The complete idiot's guide to conducting music:
To the untrained eye, conducting looks simple, but it require precise skills. Learn the basics and the nuances of conducting for any type of ensemble, in any musical genre
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Zusammenfassung: | To the untrained eye, conducting looks simple, but it require precise skills. Learn the basics and the nuances of conducting for any type of ensemble, in any musical genre |
Beschreibung: | Includes index Behind the scenes. What makes a great conductor? ; Same job, different roles ; Preparing the score ; Conducting rehearsals -- Basic skills. Developing stance and baton technique ; Conducting basic metric patterns ; Conducting triple meter patterns ; Conducting advanced meters and subdivided beats -- Interpretation and expression. Interpreting and controlling the performance ; Using the left hand ; Conducting tempo ; Conducting dynamics and phrasing ; Conducting cues and accents ; Conducting recitatives and other unmetered music -- Different types of conducting. Conducting orchestras and concert bands ; Conducting marching bands ; Conducting jazz bands ; Conducting choirs ; Conducting musicals and shows ; Conducting in the recording studio |
Beschreibung: | xiv, 226 S. ill. 28 cm |
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adam_text | Contents
Part
1:
Behind the Scenes
...................................................................................1
1
What Makes a Great Conductor?
...............................................................3
What Exactly Does a Conductor Do?
.................................................................................3
Who Conducts
—
and Why?
.................................................................................................4
What Skills Do You Need to Be a Successful Conductor?
...............................................5
Music Theory
......................................................................................................................5
Score Reading
.....................................................................................................................6
Listening Skills
...................................................................................................................7
Instrumental and Vocal Knowledge
.....................................................................................7
Performance Skills
..............................................................................................................8
Music History
.....................................................................................................................9
Language Skills
..................................................................................................................9
Self-Confidence
.................................................................................................................10
Leadership Skills
...............................................................................................................10
Positive Communication Skills
..........................................................................................10
Teaching Skills
..................................................................................................................11
Rehearsal Skills
.................................................................................................................11
Conducting Skills
..............................................................................................................11
How to Distinguish Between a Good Conductor and a Great One
................................12
2
Same Job, Different Roles
..........................................................................15
The Conductor as Programmer
.........................................................................................15
Why Programming Is Important
......................................................................................15
Constructing a Program
...................................................................................................16
Should the Conductor Do Programming?
.........................................................................18
The Conductor as Rehearsal Leader
..................................................................................18
The Conductor as Teacher
.................................................................................................18
The Conductor as Music Director
.....................................................................................19
The Conductor as Artistic Director
..................................................................................20
3
Preparing the Score
.....................................................................................21
Why You Need to Do Your Homework
............................................................................21
Studying the Score
..............................................................................................................22
Understanding Musical Scores
..........................................................................................22
Focus on
Whaťs
Important
...............................................................................................28
Focus on What s Different
................................................................................................29
Marking Up the Score
........................................................................................................30
Consulting Other Source Material
....................................................................................31
Recordings and Performances
............................................................................................31
Books, Articles, and Other Publications
.............................................................................31
The Composer
...................................................................................................................32
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Idiot s
Guide
to Conducting Music
Preparing to Conduct
.........................................................................................................32
Planning Your Preparation
.................................................................................................33
4
Conducting Rehearsals
..............................................................................35
Why Rehearsals Are Important
.........................................................................................35
Planning the Rehearsal
.......................................................................................................36
Getting Started
...................................................................................................................37
Tuning
..............................................................................................................................31
Warming Up
....................................................................................................................38
Running the Rehearsal
.......................................................................................................39
Maintaining Discipline and Creating a Positive Environment
........................................40
Wrapping It Up
...................................................................................................................41
Part
2:
Basic Skills
............................................................................................43
5
Developing Stance and Baton Technique
..............................................45
Embracing the Baton
—
or Not
...........................................................................................45
A Short History of a Short Stick
.......................................................................................46
Should You Use a Baton?
