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Below is a table of contents

 

 

 

A Conductor’s Lexicon

 

Resources for Basic Conducting Study

 

Timothy Paul Banks

Samford University

 

 

 

 

I.          Fundamental guidelines for pattern construction

 

                        Quadruple, Triple, Duple                  4,  3,  2    [ 1 ]

 

                        Subdivision:  Duple (8, 6 [2+2+2])    Triple  (12, 9, 6 [3+3])

 

                        Irregular meter   ( 7, 5, etc.)

 

                        Regular meter Irregularly grouped  (ex.: 9=2+2+2+3, etc.)

 

 

II.          Terminology

 

                        4 languages:  Italian, German, French, English

 

                        Instrumentation:  Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Choirs

 

                        Clefs

 

                        Transpositions

 

 

III.         Specialized Gesture

 

                        Fermatas, Stops, and Other Holding and Breaking Gestures

 

                        Free gesture:

 

                                    (Ballet)

 

                                    (Aleatory / Indetermacy)

 

                                    Recitative  (Oratorio and Opera / Music Theatre)

 

                        Guidelines for use of the Left Hand

 

 

 

 

IV.        Resource list for conducting practice

 

                        Score examples for all portions in II and III above

 

                        Selective Bibliography of conducting textbooks and related materials

 

 

 

V.        An Essay on the Psychology of Conducting

 

                        Motivation of volunteers and professionals

 

                        Group dynamics in choral and instrumental ensembles

 

                        Taking the “I” out of conducting

 

                        Some basic “do’s and don’ts” in rehearsal technique

 

                        Maxims