2.00 Credits
(Prereq: MUSC A297 or consent of instructor) Conducting I focuses on technical fundamentals and artistic philosophy to help prepare students for the pragmatic contribution they will make early in their careers. Students receive resources for artistic inspiration, a working facilties in gesture and motion, expression, modes of communication, and performance of various meters, tempi, and styles. Skills are practiced and assess through laboratory ensembles. Students also learn terminology applicable to basic score preparation and instrument transposition.