..................................................................................................46
Choosing the Right Baton
..................................................................................................41
Holding the Baton
.............................................................................................................49
Assuming the Position
........................................................................................................50
The Podium and Music Stand.
..........................................................................................50
Why Your Stance Is Important
.........................................................................................50
The Basic Stance
...............................................................................................................51
Learning the Basics
.............................................................................................................52
Conducting the Preparatory Beat
......................................................................................53
Conducting a Clear Downbeat
..........................................................................................54
Controlling the Rebound
...................................................................................................54
Final Upbeat
.....................................................................................................................55
...
And Repeat
..................................................................................................................55
Conducting a Clear Cutoff.
...............................................................................................56
Using Your Left Hand
......................................................................................................56
Conducting Best Practices
..................................................................................................57
6
Conducting Basic Metric Patterns
...........................................................59
Understanding Beat Patterns
..............................................................................................59
General Principles
............................................................................................................59
Different Approaches to Beat Patterns
..............................................................................60
Conducting in One
.............................................................................................................60
Conducting in Two
.............................................................................................................61
Basic Double Meter Pattern
..............................................................................................61
Alternative Double Meter Pattern
....................................................................................62
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vii
Conducting in Four
.............................................................................................................63
Basic Four-Beat Pattern
...................................................................................................63
Alternate Four-Beat Pattern
............................................................................................64
Conducting Fast and Slow Four
........................................................................................65
Different Strokes for Different Folks
.................................................................................65
7
Conducting Triple Meter Patterns
...........................................................67
Conducting in Three
..........................................................................................................67
Basic Triple Meter Pattern
...............................................................................................67
Alternative Triple Meter Pattern
.....................................................................................68
Conducting in Compound Triple Meters
..........................................................................69
Conducting in Six
.............................................................................................................69
Conducting in Nine
..........................................................................................................71
Conducting in Twelve
.......................................................................................................72
Conducting in Fast Triple Meters
......................................................................................73
б
Conducting Advanced Meters and Subdivided Beats
........................75
Conducting Complex Meters
.............................................................................................75
Conducting in Five
...........................................................................................................76
Conducting in Seven
.........................................................................................................77
Conducting at Slower Tempos
...........................................................................................79
Subdividing the Beat
.........................................................................................................79
Conducting Subdivided Beats
............................................................................................79
Choosing the Right Beat Pattern
.......................................................................................80
Conducting Through a Change in Time Signature
.........................................................80
Changing Beats per Measure
............................................................................................81
Changing the Underlying Pulse
........................................................................................81
Changing the Number of Beats and the Rhythmic Value
...................................................82
Practicing Time Changes
..................................................................................................82
Part
3:
Interpretation and Expression
............................................................85
9
Interpreting and Controlling the Performance
...................................87
Interpreting a Musical Work
..............................................................................................87
What Can You Influence?
................................................................................................88
Timbre
.............................................................................................................................88
Phrasing
...........................................................................................................................89
Tempo
...............................................................................................................................89
Dynamics
..........................................................................................................................90
Energy
..............................................................................................................................90
Mood
................................................................................................................................90
Controlling the Performance
.............................................................................................91
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Idiot s Guide to Conducting Music
10
Using the Left Hand
....................................................................................93
Things You Shouldn t Do with Your Left Hand While Conducting
...............................93
Different Ways to Use Your Nonbaton Hand
...................................................................94
Hanging Out
....................................................................................................................94
Mirror, Mirror.
................................................................................................................94
Expressing Yourself.
..........................................................................................................95
Using Two Hands Together
...............................................................................................95
11
Conducting Tempo
......................................................................................97
Setting the Tempo
..............................................................................................................97
Choosing the Right Tempo
.................................................................................................98
Understanding Tempo Markings
......................................................................................99
Setting the Beat
..............................................................................................................100
Keeping a Steady Tempo
—
or Not
...................................................................................101
Conducting at Different Tempos
.....................................................................................102
Changing the Tempo
........................................................................................................102
Conducting a Sudden Tempo Change
..............................................................................102
Conducting a Gradual Tempo Change
............................................................................103
Conducting
Fermati
..........................................................................................................104
12
Conducting Dynamics and Phrasing
.....................................................107
Understanding Dynamics
.................................................................................................107
Changing Dynamics
.........................................................................................................109
Conducting Dynamics
......................................................................................................109
Indicating Dynamics with the Baton
...............................................................................109
Indicating Dynamics with the Left Hand
........................................................................110
Indicating Phrasing
...........................................................................................................
