Fall 2023 Online Courses

The Conducting Institute is launching two online courses for Fall 2023, each focused on fundamental skills for orchestral conductors: Score Reading and Aural Skills. 

Each course will consist of 10 one-hour sessions weekly on Zoom, running from the week of September 11th to the week of November 13th. Classes will be recorded, which allows for both synchronous and asynchronous participation. 

Enrollment is open to everyone without application. Students can join at any point in the course and can watch recordings of the past classes. 

Both courses will be directed and supervised by Miguel Harth-Bedoya and taught on rotation by TCI Faculty Andrew Kim and Stephan Gomez.

Each course will cost $100. 

Score Reading

Tuesdays, 6pm - 7pm central time, starting on September 12, 2023.
Tuition: $100

This course will focus on proficiency of reading and understanding of orchestral scores. We will be examining excerpts from the orchestral repertoire to improve students’ proficiency in transpositions, vertical and horizontal reading, and score terminologies in multiple languages. Samples will include selections of pieces by Berlioz, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Strauss, Mahler, and more.

Required Materials: staff paper

Admission is open to all. Sign up via Thinkific here: TCI Fall 2023 Score Reading

Aural Skills

Thursdays, 6pm - 7pm central time, starting on September 14, 2023.
Tuition: $100

This course will focus on aural skills and its application on the podium. We will be using Bach chorales and other materials to cover topics such as sightsinging, interval and harmonic identification, and dictation. The course will be highly interactive and will allow students to practice their skills with the faculty and other colleagues.

Required Materials: tuning fork, metronome, Bach Chorales (published by Schirmer).

Admission is open to all. Sign up via Thinkific here: TCI Fall 2023 Aural Skills