International Journal of Choir Writing, Music Pedagogy and Music Theory

Aura musica, 2024, vol. 15


Contributions

Softwarové modely hudebních forem a tvůrčí proces jako metoda poznávání

Petr Haas

Aura musica vol. 15, 2024:3-13  

The study of musical forms can be supported by creative activity, which is close in nature to composing and uses play as an educational principle. Interactive dialogue with software models of musical forms offers such possibilities. The user inserts musical material into them and the model then automatically simulates the formation of a musical composition. This is based on the experience of so-called  ́computer- assisted composition ́, whose methods have been common in the field of classical music since the 1960s.

Foreign Computer Programs for Spectral Voice Analysis

Miluše Obešlová

Aura musica vol. 15, 2024:14-22  

\r\n\r\n\r\nSpectral analysis, as a very widespread research method, is also used in human voice research. Currently, there are several companies abroad that produce software capable of analyzing the human voice and displaying its individual parameters, in addition to other audio editing functions. Some software is used in the study of speech and language in university courses around the world, some is intended primarily for clinical purposes, and others are created specifically for voice and singing teachers to teach singing as a tool for their feedback. The offer of these software isquite diverse and in connection with the rapid technological development,...

Hudební dovednosti učitele pohledem pedagogů mateřských škol – první výsledky výzkumného šetření

Milena Kmentová, Jan Chumchal, Barbora Loudová Stralczynská, Barbora Jindrová

Aura musica vol. 15, 2024:23-34  

This paper presents the preliminary findings of a study aimed at identifying the musical competencies essential for music education in pre-school settings, as perceived by pre-school educators. The objective was to gather insights into the perspectives of pre-school teachers regarding the requisite skills for effectively fostering musical development of young children. The data obtained will support the innovation of educational programmes. They will be a source for the creation of new didactic materials designed for the teaching of didactically oriented music education subjects at the level of bachelor studies and vocational upper secondary education...

Didaktické využití aplikace LearningApps při vysokoškolské výuce hudební nauky pro primární a preprimární pedagogiku

Veronika Růžičková

Aura musica vol. 15, 2024:35-41  

LearningApps are educational platforms that use interactive exercises and multimedia environments using mobile phones, tablets, laptops or PCs. In this paper, the LearningApps application is placed in the context of other interactive multimedia educational applications, the specifics of using this application for music education, how to create and share selected types of exercises, and the experience of using it in the classroom are reviewed. Finally, the positives and negatives of this way of practicing elementary music theory are evaluated.

Miscellanea

Motýl – příklad původní a cappella skladby z dílny české komorní vokální skupiny

Jan Prančl, Štěpánka Martišková

Aura musica vol. 15, 2024:42-49  

Motýl (Butterfly) is a six-part a cappella composition performed by the Prague vocal group Skandál. The score published here is accompanied by a text containing recommendations for its rehearsal. We also comment on the possible pitfalls that can be expected when practising more demanding popular a cappella arrangements, and which distinguish singing in a chamber group from the more familiar work in larger choirs.

Sheet music appendices

Motýl

Jan Prančl, Štěpánka Martišková

Aura musica vol. 15, 2024:50-61  

Review

Dagmar Zelenková, Václav Krahulík a kolektiv: Specifika hudebně výrazových prostředků z pozice interpreta

Ivana Ašenbrenerová

Aura musica vol. 15, 2024