Author: Lisa A. Billingham
Publisher: GIA Publications
ISBN: 9781579996970
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Movement is at the core of conducting and Rudolf Laban (1879–1958) is considered perhaps the most influential scholar of human movement. His ideas have shaped the practice of dancers for generations but are significantly less known among conductors. This concise book is a thoughtful and practical introduction to Laban’s life and theories, perfect for conductors seeking to better connect their understanding of a musical score to their actions on the podium. -- Publisher.
The Complete Conductor's Guide to Laban Movement Theory
Author: Lisa A. Billingham
Publisher: GIA Publications
ISBN: 9781579996970
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Movement is at the core of conducting and Rudolf Laban (1879–1958) is considered perhaps the most influential scholar of human movement. His ideas have shaped the practice of dancers for generations but are significantly less known among conductors. This concise book is a thoughtful and practical introduction to Laban’s life and theories, perfect for conductors seeking to better connect their understanding of a musical score to their actions on the podium. -- Publisher.
Publisher: GIA Publications
ISBN: 9781579996970
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Movement is at the core of conducting and Rudolf Laban (1879–1958) is considered perhaps the most influential scholar of human movement. His ideas have shaped the practice of dancers for generations but are significantly less known among conductors. This concise book is a thoughtful and practical introduction to Laban’s life and theories, perfect for conductors seeking to better connect their understanding of a musical score to their actions on the podium. -- Publisher.
Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre
Author: Herbert D. Marshall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190222212
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre, veteran musical director and teacher Herbert Marshall provides an essential how-to guide for teachers or community members who find themselves in charge of music directing a show. Stepping off the podium, Marshall offers practical and often humorous real-world advice on managing auditions; organizing rehearsals; working with a choir, choreographer, and leads; how to run a sitzprobe, a technical rehearsal, and a dress rehearsal; how to manage the cast and crew energy for a successful opening night; and ways to end the experience on a high note for all involved. Throughout the book, Marshall emphasizes the importance of learning through performance and the beauty of a group united in a common goal. In doing so, he turns what can appear as a never-ending list of tasks and demand for specialized knowledge into a manageable, educational, and ultimately engaging and fun experience for all. Because the techniques in Marshall's book have been thoroughly workshopped and classroom tested, they are based in proven pedagogy and will be of particular use for the music director in acting as a teaching director: someone imparting theatrical knowledge to his or her cast and production staff. Marshall provides both extended and abbreviated timelines, flexible to fit any director's needs. Marshall's book is a greatly beneficial resource for music education students and teachers alike, giving an insightful glimpse into the range of possibilities within a music educator's career. Musicians and actors with varying levels of skill and experience will be able to grow simultaneously through Marshall's innovative teaching plans. Through collaborative techniques, steps in the book serve to educate both director and student. Thoroughly illustrated with charts, diagrams, and scores, Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre is an ideal companion for all who work with school and community based musical theater productions.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190222212
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
In Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre, veteran musical director and teacher Herbert Marshall provides an essential how-to guide for teachers or community members who find themselves in charge of music directing a show. Stepping off the podium, Marshall offers practical and often humorous real-world advice on managing auditions; organizing rehearsals; working with a choir, choreographer, and leads; how to run a sitzprobe, a technical rehearsal, and a dress rehearsal; how to manage the cast and crew energy for a successful opening night; and ways to end the experience on a high note for all involved. Throughout the book, Marshall emphasizes the importance of learning through performance and the beauty of a group united in a common goal. In doing so, he turns what can appear as a never-ending list of tasks and demand for specialized knowledge into a manageable, educational, and ultimately engaging and fun experience for all. Because the techniques in Marshall's book have been thoroughly workshopped and classroom tested, they are based in proven pedagogy and will be of particular use for the music director in acting as a teaching director: someone imparting theatrical knowledge to his or her cast and production staff. Marshall provides both extended and abbreviated timelines, flexible to fit any director's needs. Marshall's book is a greatly beneficial resource for music education students and teachers alike, giving an insightful glimpse into the range of possibilities within a music educator's career. Musicians and actors with varying levels of skill and experience will be able to grow simultaneously through Marshall's innovative teaching plans. Through collaborative techniques, steps in the book serve to educate both director and student. Thoroughly illustrated with charts, diagrams, and scores, Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre is an ideal companion for all who work with school and community based musical theater productions.
