Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble
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Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble: Scenarios, Priorities, Strategies, Essentials, and Repertoire

Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble: Scenarios, Priorities, Strategies, Essentials, and Repertoire


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Table of Contents:
Preface Part I: The Rehearsal Scenario Chapter 1: The Rehearsal Scenario: Infrastructure and Process Chapter 2: Creating the Rehearsal Environment and Climate Chapter 3: The Ten Essentials of the Rehearsal Process Scenario Part II: The Conductor In The Rehearsal Process Chapter 4: Conducting Technique Chapter 5: Score Study, Music Imagery and Inner Singing Chapter 6: Rehearsal Segments and Procedures Chapter 7: An Integrated Approach to Rehearsing Part III: Technical Priorities And Teaching Strategies Chapter 8: Intonation and Tuning Chapter 9: Rhythms and Rhythm Patterns Chapter 10: Ensemble Sonority: Tone, Balance, Blend, Color and Texture Chapter 11: Articulation and Bowing Part IV: Musical Priorities And Teaching Strategies Chapter 12: Tempo and Ensemble Precision Chapter 13: Phrasing and the Musical Line Chapter 14: Style and Musical Interpretation Chapter 15: Dynamics, Nuances and Musical Expression Part V: The Conductor In The 21st Century Chapter 16: Conducting and Rehearsing Contemporary Music Chapter 17: Conductor Profile and Self-Evaluation Chapter 18: From Rehearsal Process to Concert Performance Appendix A: Score Study and Program Building with Standard Repertoire [Online] Appendix B: An Outline of Conducting and Rehearsing Problems Appendix C: An Outline of Technical Problems Encountered in the Ensemble Rehearsal Process Appendix D: Instrumental Techniques, Intonation Problems/Solutions and Special Effects for Individual Instruments plus Contemporary Music Special Effects and the Notation Bibliography Appendix E: Conducting/Rehearsing Videos Recommended Appendix F: Student Project Evaluations (Conducting/Rehearsing) Appendix G: Listening and Score Study Analysis Assignment Forms Addendum I: Creating a Rehearsal Process (Lab) Environment in the Conducting Curriculum Addendum II: Possible Class Activities, Discussions, Demonstrations, Projects and Assignments for Advanced Conductors Bibliography About the Author

About the Author :
John F. Colson is Professor Emeritus of Music at South Dakota State University. He has also been the Conductor and Music Director of the South Dakota State University-Civic Symphony Orchestra for 34 years.

Review :
In music education, few subjects are as challenging to teach as conducting. Music majors might be given just one semester of technique, and even more extensive music programs face limitations in preparing students to conduct. Though most textbooks provide beginning basic baton technique, instruction on more advanced topics, such as developing rehearsal strategies and ensemble technical and stylistic capabilities, is often quite limited. (There is just not enough time to thoroughly prepare each student for what is a career-long learning experience.) Such topics are at the very heart of Colson's book, which includes clusters of chapters on rehearsal scenarios and processes, teaching strategies, stylistic approaches, and ongoing professional development. Colson (emer., South Dakota State Univ.) aims this study at those who are inexperienced in applying the basic baton skills they have learned. Accordingly, it will help people who are preparing for student teaching or internships, or entering the first years of their professional conducting careers. Rich in content, clearly and meticulously organized, and easy to read, this book will be helpful for any inexperienced conductor facing the professional podium experience for the first time. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, professionals. Designed specifically for the advanced instrumental music conductor, this volume goes beyond the basic materials and breaks new ground in conducting and getting the most out of your orchestra. The 18 chapters are arranged into five parts: The Rehearsal Scenario; the Conductor in the Rehearsal Process; Technical Priorities and Teaching Strategies; Musical Priorities and Teaching Strategies; and the Conductor in the 21st Century. The author adeptly addresses such issues as the infrastructure of rehearsal, with an emphasis on an integrated approach; technical priorities (e.g., intonation, rhythm patterns, articulation); and musical priorities (e.g., tempo, style and interpretation, dynamics). Conductors will be especially interested in his chapter on the expectations of twenty-first century conducts, which addresses the challenges of conducting contemporary music and modern-day concert performances. Nine appendixes conclude the work and provide outlines of rehearsal problems and technical problems, evaluations, creating a rehearsal process, and class activities and discussions. A work on the cutting edge of instrumental music, this book will be a valuable addition to university libraries with advanced music programs. [The book is] a comprehensive and successful advanced conducting course. . . .Is this book a worthwhile read for anyone who is not an aspiring conductor? I think it is. Basically it's all about achieving a good musical performance; whichever side of the podium you are, the fundamentals are the same. Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble contains insights in education that have been accumulated through years of conducting experience and it's intended for advanced instrumental conducting courses within the curriculum. ... Colson's writing is clear and very detailed. His concepts are beneficial for students and professionals. Conducting and Rehearsing the Instrumental Music Ensemble is a richly detailed and well-organized book that is intended to be a study guide for the maturing conductor. . . .This extensively researched book can be used either in an intermediate college course or as supplemental self-study material.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780810882614
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Scarecrow Press
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 520
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0810882612
  • Publisher Date: 09 Aug 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Scenarios, Priorities, Strategies, Essentials, and Repertoire


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