Ill
13
Conducting Cues and Accents
................................................................113
Cueing Entrances
..............................................................................................................113
What Should You Cue?
...................................................................................................113
How Do You Cue?
..........................................................................................................114
Making Contact
..............................................................................................................115
Conducting Accented Notes and Syncopation
................................................................116
Cueing Accents
................................................................................................................116
Cueing Syncopation
.........................................................................................................
П6
14
Conducting Recitatives and Other Unmetered Music
.......................119
Understanding Unmetered Music
....................................................................................119
Conducting Recitatives
.....................................................................................................120
Conducting Plainsong
.......................................................................................................121
Conducting Cadenzas
.......................................................................................................122
Conducting Unmeasured Preludes
..................................................................................123
Contents ix
Part
4:
Different Types of Conducting
.........................................................125
15
Conducting Orchestras and Concert Bands
........................................127
Conducting an Orchestra
.................................................................................................127
Knowing the Instruments
...............................................................................................
Ill
Facing the Orchestra
.......................................................................................................128
Mixing the Sound
...........................................................................................................129
Conducting a Concert Band
.............................................................................................130
Understanding the Band
.................................................................................................130
Achieving the Right Tone
................................................................................................131
Conducting Youth Bands and Orchestras
.......................................................................131
It s a Learning Experience
..............................................................................................131
Dealing with Distractions
...............................................................................................132
Choosing a Repertoire
.....................................................................................................132
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with Manny
Laureano
..........................133
16
Conducting Marching Bands
....................................................................141
Getting to Know the Marching Band
.............................................................................141
Today s Marching Bands
.................................................................................................141
Meet the Corps
................................................................................................................142
It s All About the Show
...................................................................................................143
Understanding the Role of the Drum Major
..................................................................143
A Short History of Drum Majoring
...............................................................................143
Drum Majors Today
.......................................................................................................144
Learning Marching Conducting Technique
...................................................................144
Using Standard Technique
...............................................................................................144
Using Military Technique
................................................................................................146
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with Glenn Northern
...........................147
17
Conducting Jazz Bands
............................................................................155
What Does the Leader of the Band Do?
.........................................................................155
Conducting the Band
........................................................................................................156
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with Mark Buselli
..................................157
18
Conducting Choirs
.....................................................................................165
Conducting Differently
—
or Not
.....................................................................................165
Learning Proper Choral Conducting Technique
...........................................................166
Conducting Youth Choirs
.................................................................................................167
Conducting Elementary School Singers
...........................................................................167
Conducting Middle School Singers
..................................................................................168
Conducting High School Singers
.....................................................................................168
Conducting Community Choirs
......................................................................................168
Conducting Church Choirs
..............................................................................................169
Conducting Professional Choirs
......................................................................................170
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with Eric Stark
......................................171
19
Conducting Musicals and Shows
............................................................179
Conducting Musical Theater
............................................................................................179
Conducting Opera
.............................................................................................................181
Conducting Live Shows
....................................................................................................181
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with
Dave Hahn....................................182
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with Larry Yurman
...............................185
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with Eric Stern
......................................188
20
Conducting in the Recording Studio
....................................................195
Conducting Movie Soundtracks
.......................................................................................195
Conducting TV Soundtracks
...........................................................................................197
Conducting Video Game Soundtracks
............................................................................197
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with Tim Davies
...................................197
Conducting in the Real World: An Interview with Pete Anthony
................................204
Appendixes
A Glossary
........................................................................................................211
В
Online Videos
..............................................................................................217
Index
.............................................................................................................219
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