Fall 2026

Advanced Conducting Seminar

MUSIC 553 is an advanced conducting seminar focusing on conducting techniques and the analysis, reading, and interpretation of masterpieces from the standard repertoire.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Scott Teeple4.0/5Mariana De Oliveira Farah

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Declared in Music, Music: Education, or Music: Performance graduate program

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

MARIANA DE OLIVEIRA FARAH is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SCOTT TEEPLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction6 / 50
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Conducting techniques
  • Score reading and interpretation
  • Standard repertoire masterpieces

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  • Conducting techniques
  • Score reading and interpretation

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MUSIC 553 · Fall 2026

Advanced Conducting Seminar

Recorded 2026-09-07
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