2023
Choir/Orchestra II
Name: Choir/Orchestra II
Code: MUS12973L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Music
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Objectives:
a) Acquire solid acknowledgment in choral singing, including: posture, inner listening, and musical expressiveness, singing in tune, organization and discipline of teamwork;
b) Develop vocal technique, ear, speedy score reading, and comprehension of musical text; reading and basic understanding of foreign languages used in the choral repertoire (Latin, German, Italian, English and others);
c) Gain in-depth knowledge of harmony and music theory;
d) Develop the students ability to read music fluently;
e) Give the students knowledge of the basic orchestral repertoire;
f) Develop the students sense of intonation and balance;
g) Develop techniques of ensemble playing.
a) Acquire solid acknowledgment in choral singing, including: posture, inner listening, and musical expressiveness, singing in tune, organization and discipline of teamwork;
b) Develop vocal technique, ear, speedy score reading, and comprehension of musical text; reading and basic understanding of foreign languages used in the choral repertoire (Latin, German, Italian, English and others);
c) Gain in-depth knowledge of harmony and music theory;
d) Develop the students ability to read music fluently;
e) Give the students knowledge of the basic orchestral repertoire;
f) Develop the students sense of intonation and balance;
g) Develop techniques of ensemble playing.
Contents
Repertory: Works of short duration (up to 5 min.) for choir a cappella (4 voices). The program encompasses works from different periods in the history of music: from Renaissance (eg. C. Monteverdi, H. Hasler, J.S. Bach) until the twentieth-century music (eg: F. Poulenc, P. Hindemith, A. de Klerk), but with emphasis on the classical period. Works for chorus and orchestra (eg: Masses of Mozart, Schubert, "Requiem" Faure, etc.) The repertoire is included in the programs presented to the public in the concerts and performed with or without orchestral accompaniment. Sight-reading and rehearsal of orchestral works. Each semester has its own repertoire, chosen from among the works that are most suited to the instrumental group formed. A concert program is prepared depending on the difficulty of the works and the time available and also on the level of the students. May be added other works in the second half of the semester.
Teaching Methods
Teaching methodologies are based on direct and indirect teaching as well as in active learning. Control of learning is accomplished through public performances, auditions, concerts and tests. The evaluation of students is based on fulfillment achieved during the semester and knowledge demonstrated in the tests. Two tests with different content are performed in each semester.
The lessons take the form of an orchestral rehearsal. In addition to the rehearsal of the works chosen, other aspects of orchestral playing are worked on: orchestral discipline, the tuning process and behavior. Rehearsal technique includes the detailed practice of small passages as well as in longer passages.
Evaluation:
Given by the sum of three components:
a) of the continuous evaluation (40%) ;
b) the test mark at the middle of semester (30%);
c) the test mark at the end of semester (30%).
The lessons take the form of an orchestral rehearsal. In addition to the rehearsal of the works chosen, other aspects of orchestral playing are worked on: orchestral discipline, the tuning process and behavior. Rehearsal technique includes the detailed practice of small passages as well as in longer passages.
Evaluation:
Given by the sum of three components:
a) of the continuous evaluation (40%) ;
b) the test mark at the middle of semester (30%);
c) the test mark at the end of semester (30%).
