The course is focused on the comprehensive education of a choir singer / orchestral player. The specificity of the discipline lies in the current education of students of different years (membership in faculty musical ensembles), equipped with different levels of musical skills and the degree of current solo singing or choral practice. The study of specific compositions makes it possible to obtain an overview of the choral vocal / orchestral literature of a certain choral grouping and the principles of its interpretation. The course is two-semester, after its completion students can continue to develop choral / orchestral interpretation in the form of an offer of optional courses Choral Singing I and Chamber and Orchestral Playing I.
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The course is focused on the comprehensive education of a choir singer / orchestral player. The specificity of the discipline lies in the current education of students of different years (membership in faculty musical ensembles), equipped with different levels of musical skills and the degree of current solo singing or choral practice. The study of specific compositions makes it possible to obtain an overview of the choral vocal / orchestral literature of a certain choral grouping and the principles of its interpretation. The course is two-semester, after its completion students can continue to develop choral / orchestral interpretation in the form of an offer of optional courses Choral Singing I and Chamber and Orchestral Playing I.
Descriptors
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Expected preparation time for 1 exercise: 60 minutes
Self-study of literature (per semester): 10 hours
Work with study materials (per semester): 20 hours
Fulfillment of continuous tasks (per semester): 10 hours
Literature -
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Horstmann, S. The Choral Warm-Up: Choral Vocal Technique. GIA PUBLICATIONS, INC., 2009. 68 pp. Miller, K. Principles of Singing: A Textbook for Voice Class or Studio. Barnes&Noble, 1989. ISBN 9780137127122. Snow, S. Choral Conducting/Teaching. GIA PUBLICATIONS, INC., 2009. DVD. Thornton, T. The Choral Singer's Survival Guide. Vocal Planet Publishing, 2005. 246 p. ISBN: 978-0976200208.
Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (06.05.2022)
Horstmann, S. The Choral Warm-Up: Choral Vocal Technique. GIA PUBLICATIONS, INC., 2009. 68 pp. Miller, K. Principles of Singing: A Textbook for Voice Class or Studio. Barnes&Noble, 1989. ISBN 9780137127122. Snow, S. Choral Conducting/Teaching. GIA PUBLICATIONS, INC., 2009. DVD. Thornton, T. The Choral Singer's Survival Guide. Vocal Planet Publishing, 2005. 246 p. ISBN: 978-0976200208.
Requirements to the exam
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Choirs:
1. Safe control of your part, continuous knowledge of the studied compositions, participation in concert performances of the school ensemble. The choirmaster will decide on participation in the concert. 2. Written evaluation of one choir concert (approx. 1 page, send by email during the rehearsal period). It is also possible to visit a choirmaster's bachelor's or graduate concert of classmates, a choir festival or a competition. - Dramaturgy (selection of repertoire in relation to the level of the body) - Performance of the performing body (evaluation of individual interpretive categories and use of musical means of expression) - Conducting performance of the choirmaster - Social level of the concert - Other observations at its discretion 3. Maximum 3 absences per semester.
Orchestra: 1. Preparation for chamber orchestra rehearsals, careful staging of orchestral parts. 2. Participation in chamber orchestra rehearsals (maximum 3 absences) 3. Participation in special exams and concentration with the choir 4. Participation in public performances
Syllabus
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The course consists of two lessons: the student attends either a selected choral or orchestral ensemble.
Teaching takes place in groups.
Choirs study:
Students will be divided into two choirs.
1) Chamber female choir Teacher - choirmaster: Jana Veverková, teaching: Tuesday 15.20-16.50, classroom C12. This choir is intended primarily for choir beginners. Other candidates from other fields can also join the choir. A chamber choir is suitable for more advanced singers. The student will print the sheet music sent in the e-mail attachment after logging in to the SIS himself. During the semester, they will memorize the assigned songs. Repertoire: K. B. Kopřiva: Salve Regina, A. Dvořák: Four Songs, Russian Songs, J. Gallus: Pueri concinite, B. Martinů: Carol. Selection of arrangements of folk songs, carols. Repertoire common with mixed choir: J. J. Ryba - Czech Christmas Mass, L. Fišer - Christmas - selection. If possible, other choral material of various periods and genres expanding the knowledge of the basic repertoire and developing the readiness to read choral parts.
2) Mixed choir Teacher - choirmaster: Marek Valášek, teaching: Tuesday 15.20-16.50, classroom C1. Mixed choir concerts in the semester: 17. 11. Karolinum - Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Dvořák, Novák 9. 12. Karolinum - Ryba, Fišer The specificity of the discipline lies in the current education of students of different years, equipped with different levels of musical skills and the degree of current solo singing or choral practice. The study of specific compositions makes it possible to obtain an overview of the choral literature of a certain choral grouping and the principles of its interpretation. The content of the course is active membership in one of the existing faculty. Simultaneously with the education of the choir singer, the subject follows the individual experience with the interpretation of specific vocal works performed with the choir on various occasions. In addition to regular participation in rehearsals and proving mastery of the studied repertoire, a condition for credit is a written review of concerts of professional choirs, as well as participation in the organization of training and preparation of the accompanying text of the concert program.
Orchestral study Collegium Paedagogicum Teacher E. Šašinková, teaching: Monday 18: 00-19.30, classroom R107 Study of selected chamber compositions within teaching. Performance of compositions for string orchestra. The orchestra cooperates with the faculty choir. Concerts with the choir: 17. 11. Karolinum - Janáček, Dvořák, Smetana, Vaňhal 9. 12. Karolinum - Ryba, Fišer Orchestral study is a necessary complement to the individual teaching of the instrument. It cultivates a sense of interplay, contributes to a harmonious and rhythmic feeling and also to the development of musical intellectual abilities. Playing in a chamber ensemble or orchestra leads the student to conscious creative discipline, enriches his musical thinking with the perception of harmonic polyphony, expands his knowledge of music literature and generally affects the student's aesthetic development.
