【Andante行板爱乐】指挥 | 伯明翰音乐学院
Conducting
伯明翰音乐学院开设合唱指挥和乐队指挥两个专业方向以及MMus和PgDip两个专业学位。
每年学院都会为合唱指挥学生开展两次大师班课程，教师都是合唱指挥界知名指挥家。学生们还有机会参与指挥Camerata chamber choir，整个课程中，声乐歌唱部分也非常重要，学生们将接受Paul Spicer一对一专业课指导。
乐队指挥和合唱指挥一样，每周都会有一对一专业指导课程，其中包括与一位经验丰富的管弦乐演奏家一起上课。表演机会众多，包括管弦乐团、铜管乐队、铜管乐团、木管乐团等。在你的学习中，你不仅要和我们的指挥家一起工作，还要和客座指挥家一起学习，这其中有：Stephen Barlow、Sian Edwards、Lionel Friend等。我们与伯明翰市立管弦乐团有长期紧密的联系，而交响乐厅和学校只有几分钟的步行距离，使你可以轻松接触到世界上最好的指挥家。
提供学位有：
Master of Music
PgDip
现任指挥教师有：
Paul Spicer
Paul在牛津大学新学院开始了他的音乐求学生涯，随后来到皇家音乐学院学习，师从Herbert Howells和Richard Popplewell。
Paul因为作为合唱指挥而被大家熟知，部分原因是他在Chandos records录制的CD。1992年他来到Bach Choir，2000年-2017年，他在Whitehall Choir担任指挥。
目前他担任伯明翰音乐学院合唱指挥，并同时指导牛津大学和杜伦大学的唱诗班。曾在1995年-2008年，任教于皇家音乐学院。
面试要求：
Choral Conductors:
Audition
International applicants will need to provide a recording of a rehearsal taken in English of no more than 30 minutes in length which covers two contrasting classical choral works i.e; two works from different periods. It is advisable that these works are a piece of ‘early’ music – Renaissance polyphony for example and then something Romantic or contemporary. It Is preferable that during the recordings the choir is visible as well as the conductor.
Interview
As part of your audition there will be an informal interview. The panel will be interested to hear you talk about your artistic influences, your inspiration to be a musician and your career objectives.
This is also an opportunity for you to ask the panel questions about your department and what life will be like as a musician in Birmingham. The interview will also include aural tests.
Orchestral Conductors:
UK, EU and International applicants who have requested a UK audition will be required to prepare two pieces for audition:
The first movement of the orchestral score of La Mer by Debussy, to be rehearsed with a pianist.
The Marche Royale and Petit Concert from Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) by Stravinsky to rehearse with an ensemble.
There will be two stages to the audition. At the first stage of the audition you will be asked to demonstrate your conducting abilities through a rehearsal of the first movement of the orchestral score of La Mer by Debussy. This will be rehearsed with a pianist. There will also be a short interview, to include some aural tests.
If you are successful at this stage, you will be invited to attend the second stage of auditions. At this stage of the audition you will be asked to demonstrate your conducting abilities through a rehearsal of the Marche Royale and Petit Concert from Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) by Stravinsky. This will be rehearsed with an ensemble.
Please note:
The pianist and ensemble will be arranged by the Birmingham Conservatoire.
The audition in the morning will last approximately 20 minutes and the audition in the afternoon will last approximately 30 minutes.
学费：
本科：19,500英镑/年
研究生：19,500英镑/年
申请截止日期及语言要求：
申请截止日期：10月1日
英语成绩：
本科：
BMus (Hons), PgDip, AdvPgDip：雅思6分
研究生：
1年密集课程：雅思7分
2年课程雅思6分
MPhil雅思7分
博士：
PhD
雅思：7分