| Physical description |
1 online resource (215 pages) |
| Contents |
Choral Conducting Philosophy and Practice; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; I. Philosophy; 1 Swimming with the Tide; 2 Human Learning and Behavior; 3 Why Do People Sing?; 4 The Role of the Conductor; 5 The Choral Conducting Phenomenon; 6 Toward a Super-model Choral Conductor; II. Practice; 7 The Conductors' Craft: Rehearsing; 8 Less Is More: Conducting Gesture; 9 Conducting and Vocal Development and Health; 10 Teaching Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice; 11 Last Movement; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Choral Conducting is a resource for singers, teachers, and choral conductors, and a college-level text for students of choral conducting. It also includes an overview of what is involved in leading a choral group and examines theories of learning and human behaviour and the history of choral music together with conductor's role. The book also discusses issues of the conductor-vocalist relationship, the mechanics of singing, rehearsal strategies, and more. |
| Subject |
Choral conducting.
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| ISBN |
9781136071300 (electronic bk.) |
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113607130X (electronic bk.) |
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113607130X |
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