophy, methods and materials designed to provide a sound pedagogical and musical basis for building and enhancing a developmental choral program for children ages 7-12. Applicable to a variety of settings (elementary school, community, church), the course offers experiences for building skill and knowledge in guiding vocal development (vocal exploration, pitch matching, voice control, tone production), as well as creating age- appropriate teaching strategies through utilization of form-based octavo analysis.
DALCROZE
The St. Thomas Master of Arts in Music Education curriculum features high-quality education in eurhythmics, solfege and improvisation and materials and methods. Dalcroze study at St. Thomas introduces students to music education that trains the body in rhythm and dynamics; trains the ear, eye and voice in pitch, melody and harmony using fixed-do; and combines eurhythmics and solfege according to the students’ own invention, while providing application tools for classroom and studio. ADVANCED DALCROZE MUSICIANSHIP
GMUS 544-01 (1 credit) Kathy Thomsen, DMA June 24-28 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. CRN: 30208
Advanced musicianship development based on the Dalcroze approach. Study of eurhythmics (training the body in rhythm and dynamics), solfege (training the ear, eye and voice in pitch, melody and harmony using fixed- do), improvisation (combining eurhythmics and solfege according to the students’ own invention – in movement, with the voice, on an instrument) and methods (application tools for the classroom and studio).
9-11:45 a.m. CRN: 30207
Study of choral literature representing the Classic, Romantic and 20th-century style periods. Survey of historical and style evolution of major choral genres and analysis of representative works for each era.
Graduate Programs in Music Education
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