A Practical Guide to Choral Conducting.

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"Rooted in the experience of a professional choral conductor, this book provides a guide to practical issues facing conductors of choral ensembles at all levels, from youth choruses to university ensembles, church and community choirs, and professional vocal groups. Paired with the discussion o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosenbaum, Harold (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Choral conducting.
Conducting.
Learning & Performing.
Music.
Direction chorale.
Choral conducting
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part 1 Leadership, Logistics, and Musical Insights
  • 1 Responsibilities and Opportunities
  • Responsibilities
  • Opportunities
  • 2 Recruiting, Auditioning, and Assessing
  • Recruiting
  • Auditioning
  • Assessing
  • 3 Choosing and Learning Repertoire
  • How to Find and Acquire Music
  • Choosing Stylistically Appropriate Music for Your Choir
  • Creating a Successful Concert Program
  • Learning the Score
  • 4 Common Conductor Problems and How to Avoid or Fix Them
  • Failing to Hear MistakesExpectations
  • Giving Pitches Incorrectly
  • Teaching Notes Ineffectively
  • Not Cuing Enough
  • Not Having Adequate Piano Skills
  • 5 Acquiring a Solid Conducting Technique With No Wasted Motion
  • Specific Wasted Motions
  • Mirror Conducting
  • Kinesthetics
  • 6 Logistics: Arranging Your Singers and Placing Your Choir
  • Achieving Balance
  • Arranging the Singers
  • Mixed Formation
  • Special Arrangements
  • 7 Running Rehearsals
  • Time of Day
  • Rehearsal Length
  • Running Rehearsals From the Piano
  • The Dress Rehearsal
  • 8 Achieving a Better Choral SoundTone Quality and Dynamics
  • Tone Quality and Vowels
  • Blending
  • Singing From Memory
  • Diction
  • Helping Choirs to Interpret More Fully
  • 9 Special Choral Concepts and Techniques
  • Phrasing
  • Clever Breathing
  • Staccatos
  • Interweaving Lines
  • Choral Crescendos and Decrescendos
  • Breaking Habits That Minimize Expressivity
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  • 10 Collaborating With Other Performers
  • Piano Accompanists
  • Mixing Professional and Amateur Singers
  • Soloists
  • Orchestras
  • 11 Collaborating With and Supporting ComposersCalling for Scores
  • Commissioning
  • Advising Composers
  • 12 Concerts and Venues
  • Performance Locations
  • Placing the Choir and Instrumentalists
  • Preparing the Venue
  • The Day of the Concert
  • Practical Considerations on the Day of the Concert
  • 13 The Concert Experience: Directing and Savoring
  • 14 Choral Tours
  • Working With Tour Companies
  • What to Include in the Itinerary
  • What to Include Regarding Performances
  • Travel Tips for Ideal Rehearsals and Performances
  • Deviations
  • What Can Go Wrong15 Making Recordings
  • Finding a Recording Space
  • Recording Engineers
  • Scheduling Sessions
  • In Session
  • The Session Begins
  • 16 Breaking Rules: When and Why It Is Acceptable
  • When Not to Conduct
  • When Not to Follow the Printed Score
  • 17 The World of Professional Choristers: An Inside Look at The New York Virtuoso Singers
  • Rehearsals
  • What I Have Learned About Professional Singers
  • What I Have Learned From Professional Singers
  • Further Observations and Thoughts About Professional Singers
  • 18 Performing Modern Music

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