Course structure.
Core
The artistic core subject is the focus of the artistic profile. Personal, artistic and practical skills are taught within the scope of several different formations. The module area consists of individual and group tuition in the Major, group tuition in front of instrumental ensembles, seminar weeks with external orchestras, internal and external mastersโ courses, competitions and concerts. Sound engineering and video documentation of your own work as well as honing your repertoire are an important part of your professional profile and marketability. The module area is rounded off with mentoring from senior lecturers and external experts connected with the Major.
Extension
The optional subject enables you to continue your musical-artistic development in the instrumental/vocal subject, or study advanced or supplementary content such as speech techniques, playing from a score, analysis and aural training as key extensions in the training of conductors. This also includes all the opportunities provided by the broad-based range of elective courses at ZHdK. In this case, it can be tailored individually to the respective needs of the students.
Graduation exam/project
Students of the Major in โConductingโ demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired in a
public concert and in an internal ensemble examination. In the ensemble examination, they sit through a colloquium on specific questions related to orchestral conducting, their capacity for reflection, and their ability to explore subject-specific topics from a theoretical perspective.
Module plan: