Modern Conductor Book

?Contents: (main headings listed)Preface?So you want to be a conductor?Section 1: The manual technique?The baton?Time beating 1: The basic techniques - traditional?Beyond time beating; The expressive gestures?The development of the left hand?The fermata?Time beating 2: More advanced techniques (pattern variety, melds, & 20th century demands)?Manual technique plus - rehearsingSection 2: Score Study?Introduction to score study?Clefs & transpositions?Mechanics of the choral score?Mechanics of the orchestral score?Mechanics of the band score?Interpreting the vocal score?Interpreting the instrumental score: band & orchestra?Handling the stylistic traditions: from orchestra to band?Memorizing the scoreSection 3: Mastery?Psychological conducting - technical mastery?Public performance - musical mastery?Creative conducting - ultimate masteryAppendixes?Seating charts: chorus, orchestra, band?Instrumentation?Classification of bowings?Synopsis of musical form?Terminology for the conductor?Additional practice problems, written examination forms, & advanced physical exercises?BibliographyIndexes?Index to diagrams & musical examplesRead More