MUSI 603 Orchestral Conductors Symposium II

The purpose of this course is to develop a student's advanced ability, in the area of orchestral conducting, to 1 communicate musical ideas in a score through gestural communication, employing appropriate and expressive baton technique; 2 apply skills and knowledge of music theory, music history and musicianship to score study; and 3 demonstrate a critical awareness of conducting technique and principles of cause and effect between gesture and sound.