Lecture
1. Musical art is, for the most part, a collective art, therefore
the profession of conductor in music should be considered the primary one
2. I like being the center of collective attention
3. By nature I am a sociable person and get along easily with people
4. It is easy for me to organize people for joint action
5. I collect recordings of various conductors to compare them
with one another and to search for what I consider the truest performance
6. When working with a teacher, I rarely propose my own interpretation
7. I enjoy group classes more than individual ones
8. I sometimes find it difficult to find the right way to communicate with unfamiliar
people
9. My friends consider me a cheerful and sociable person
10. I handle conflict situations more easily than others
11. I highly value the art of facial expression and gesture
12. My relationships with other people are often spoiled
because of my strong principles
13. I take any opportunity to perform somewhere
with a choir or orchestra
14. My mood can often worsen for no reason
15. Trips to concerts and tours tire me
16. If I sense a conflict situation approaching, I prefer to calmly discuss the problem and never lose my temper
17. I love telling jokes in company
18. My future profession as a conductor causes me serious
concern
19. Among my friends I rarely talk about an upcoming performance
20. In school, I readily take on tasks involving communication with other people
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21. I have quite a few books about conductors
22. Doing some kind of work in front of many people barely embarrasses me
23. I look for any excuse to practice with some choir or orchestra
24. I like working on translating musical intonation into
plastic gesture
25. I usually familiarize myself with many scores beyond those studied in class in my major
26. I would like to perform with a choir in concerts as often as possible
27. I perform in concerts only because the program requires it
28. I believe that during the performance of a choral or orchestral
work, the conductor does not necessarily have to give his all, because the musicians know what to do without him
29. During teaching practice, at a children's camp, or on a hiking trip, I take any opportunity to organize collective music-making
Key: 1-5 yes; 6-8 no; 9-11 yes; 12 no; 13 yes; 14-15 no; 16-17 yes; 18-
19 no; 20-26 yes; 27-28 no; 29 yes.
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