Spring 2027

Conducting

Continuation of conducting techniques with practical application to vocal and instrumental groups, covering cues, dynamics, meters, and hand independence.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Corey Pompey4.0/5Bert Pinsonneault

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop language to communicate musical ideas to an ensemble

  • Demonstrate effective use of Cues

  • Demonstrate effective use of Dynamics

  • Demonstrate effective use of Fermatas & releases

  • Demonstrate effective use of Subdivisions

  • Demonstrate effective use of Accelerando and ritardando

  • Demonstrate effective use of Asymmetrical meter

  • Demonstrate effective use of Mixed-meter

  • Demonstrate skill with Hand independence

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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MUSIC 253

MUSIC 254

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BERT PINSONNEAULT is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

COREY POMPEY is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 028Classroom Instruction0 / 150
LAB 043Classroom Instruction0 / 150

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Conducting techniques
  • Vocal and instrumental group conducting
  • Hand independence

Skills

  • Communicating musical ideas to an ensemble
  • Effective use of Cues
  • Effective use of Dynamics
  • Effective use of Fermatas & releases
  • Effective use of Subdivisions
  • Effective use of Accelerando and ritardando
  • Effective use of Asymmetrical meter
  • Effective use of Mixed-meter

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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MUSIC 254 · Spring 2027

Conducting

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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