Choral Conducting

Language: Romanian

Choral Conducting

Undergraduate studies – 4 years, full-time courses, 240 credits, accredited program.

The general objectives of the program are: ensuring specialized theoretical and practical training; developing the ability to analyse and assimilate musical works in symphonic, choral, vocal-symphonic genres; correlated development of musical skills and intellectual abilities; developing communication skills and group work abilities; developing self-assessment capabilities. The competencies formed through the study program reflect the connection between the program’s mission and objectives and its title, as follows: knowing and theoretically and practically operating with the elements of musical language in its complex forms; knowing and recognizing reference musical creations, correlating them with music history, and analytically operating with genre, form, and style categories; developing interpretative skills and techniques in conducting; conducting a complex and varied orchestral/choral repertoire presented in concerts and public events; knowing and applying didactic principles, strategies, techniques, and teaching and evaluation methods, training school orchestral ensembles (only for graduates of the Level I/initial Educational Psychology Training Program).

Values and attitudes promoted throughout the study program are: firm orientation towards a professional standard of quality, based on in-depth knowledge; authenticity of communication within the artistic act; confidence in personal potential; emotional management (personally and in artistic expression); realism and responsibility in career-related decisions; ethics of positions of artistic leadership, fostering respect and non-discrimination on social and intellectual-professional levels; independence in thought and action; awareness of the need for lifelong learning; motivation and flexibility with regards to new and emerging types and technologies; openness and adaptability to labour market demands.

Occupations corresponding to the qualifications obtained by graduates: conductor; music consultant; chorister; choir master; musical secretary; musical illustrator; music copyist; singer; disc jockey; video jockey; master of ceremonies; opera prompter; artistic consultant in the musical field; sound director (subject to completion of the optional Sound Musical Direction course); reporter in the musical field; editor in the musical field (publishing house, publication, radio, TV); proofreader (in publishing houses/editors/musical profile publications); archivist in institutions/sections with a musical profile (dependant on the completion of a specialization course in library science at the institution or organized by another institution accredited by MEN); librarian in institutions/sections with a musical profile (dependant on the completion of a specialization course in library science at the institution or organized by another institution accredited by MEN); documentarian in institutions/sections with a musical profile (dependant on the completion of a specialization course in library science at the institution or organized by another institution accredited by MEN); music teacher (only with a certificate of completion of the Level I/initial Educational Psychology Training Program) in general and vocational/specialized pre-university education (gymnasium, primary, and preschool – musical kindergartens); orchestra teacher (conductor) (only with a certificate of completion of the Level I/initial Educational Psychology Training Program, depending on the direction of studies) in compulsory vocational pre-university education.