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This introduction to conducting method, appropriate for vocal and instrumental conducting students, is organized to establish essential conducting skills in a developmental sequence. The book contains thirty content lessons, guided practice outlines, ten videotaping sessions with evaluation forms for each taped session, assignments at the end of each lesson, illustrations with photos and conducting diagrams, as well as numerous choral and instrumental musical examples for directed conducting practice. Concentrating on the basics, this text emphasizes the development of the psychomotor skills needed for clear and expressive conducting.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Lesson 1 The Study of Conducting Class Organization Course Requirements Lesson 2 Posture and Position Preparatory Gesture Using the Metronome Lesson 3 The Four Pattern Elements of the Pattern Internal and Final Releases Lesson 4 The Four Pattern Varying the Articulation Tempo Terminology Lesson 5 Videotaping #1 Lesson 6 The Three Pattern The Two Pattern The Daily Dozen Terminology for Dynamics Lesson 7 Selecting a Baton Dynamic Changes Lesson 8 Baton Grip Character Terminology Lesson 9 Videotaping #2 Lesson 10 The One Pattern Midterm Preparation Release on One Accent, Articulation, and Connecting Terms Lesson 11 Release on Beat Two Entrance on a Pickup Note Midterm Preparation Lesson 12 Videotaping #3 Lesson 13 Videotaping #4 Lesson 14 Midterm Conducting Exam, Part 1 Lesson 15 Midterm Conducting Exam, Part 2 Lesson 16 Functions of the Left Hand The Circle Drill Lesson 17 Left Hand Sustaining Gestures Coordinating the Two Hands Lesson 18 Left Hand Strengthening Techniques Repeat Markings Lesson 19 Videotaping #5 Lesson 20 Subdivision Cues Alto and Tenor Clefs Lesson 21 Composer's Intent Listener's Response Lesson 22 Entrances on Incomplete Beats Instrumental Transpositions: C and B-flat Lesson 23 Videotaping #6 Lesson 24 Fermatas Compound Meters: Six, Nine, Twelve Instrumental Transpositions: F, E-flat, A Lesson 25 Asymmetric Meters: Conducting in Five and Seven Changing Meters Lesson 26 Videotaping #7 Lesson 27 Accents Tempo Alterations Section Cues Lesson 28 Conducting Synthesis 1 Lesson 29 Conducting Synthesis 2 Lesson 30 Videotaping #8 Coda Musical Examples Index Topical Index

About the Author :
Kenneth H. Phillips is a professor of Music and Education at The University of Iowa. He is the author of Teaching Kids to Sing (1992), Teaching Kids to Sing Video Series and Teaching Kids to Sing Exercise and Vocalise Cards (1994). He conducts the Chamber Singers of Iowa City and the Cedar Rapids Symphony Children's Discovery Chorus.

Review :
"Finally--a reasonable beginning textbook. Logical progression of skills. Paced beautifully. Visually laid out well. Good choices for examples. Instrumental and vocal parts a real plus."--Carol Dunevant, Northern Kentucky University "Clear, precise, 'hands-on' approach; nice to have examples in both choral and instrumental format."--Cherilee Wadsworth Walker, East Central University, OK "Wonderful textbook for a first semester beginning conducting class. As with all of K. Phillip's work, every aspect of the book is meticulously well planned and organized and thoughtfully explained. Examples are thoroughly coordinated with the text and appropriately varied."--Vance D. Wolverton, California State University-Fullerton "Very basic, thorough, comprehensive, and well organized. An excellent introductory text."--Will Schwartz, Colorado State University "Organized in a step-by-step manner and easily understood. I appreciate the variety of musical examples, terms, and skills needed at each level of conducting. This is the first book I feel is practical to use."--Charles L. Yingling, Southwestern College, Kansas "Very thorough. The examples are clear and comprehensible at a glance. The evaluation forms are useful."--Robert W. Peck, Louisiana Tech University "Superb effort by Dr. Phillips. He is a consummate educator with practical approaches to the essential skills of conducting. His pedagogy is most sound and the pacing/sequencing of this method is right on target for undergraduate beginning conductors. I congratulate him on another successful publication."--Timothy J. Sharer, Wayne State College "Excellent sequence of lessons. Format is very useful for organization of semester."--John F. Warren, University of Miami "Excellent organization; love the instrumental parts (transposition) for examples; great evaluation sheets."--Jeff Bell, Indiana Wesleyan University "Very comprehensive, obviously written by someone with great experience and skill in teaching this subject."--James Beaumier, Coker College "Very detailed descriptions of conducting motions, easy to understand--nice visuals."--Myron S. Mikita, Jr., Don Bosco High School


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780195099379
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 276 mm
  • No of Pages: 258
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 227 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0195099370
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 1997
  • Binding: Spiral bound
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 726 gr


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