Conducting
CONDUCTING focuses on conducting techniques with an emphasis on practical application to vocal and instrumental groups.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Explain the function of conducting and the various roles of the conductor throughout and rehearsal/performance process.
Demonstrate the basic conducting patters/gestures associated with the range of musical meters and styles.
Demonstrate the alterations to the conducting gestures needed to show/change dynamics, tempo, articulations, accents, and phrasing.
Demonstrate the ability to initiate a proper breath, to start or stop a musical phrase, show internal cues and cut- offs, and choose and conduct the three fermata types.
Exhibit a developing mastery over use of the left hand (or right hand) in conducting, choosing when and how best to employ it.
Determine the range of possible conducting choices for any given piece of music.
Analyze a piece of music, prepare a score study, and determine how this would affect the rehearsing and performance of that piece.
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
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Topics
- Conducting techniques
- Practical application to vocal and instrumental groups
- Function of conducting and conductor roles in rehearsal/performance
- Basic conducting patterns and gestures for meters and styles
- Gesture alterations for dynamics, tempo, articulation, accents, and phrasing
- Breath initiation, phrase control, cues, and fermatas
- Left/right hand usage in conducting
- Score study and analysis for rehearsal/performance
Skills
- Conducting techniques with practical application to vocal and instrumental groups
- Basic conducting patterns and gestures for various musical meters and styles
- Altering conducting gestures to indicate dynamics, tempo, articulations, accents, and phrasing
- Initiating breath, starting/stopping phrases, showing cues, and conducting fermatas
- Using the left or right hand effectively during conducting
- Analyzing music, preparing score studies, and planning rehearsals/performance
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