III. Uluslararası Müzik ve Güzel Sanatlar Eğitimi Sempozyumu Bildirileri

Abstract

Recognizedly, choral conducting is a very important and basic component of polyphonic choir music. Usually, most choir music studies are focusing on choir music itself or its education. In other respects, its an incontestable truth that, an efficient choir and choir music is tightly coupled to a requested choir leadership. In this context, Walter Strauss Choral Conducting Master Class creating by State Polyphonıc Choir, draws attention of late years in our country. Its continued since 2016, led by invited foreign conductors and attendance of active and observer choir conductors from different cities of Türkiye and different countries. During relevant week, participants studying with invited conductors, state choirs conductor, correpetitor and state choir itself. In the last day of masterclass a concert arrenging with all participants and state polyphonic choir. This year eighth masterclass will be eventualize in Ankara. Due to its continuousness and effectiveness in our countries choir music conducting studies: Walter Strauss Choral Conducting Master Class has determined as subject of this descriptive research. Semi-structured interview prepared by researcher used for sample group consist of active and observer conductors as data collection tool. Results evaluated and interpreted with qualitative analysis. Its considered that, this sort of masterclasses, provide advantage of studying/performing, idea exchanges with foreign conductors and intrastate conductors in itself. Therefore, its thougth that, research can give a point of view for choir conductors, choir educators and researchers.