ZD_38 Basics of music direction II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Řezníček (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Ability to judge the level and quality of the interpretation of a musical composition; to orientate oneself in the main stylistic features of (mainly) European music; to judge whether the interpretation corresponds to the basic stylistic elements; to be able to register interpretative deficiencies and flaws; to recommend how the quality of the performance could be improved.
Learning outcomes
- describe and summarize the important features of the main periods in the history of (mostly) European music; - analyse by ear the individual voices and instruments of a piece of music under consideration; - recognise and analyse the sound quality of the composition under consideration; - recognise and analyse the musical quality of the composition under consideration;
Syllabus
  • - music in Europe from the beginning to the 20th century; - musical instruments - from soloists to chamber ensembles to large orchestra; - vocal music - instrumental music; - music and its notation, methods of performance; - Communication - the ability to describe musical perceptions and to formulate an opinion about them;
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SYROVÝ, Václav. Hudební zvuk : příspěvek k teorii zvukové tvorby. 1. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění, 2009, 303 s. ISBN 9788073311612. info
  • MORTON, David L. Sound recording : the life story of a technology. 1st pub. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004, xiii, 215. ISBN 0801883989. info
Teaching methods
- listening to samples of compositions from individual periods and from their important representatives; - identification of important distinctive elements of the style periods; - aural identification of musical instruments, recognition of their sound and technical possibilities; - comparison of recordings of different performance levels and quality
Assessment methods
Written work - evaluation of submitted recordings.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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