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Choir Conducting, Music Education, Church Music, Rhythmics and Dance
This Department prepares students for general and school music education. Students can major in conducting of instrumental and vocal ensembles, choir conducting, school music (day and evening courses), church music, rhythmics and ballet teachers training (eight semesters, extramural course). Studies at this department are addressed to ensemble conductors and comprehensive and music school teachers. There is a rich syllabus of group and individual classes. Main subjects include:
Choir conducting - conducting, methods of conducting vocal and instrumental ensembles, music literature, psychology, pedagogy, aural training, voice and methods of voice training, score reading and analysis, piano accompaniment classes, and vocal and instrumental ensembles;
Church music - organ, liturgical accompaniment, improvisation and basso continuo, voice and enunciation, conducting classes;
Rhythmics - rhythmics, rhythmics ensemble, movement techniques, dancing, piano improvisation, methods of rhythmics, musical appreciation methodology, psychology, pedagogy, seminar on Dalcroze's method and teaching training;
Principal subjects are run by the following professors: Andrzej Banasiewicz, Danuta Dobrowolska-Marucha, Szabolcs Esztényi, Bogdan Gola, Marta Gozdecka-Lesz, Jerzy Lewandowski, Ewa Marchwicka, Irena Protasewicz, Katarzyna Soko³owska, Ma³gorzata Szpinalska, Wanda Tchórzewska-Kapa³a, Maria Wacholc, Ewa Wycichowska, Ryszard Zimak.
Ballet teachers training - methods of dance (classical, folk, characteristic and historical), contemporary dance and methodology, jazz dance and methodology, principles of dance composition, dance literature, partner dancing, methods of musical ensemble training, pedagogy, psychology, teaching practice, aesthetics of dance, and history of ballet.
Chairs: Chair of Music Education, Chair of Choir Conducting, Interuniversitary Chair of Aural Training
Units: Interdepartmental Unit of Comprehensive Piano Studies, Unit of Educational Methods
Other units: Interdepartmental Pedagogical Course
Entrance examination
Examination material for entrance examinations
Dean: Professor Ryszard Zimak, e-mail: ryszardzimak@chopin.edu.pl
Deputy Dean: Professor Andrzej Banasiewicz
Secretary: Teresa Sa³ata, Maria Musia³
room 308, tel. (48 22) 827 72 41 ext. 272
e-mail: wdch@chopin.edu.pl
Compiled by: The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music