Conducting and rehearsing the instrumental music ensemble : scenarios, priorities, strategies, essentials, and repertoire / John F. Colson.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.Description: xvii, 501 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780810882607 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0810882604 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780810882614 (ebook)
  • 0810882612 (ebook)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • MT 85 .C73 2012
Contents:
Part I: The rehearsal scenario. The rehearsal scenario: infrastructure and process -- Creating the rehearsal environment and climate -- The ten essentials of the rehearsal process scenario -- Part II: The conductor in the rehearsal process. Conducting technique -- Score study, music imagery, and inner singing -- Rehearsal segments and procedures -- An integrated approach to rehearsing -- Part III: Technical priorities and teaching strategies. Intonation and tuning -- Rhythms and rhythm patterns -- Ensemble sonority: tone, balance, blend, color, and texture -- Articulation and bowing -- Part IV: Musical priorities and teaching strategies. Tempo and ensemble precision -- Phrasing and the musical line -- Style and musical interpretation -- Dynamics, nuances, and musical expression -- Part V: The conductor in the 21st century. Conducting and rehearsing contemporary music -- Conductor profile and self-evaluation -- Coda: from rehearsal process to concert performance -- Appendixes.
Summary: The most comprehensive guide on the rehearsal process for conducting instrumental music ensembles. This work breaks the multidimensional activity of working with an ensemble, orchestra, or band into its constituent components. --from publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-490) and index.

Part I: The rehearsal scenario. The rehearsal scenario: infrastructure and process -- Creating the rehearsal environment and climate -- The ten essentials of the rehearsal process scenario -- Part II: The conductor in the rehearsal process. Conducting technique -- Score study, music imagery, and inner singing -- Rehearsal segments and procedures -- An integrated approach to rehearsing -- Part III: Technical priorities and teaching strategies. Intonation and tuning -- Rhythms and rhythm patterns -- Ensemble sonority: tone, balance, blend, color, and texture -- Articulation and bowing -- Part IV: Musical priorities and teaching strategies. Tempo and ensemble precision -- Phrasing and the musical line -- Style and musical interpretation -- Dynamics, nuances, and musical expression -- Part V: The conductor in the 21st century. Conducting and rehearsing contemporary music -- Conductor profile and self-evaluation -- Coda: from rehearsal process to concert performance -- Appendixes.

The most comprehensive guide on the rehearsal process for conducting instrumental music ensembles. This work breaks the multidimensional activity of working with an ensemble, orchestra, or band into its constituent components. --from publisher description.

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