THE ROLE OF CHORAL CONDUCTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ MUSICAL AURAL SKILLS
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Shaymardonova Ruxsora Zokirjon qizi
Choir Teacher, Department of Ensemble Performance, Children’s Music and Art School No. 1, Qarshi, Uzbekistan
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- Choral conducting, aural skills, musical hearing, intonation, audiation, harmonic hearing, conducting gesture, choral rehearsal, musical memory, auditory self-monitoring.
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This article examines the educational role of choral conducting in developing the musical aural skills of university students. Musical hearing is approached as a complex professional competence rather than merely the ability to distinguish pitches and intervals. It encompasses tonal and harmonic awareness, rhythmic perception, sensitivity to timbre and dynamics, musical memory, inner hearing, and the ability to anticipate, analyse, and evaluate musical sound
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- 2026-06-09
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- Vol. 2 No. 6 (2026)
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