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Basic Conducting Techniques
ISBN: 9780133072570 | 0133072576
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
Pub. Date: 1/1/1994
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With its four-part, condensed score format, this hands-on guide is rich in musical excerpts and perfect for the conducting enthusiast who wants more than contrived drill exercises. The conducting techniques in this book are designed to challenge and excite the user. It contains musical excerpts, complete scores and rehearsal techniques for both instrumental and choral groups. A valuable tool for practicing choral and instrumental directors.
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Conducting Technique | |
| The Baton, Preparation, Downbeat, and Release | p. 7 |
| Beat Patterns and Preparations in Tempo, Dynamic, and Basic Style | p. 14 |
| Preparations and Releases for all Counts | p. 19 |
| Fractional Beat Preparations | p. 24 |
| Divided Meters | p. 27 |
| Conducting Musical Styles | p. 30 |
| ... MORE | p. 34 |
| The Cue | p. 42 |
| The Left Hand | p. 44 |
| Asymmetrical and Changing Meters | p. 51 |
| Tempo Changes and Accompanying | p. 55 |
| Score Preparation and Rehearsal Technique | |
| Analysis and Score Preparation | p. 61 |
| The Instrumental Rehearsal | p. 66 |
| The Choral Rehearsal | p. 74 |
| Musical Excerpts | |
| Competencies for the Beginning Conducting Class | p. 323 |
| Student Evaluation | p. 325 |
| Chart of Transpositions and Clefs | p. 328 |
| Full Score Instrumentation and Foreign Equivalents | p. 329 |
| Counting Drills for Uneven Meters | p. 330 |
| Musical Style Chart | p. 332 |
| Selected References | p. 334 |
| Index of Musical Excerpts | p. 336 |
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