Conducting: A Hands-on ApproachThis comprehensive text by Anthony Maiello on the art of conducting is designed to be hands on, user friendly, playable by any instrumentation, a step-by-step approach to baton technique, great for use with a wind, string or voice conducting class, and excellent as a refresher course for all conductors at all levels of ability. The 232-page book covers a variety of conducting issues and the included recording contains all the musical exercises in the book (there are more than 100). |
Contents
Welcome to the Podium | 9 |
Fundamental Movements | 19 |
The Basic Patterns | 25 |
Cueing and Using the Left Hand | 51 |
Dynamics | 65 |
The Fermata | 81 |
The Anacrusis and Fractional Pickups | 95 |
Compound Meter Patterns | 123 |
Asymmetrical and Changing Meter Patterns | 135 |
Common terms and phrases
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