Choral Conduction Pedagogy (3cr)

Objectives

Students have basic pedagogical skills in working as an art director of a congregation choir and an understanding of the fundamental laws of choral pedagogy and psychology. They have learned skills and methods to rehearse a choir and are able to apply them according to the needs of the repertoire of various periods and the needs of child, youth and adult choirs at a congregation.

Students have learning, work community and ethical skills.

Content

Seminar work


Students are able to
- assess and improve their skills and learning skills
- take a critical approach to information acquisition and the retrival of it
- take responsibility of the group's learning and its sharing the knowledge
- take responsibility of their own actions and the consequences of them
- follow the principles of work ethics in the field
- consider the diversity of people
- work as a member of a work community and contribute to its wellbeing
- communicate fluently and efficiently in the interaction situations of work life
- utilize it technology in the work duties
- create personal work life connections and network
- make decisions in unpredected situations
- take the leading role in the work and perform expert duties independently