SJSU Summer Choral Workshops

Summer Choral Workshop

MUS 168J
Techniques of Choral Conducting

Monday-Friday, July 22-26, 2013

9:00am-12:00pm
1 unit, section 1
Music Bldg, Room 150
SJSU Campus
Course Code: 30830
Cost per unit $388

MUS 168N
Teaching Music in Choral Rehearsals

Monday-Friday, July 22-26, 2013

1:30pm-4:30pm
1 unit, section 1
Music Bldg, Room 150
SJSU Campus
Course Code: 30831
Cost per unit $388

Charlene Archibeque

    Dr. Charlene Archibeque
Jeffrey Benson

     Dr. Jeffrey Benson

The Conducting Workshop is designed for teachers and choral conductors who have had previous experience conducting choirs and who wish to fine tune their rehearsal skills with hand, baton, face and other nonverbal communication.

You are urged to review one of the following texts: McElheran, Conducting Technique; Busch, The Complete Choral Conductor; Green, The Modern Conductor; or Decker/Kirk, Choral Conducting.

This course is designed to enhance the choral director's skills and understanding of general rehearsal techniques, score study, voice building and literature selection. 

This is an intensive laboratory situation allowing you time to conduct, sing, teach and interact with colleagues. Sessions on topics for both school and church musicians will be offered. The course will also include reading sessions on choral repertoire for all ages and choirs.

Topics to be included:
Tips for school and church choir conductors
Conducting for artistry
Conducting for tone quality
Hand and baton technique
Beat styles and patterns
Score preparation
Period styles and appropriate gestures
Multi-meter conducting
Facial and physical gestures
Videotaped sessions

Topics to be included:
Teaching musicality through movement
Creative, musical warm-ups
Building choral tone
New and exciting repertoire
Score study
Choral Artistry
Building Independence with your singers
Creativity and Improvisation in the choral rehearsal
Programming with Passion
Recruitment & Retention

 

More Information

Required form for registration is found here.

Course Codes: MUSC 168J: 30830 and MUSC 168N: 30831

No permission numbers needed.

For any questions please contact Dr. Jeffrey Benson via email: jeffrey.benson@sjsu.edu

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Participants are invited to two evening activities: 

Monday, July 22

Join Dr. Benson for a Sing-Along of Brahms Requiem

Tuesday, July 23

All workshop potluck and swim party