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. Lessons are taught in groups of 2 - 3 students.
Voice preparation:
In relation to the requirements and objectives of the first year, emphasis is placed on balancing the vocal range and its expansion, the ability to dynamically shade the voice, the development of musical imagination and the stylistic and expressive rendition of the studied compositions. The vocal literature takes into account the students' vocal and personality aptitudes and interests.
Ongoing preparation of repertoire in the LS includes: a song or aria from the Baroque or Classical periods an art song from the Romantic period a song on children's texts or a song suitable for children's listenersa piece composed after 1950 a composition of your own choice (your own instrumental accompaniment is possible - piano, guitar)Czech national anthemInstrumental preparation:
Creation of a year-long individual study plan. A year-long study plan for the entire instrumental programme.
In the area of instrumental preparation the student develops his/her instrumental skills, in the process of studying individual compositions he/she gets to know the richness, depth and laws of musical art. Practical mastery of the interpretation of the chosen compositions enables him to penetrate the content and structure of the compositions in detail and in 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 polyphonic piece, two small pieces by 19th century composers and one piece by a Czech composer b) violin - one piece from the Classical period, two pieces from the Romantic period, two small pieces by 20th century composers
The selection of compositions will reflect the possibilities of their didactic use in schools.
Improvisation (piano and violin) 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 rehearse 20 songs with accompaniment, overture, including transposition into other keys.
Czech national anthem
Seminar work
The student will prepare a 3-5 page seminar paper in Voice Preparation, which will be submitted to his/her Voice Preparation teacher by the end of the credit week (the 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.