INTERMEDIATE CHORAL CONDUCTING GMUS 726 (2 credits) G. Phillip Shoultz, DMA July 10-21 | Noon-3 p.m. CRN: 30093 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. Additional course fee: $45 ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING GMUS 727 (2 credits) G. Phillip Shoultz, DMA July 10-21 | 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CRN: 30094 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) Additional course fee: $45 ADVANCED CHORAL CONDUCTING LAB GMUS 728 (1 credit) G. Phillip Shoultz, DMA July 10-21 | 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CRN: 30095 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) Additional course fee: $45 CHORAL LITERATURE AND ANALYSIS I GMUS 674 (2 credits) Albert Pinsonneault, DMA June 12-23 (No Class June 19) 9:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. CRN: 30307 Study of choral literature representing the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque style periods. Survey of historical and style evolution of major choral genres and analysis of representative works for each era.
VOICE FUNDAMENTALS GMUS 676 (2 credits) Angela Mitchell and Katelyn Larson July 24-28 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CRN: 30301
Practical training for working with adolescent voices of all ranges while preserving and protecting your voice and your students’ voices for long-term use. Examination of litera- ture and practice of appropriate techniques that foster vocal health. Various teaching approaches, from scientific to empirical, are presented and discussed.
GOSPEL MUSIC GMUS 544-01 (1 credit) Adrian Davis, PhD June 26-30 | 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. CRN: 30029
Participants in this course will explore music from the black gospel traditions and its context within an historical overview of African American music. Students will learn to produce vocal timbres and style nuances appropriate for this music as strategies for arranging, teaching, and learning gospel music.
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. DALCROZE MUSICIANSHIP
GMUS 651 (3 credits) Kathy Thomsen, DMA June 12-23 (No Class June 19) 8:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CRN: 30255
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).
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