Basic Conducting Techniques

Table of Contents:


Preface



Introduction.

 

I. CONDUCTING TECHNIQUE.

 

1. The Baton, Preparation, Downbeat, and Release.

 

 2. Beat Patterns and Preparations in Tempo, Dynamic, and Basic Style.

 

 3. Preparations and Releases for All Counts.

 

 4. Fractional Beat Preparations.

 

 5. Divided Meters.

 

 6. Conducting Musical Styles.

 

 7. The Fermata.

 

 8. The Cue.

 

 9. The Left Hand.

 

10. Asymmetrical and Changing Meters.

 

11. Tempo Changes and Accompanying.

 

II. SCORE PREPARATION AND REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE.

 

12. Analysis and Score Preparation.

 

13. The Instrumental Rehearsal.

 

14. The Choral Rehearsal.

 

III. MUSICAL EXCERPTS.

 

APPENDICES.

 

A: Competencies for the Beginning Conducting Class.

 

B: Student Evaluation.

 

C: Chart of Transpositions and Clefs.

 

D: Full Score Instrumentation and Foreign Equivalents.

 

E: Counting Drills for Uneven Meters.

 

F: Musical Style Chart.

 

G: Glossary.

 

H: Expressive Conducting.

 

Selected References.

 

Index of Musical Excerpts.