Syllabus
The course consists of two sub-disciplines: voice and instrumental preparation.
Teaching is based on an individual study plan that reflects the student's musical, vocal and instrumental maturity and disposition. Weekly teaching schedule: 1 hour of voice preparation + 1 hour of instrumental preparation.
Voice preparation:
Fundamentals of singing and speaking technique: correct singing posture, breath work, conscious tension release (relaxation and activation exercises), head and chest resonance, soft deployment, articulation (vocals, consonants and their characteristics)Vocalisation exercises in the middle voice position, singing folk songs or artificial songs on folk texts. Basic orientation in the issues of physiology and hygiene of the voice.
Instrumental preparation:
In the area of instrumental training, the student develops his/her instrumental skills, and in the process of studying individual compositions, learns the richness, depth and laws of the art of music. Practical mastery of the interpretation of selected pieces enables the student to penetrate the content and structure of the pieces in detail and depth. At the same time, he learns to master the instrument so that he can make the best use of it in school practice.
The student will study:(a) piano - one piece from the Classical period, one piece by a 20th century composer and one piece by a Czech composer b) violin - one piece from the Classical period, one piece from the Romantic period and one piece by a Czech composer
The selection of compositions will reflect the possibilities of their didactic use in schools.
Improvisation of folk song accompaniment (types of stylisations and other improvisation models with regard to the character of the songs).
During the semester the student will perform 10 songs with accompaniment, including transposition into other keys.
Seminar work
The student will prepare a 3-5 page seminar paper in Instrumental Preparation to be submitted to his/her Instrumental Preparation teacher by the end of the credit week (last week of the semester). In the seminar paper he/she will elaborate on the problems of one of the studied compositions. He will focus on information about the composer, the style, the content and character of the piece, the procedure for studying the piece, suggestions for its didactic use, and issues he has addressed in his studies.
Annotation
The course is focused on the development of singing and instrumental skills, the development of creative skills based on instrumental improvisation, especially in singing and playing folk, popular or artificial songs and practical acquaintance with the repertoire based on the study of works of various styles. Emphasis is placed on practical acquaintance with individual musical forms and specifics of interpretation, typical for given music-historical periods.
Improvisation focuses on the stylization of the accompaniment of folk songs in accordance with their origin and character. The course is designed as a four-semester (Voice and Instrumental Preparation I-IV).
The objects follow each other. Teaching, which reflects the technical and interpretive maturity of individual students, takes place according to an individual study plan compiled for the entire academic year.
The aim of the course is professional vocal, singing and instrumental readiness and equipment of the student for later music education practice.