The Effect of Laban Movement Theory on the Ability of Student Conductors to Communicate Musical Interpretation Through Gesture
Author: Stephen W. A. Miller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conducting
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conducting
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
New Perspectives on Music and Gesture
Author: Elaine King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317088204
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Building on the insights of the first volume on Music and Gesture (Gritten and King, Ashgate 2006), the rationale for this sequel volume is twofold: first, to clarify the way in which the subject is continuing to take shape by highlighting both central and developing trends, as well as popular and less frequent areas of investigation; second, to provide alternative and complementary insights into the particular areas of the subject articulated in the first volume. The thirteen chapters are structured in a broad narrative trajectory moving from theory to practice, embracing Western and non-Western practices, real and virtual gestures, live and recorded performances, physical and acoustic gestures, visual and auditory perception, among other themes of topical interest. The main areas of enquiry include psychobiology; perception and cognition; philosophy and semiotics; conducting; ensemble work and solo piano playing. The volume is intended to promote and stimulate further research in Musical Gesture Studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317088204
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Building on the insights of the first volume on Music and Gesture (Gritten and King, Ashgate 2006), the rationale for this sequel volume is twofold: first, to clarify the way in which the subject is continuing to take shape by highlighting both central and developing trends, as well as popular and less frequent areas of investigation; second, to provide alternative and complementary insights into the particular areas of the subject articulated in the first volume. The thirteen chapters are structured in a broad narrative trajectory moving from theory to practice, embracing Western and non-Western practices, real and virtual gestures, live and recorded performances, physical and acoustic gestures, visual and auditory perception, among other themes of topical interest. The main areas of enquiry include psychobiology; perception and cognition; philosophy and semiotics; conducting; ensemble work and solo piano playing. The volume is intended to promote and stimulate further research in Musical Gesture Studies.
Music and the Mind
Author: Irène Deliège
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199581568
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Music and the Mind brings together an outstanding, international team of authorities from the fields of music and psychology, to celebrate the life and work of John Sloboda. In addition the book reviews and takes stock of where the field of music psychology stands 25 years after Sloboda's classic work 'The Musical Mind' first appeared.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199581568
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
Music and the Mind brings together an outstanding, international team of authorities from the fields of music and psychology, to celebrate the life and work of John Sloboda. In addition the book reviews and takes stock of where the field of music psychology stands 25 years after Sloboda's classic work 'The Musical Mind' first appeared.
The Conductor's Gesture
Author: James Mark Jordan
Publisher: G I A Publications
ISBN: 9781579998585
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Publisher: G I A Publications
ISBN: 9781579998585
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Composers on Composing for Band
Author: Kimberly K. Archer
Publisher: GIA Publications
ISBN: 9781579997397
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Each composer addresses the following topics: Biographical information, The creative process ... how a composer works, Orchestration, Views from the composer to the conductor, Commissioning new works, The teaching of composition, Influential individuals, Ten works all band conductors at all levels should study, Ten composers whose music speaks in especially meaningful ways, The future of the wind band, Other facets of everyday life, Comprehensive list of works for band.
Publisher: GIA Publications
ISBN: 9781579997397
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Each composer addresses the following topics: Biographical information, The creative process ... how a composer works, Orchestration, Views from the composer to the conductor, Commissioning new works, The teaching of composition, Influential individuals, Ten works all band conductors at all levels should study, Ten composers whose music speaks in especially meaningful ways, The future of the wind band, Other facets of everyday life, Comprehensive list of works for band.
Wisdom, Wit, and Will
Author: Hilary Apfelstadt
Publisher: GIA Publications
ISBN: 9781579997601
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Includes biographies of selected American women choral conductors.
Publisher: GIA Publications
ISBN: 9781579997601
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Includes biographies of selected American women choral conductors.
The Conductor's Process Model and Its Presentation in Current Conducting Materials and Methodologies
Author: Timothy J. Stalter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conducting
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conducting
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Influence of Conductor Behavior on Listeners' Perception of Expressiveness
Author: Lewes Thomas Peddell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conducting
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The purposes of this study were: (a) investigate how subjects' expressiveness ratings were influenced various modes of conductor behavior; (b) evaluate and identify factors that influenced subjects' ratings, and; (c) assess the effectiveness of a Personal Digital Assistant with Continual Responses Digital Interface software (i.e., PDA-CRDI) to measure subjects' expressiveness ratings. Subjects (N = 116) were undergraduate nonmusic majors (n = 50), undergraduate music majors, (n = 42) and graduate music majors (n = 24), enrolled in a large Midwest state university.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conducting
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The purposes of this study were: (a) investigate how subjects' expressiveness ratings were influenced various modes of conductor behavior; (b) evaluate and identify factors that influenced subjects' ratings, and; (c) assess the effectiveness of a Personal Digital Assistant with Continual Responses Digital Interface software (i.e., PDA-CRDI) to measure subjects' expressiveness ratings. Subjects (N = 116) were undergraduate nonmusic majors (n = 50), undergraduate music majors, (n = 42) and graduate music majors (n = 24), enrolled in a large Midwest state university.