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Gradus ad Parnassum Piano Instructional Literature Festival
Project IdSGS06/FU/2024
Main solverdoc. MgA. Eliška Novotná
Period1/2024 - 12/2024
ProviderSpecifický VŠ výzkum
Statesolved
AnotationThe festival focused on instructive piano literature is a completely unique platform for connecting the teaching plans of the Department of Keyboard Instruments with the practice of current students, OU graduates and teachers of the Moravian-Silesian Academy of Music. Against the background of familiarization with thematically focused piano literature, a series of lectures, seminars, an interpretation course and a concert will take place over the course of two days. Students and KKN pedagogues take a significant part in the entire project, and we will also welcome experts in the given issue. The interpretation seminar will be led by pianist and pedagogue Ivo Kahánek. This year's edition is focused on folk songs in piano stylization and authors: L. Janáček, B. Bartók and Z. Kodálly. According to the experience so far, the project brings a unique opportunity to strengthen the independent creative activity of students in the field of interpretation and pedagogy and to enrich their studies at a practical and theoretical level. In connection with this year's theme, we are planning two lectures on folk songs (Jan Rokyta) and Bartók's piano works (Tomáš Vrána). In developing this program, we cooperate very closely with the art departments of the OU Faculty of Arts. The videos and comments contained in the processed material stored on Moodle are welcome material to complement the teaching, both in face-to-face and distance form. To a large extent, they serve as the basis for many diploma theses of students and the publication activity of pedagogues. Since 2019, the project has been accredited by the Ministry of Education for further education of teaching staff.