MUSI 302 Advanced Conducting
The purpose of this course is to further refine the basic elements of conducting, including: nonverbal communication and gesture, hand independence, preparatory beats, patterns, cues, releases, fermati, active and passive gestures, melding, and tempo modification. In addition, this course will explore the conductor’s process with topics such as: transposition, score study and analysis, interpretation, score marking, repertoire, rehearsal techniques, the rehearsal process, and error detection.