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Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa
Dissertation (DMus)--University of Pretoria
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/31574 Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa Van Niekerk, Caroline sandtkorrel@gmail.com Van der Sandt, Johannes Theodorus Rehearsal techniques South Africa Curriculum Choir Undergraduate studies Music education Musicianship skills Conducting techniques Choral conductor UCTD Dissertation (DMus)--University of Pretoria It is a feature of present-day schooling, in South Africa and abroad, that music teachers are expected to organise and direct vocal ensemble activities, for example, yet adequate preparation provided in higher education courses for this role that the school music teacher has to fulfil, seems lacking. The purpose of this study is to compile a knowledge base that will enable the planning and development of a choral conducting curriculum, for use in South African tertiary institutions. The curriculum should be aimed at aspirant teachers in primary and secondary schools and community leaders who are culturally aware and who have a responsibility and interest in the choral field. Choral conducting as a recognised subject of an undergraduate study package is a relatively new academic field in South Africa. The envisaged curriculum needs to enhance the proficiency of choral conducting students within an educational context. The thesis is presented in five chapters of which Chapter 1 represents the background to the study, Chapter 5 summarises the study with recommendations and a conclusion, whilst Chapters 2 – 4 constitute the greater part of the research. Chapter 2 – Towards a definition of an effective conductor, offers a perspective on the various roles of conductors and investigates the nature of the art of choral conducting in order to move towards a definition of an effective conductor. In Chapter 3 – Current choral conducting curricula, the present situation with regards to choral conducting curricula in Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America is discussed. Chapter 4 – Choral conducting skills, examines the knowledge and skills that ought to be part of a choral conductor's proficiency. The meaning of each component and its characteristics are discussed. The primary method of research was the review of literature in order to acquire an in-depth understanding of the theme under investigation. The researcher also used the Internet as source of information on national and international choral conducting curricula. Music unrestricted 2013-09-10T07:01:01Z 2013-09-05 2013-09-10T07:01:01Z 2013-10-29 2013 2013-07-30 Thesis Vn der Sandt, J. 2013, Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa, DMus thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31574> C13/9/980 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31574 en © 2013, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Rehearsal techniques South Africa Curriculum Choir Undergraduate studies Music education Musicianship skills Conducting techniques Choral conductor UCTD Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa |
| title | Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa |
| title_full | Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa |
| title_short | Towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in South Africa |
| title_sort | towards a curriculum for training undergraduate choral conducting students in south africa |
| topic | Rehearsal techniques South Africa Curriculum Choir Undergraduate studies Music education Musicianship skills Conducting techniques Choral conductor UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31574 |