Programme name:  MA in Conducting / Wind Band Conductor Specialization

Language requirements: 

• TOEFL 513 / IELTS 5.5 /oral examination, TOEFL IBT test score of 66 (issued in the last two years).
• Certificate of any standardised international English language exam corresponding with Hungarian B2 at the Bachelors level and C1 at Master’s level issued by an accredited language centre/ academic institution.
• In case the student has completed his/her previous level of studies in English, proof can be uploaded about the fact that the language of instruction was English, issued by the institution.
• If the uploaded document(s) do(es) not meet the above-mentioned requirements, the University relies on an online language interview.

Professional requirements

Master studies: Bachelor’s degree relevant for the Master studies. Transcript of records of Bachelor studies.

Please kindly note that, in order to fulfil the formal requirements, academic document need to be submitted in notarised form.

Personal interview, Conducting audition (with repetiteur), general music knowledge and piano skills test. 

A certified copy of a BA degree (in any wind or percussion instrument) from a higher institution of music. 

Programme Educational Objectives:

The MA in Conducting Programme’s Wind Band Conductor Specialization at Széchenyi István University is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge, skills, and attributes necessary for successful careers in the field of wind band conducting. The programme’s educational objectives are as follows:

PEO#1: The aim of MA in Conducting course is to train conductors who, with the appropriate musical training, are able to serve and disseminate universal and Hungarian musical culture, especially in the field of orchestral culture. The wind band conducting specialisation focuses primarily on symphonic band and wind ensemble repertoire and its practical application. 

PEO#2: The MA in Conducting programme aims to develop the skills, theoretical knowledge and practical skills essential for the artistic direction of different types of orchestras, based on knowledge of the various genres of classical and contemporary music. 

PEO#3: Wind band conductors are able to apply their highly developed communication and instrumental skills to the rehearsal and performance of works composed or arranged for symphonic bands, wind symphonies and ensembles, both with professional orchestras and with amateur movement ensembles. The Orchestra Conductor specialization programme is supported by professional and amateur wind bands, which, as partners of Széchenyi University, provide practical training for our wind band conductor students.

PEO#4: Graduated conductors are ready to continue their studies at doctoral level.

Student Outcomes:

The student outcomes (SOs) of our master programme in Wind Band Conductor specialization represent the knowledge, skills and behaviours that our curriculum aims to impart to our students: 

1. The wind band conductor possesses an in-depth understanding of the musical knowledge and technical toolkit necessary for wind band and ensemble conducting.
2. He/she has extensive general and specialized knowledge regarding wind band repertoire and wind parts of symphonic works, encompassing various styles, genres, and their respective performance practices.
3. The wind band conductor is able to conduct wind band / wind symphony compositions and arrangements of different styles, genres and apparatus with confidence, artistic vision, taste, visual power and experience, whether on the podium, in the studio or in other settings.
4. He/she is able to appropriately select from the acquired conducting techniques during conducting.
5. He/she approaches his/her own conducting, rehearsal leadership, and others’ instrumental performance, as well as various performance practices and specific musical productions, with a well-developed critical sense.
6. His professional commitment, artistic character and orientation in the field of wind band conducting are clearly established.
7. He/she adapts his/her individual performance to the qualitative demands of the field; when rehearsing with a wind ensemble in orchestral works, he/she is able to adapt to the ideas of the conductor leading the production.

Job Opportunities:

With the acquired knowledge and skills, the graduated wind band conductor is well-prepared to lead artistic work of both professional ensembles and orchestras of the amateur movement, school or youth bands. The diploma obtained is recognised as equivalent in the European Union.

Subject matter details:

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