FINAL Flashcards
(26 cards)
3 Parts of Conducting Gesture
1) Preparation
2) Ictus (point of attack)
3) Rebound
3 parts of PREPARATION
1) Tempo
2) Dynamics
3) Style or Character
3 demanding activities on the realm of music
1) Score Study
2) Rehearsal
3) Performance
Impulse of will
The gestures given in between beats
G.O.S.
Gesture Of Syncopation; a staccato gesture, an entrance or musical event that comes after the beat
Negation
Minimize the beat to give dynamics; usually precedes every cut-off or release
3 Watchdogs of Conducting
Efficiency
Economy
Clarity
Legato
A long, connected pattern from ictus to ictus
Staccato
sharp ictus/attack with a momentary stop at the rebound
Tenuto
An elongated legato, using back side of the palm where the fingers drag behind the wrist
How to determine proper direction of a rebound ????
opposite direction of the following beat
1/2-2/3 height of each rebound downbeat
Crescendo
Palm going upward
Decrescendo
Palm going downward
What thinking should come into play for the director when conducting a ritardando or rallentando?
Sub-divison (and the upcoming new tempo or meter as needed)
Musicianship
Is what your ear hears while you are conducting
Active gestures
What the conductor is actively doing; tenuto, crescendo, negation, rebound
5 Circumstances under which cues are generally given
1) When a singer or a group of singers enter for the first time after a work has begun
2) When a group of singers after a long rest
3) When a soloist begins an important solo or melodic line
4) melodic or rhythms are passed from one instrument to another
5) sf attacks moments; when a director wishes to control the precise moment of attack
SMART
S
Specific goals; what results you want to achieve with your choir
SMART
M
Measurable; Quantitative results, define results that can be measured by someone not involved in the process or the program
SMART
A
Accountable; share the goal with someone or some group to which you are acountable
SMART
R
Realistic; make sure the results are attainable
SMART
T
Timed; There needs to be a specific date to reach the expected results
THE GOLDEN MEAN
61.8% of rehearsal time to be the most engaged; do your most important work during this time (2/3)
vowels
what you sing on
