ZD_37 Basics of music direction I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
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
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 N31, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
Musical ear and rhythmic sensitivity
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 16/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Ability to assess the level and quality of the interpretation of a musical composition; orientation in the main stylistic features of (mainly) European music; to assess whether the interpretation corresponds to the basic stylistic elements; to be able to register performance 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 a piece of music under consideration;
- recognise and analyse the musical quality of the piece 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 sensations and to formulate an opinion about them;
Literature
    recommended literature
  • COREY, Jason and David H. BENSON. Audio production and critical listening : technical ear training. Second edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, xiv, 159. ISBN 9781138845947. info
  • Hearing cultures : essays on sound, listening, and modernity. Edited by Veit Erlmann. First published. Oxford: Berg, 2004, ix, 239. ISBN 1859738230. 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, knowledge of their sound and technical possibilities;
- comparison of recordings of different performance level and quality;
Assessment methods
Written study - evaluation of submitted recordings for assessment.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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