Conducting technique : for beginners and professionals / Brock McElhern.
| Author/creator | McElheran, Brock |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Third edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
| Description | xiv, 140 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword -- Preface to the Third edition -- Preface to the Revised edition -- Preface to the First edition -- Inspiration -- Other studies -- Conducting technique: general -- The baton -- Odds and ends -- Beat patterns: theory -- Beat patterns: specific -- The left hand -- Dynamics, accents, phrasing, tempo, character -- Cues -- Off-beat cues, accents, and syncopations -- Conducting to records -- More odds and ends -- Starts and stops -- Subdivision and "merging" -- Moulding the music -- Fermatas -- Ears -- Nerves -- Thoughts on interpretation -- Some rehearsal suggestions -- Solos and recitatives -- Changing beat units -- The avant-garde -- The concert -- Non-musical chores -- On teaching conducting -- Additions & amplifications for the Third edition. |
| Abstract | With over 70,000 copies in print, this is the classic textbook and companion for students and professionals at all levels. Celebrating the book's 40th anniversary, this new third edition contains revisions and amplifications throughout, many new anecdotes, a new chapter on the teaching of conducting, and a new binding that allows the book to lie flat, facilitating use of the conducting exercises. Brock McElheran was Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music at the Crane School of Music, State University College of Arts and Sciences, Potsdam, New York, until his retirement in 1988. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2004059512 |
| ISBN | 0193868547 |
| ISBN | 9780193868540 |
| Stock number | 0193868547 BWI |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | MT85.M124 C7 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |