Basic Conducting Techniques

PART I: CONDUCTING TECHNIQUE

Chapter 1: The Baton, Preparation, Downbeat, and Release

Chapter 2: Beat Patterns and Preparations in Tempo, Dynamic, and Basic Style

Chapter 3: Preparations and Releases for All Counts

Chapter 4: Fractional Beat Preparations

Chapter 5: Divided Meters

Chapter 6: Asymmetrical and Changing Meters

Chapter 7: The Fermata

Chapter 8: The Cue

Chapter 9: Conducting Musical Styles

Chapter 10: Expressive Conducting and the Left Hand

Chapter 11: Tempo Changes and Accompanying

PART II: SCORE PREPARATION AND REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE

Chapter 12: Analysis, Score Preparation, and Conductin the Full Score

Chapter 13: The Instrumental Rehearsal

Chapter 14: The Choral Rehearsal

PART III: MUSICAL EXCERPTS

Chapter 1: The Baton, Preparation, Downbeat, and Release

Chapter 2: Beat Patterns and Preparations in Tempo, Dynamic, and Basic Style

Chapter 3: Preparations and Releases for All Counts

Chapter 4: Fractional Beat Preparations

Chapter 5: Divided Meters

Chapter 6: Asymmetrical and Changing Meters

Chapter 7: The Fermata

Chapter 8: The Cue

Chapter 9: Conducting Musical Styles

Chapter 10: Expressive Conducting and the Left Hand

Chapter 11: Tempo Changes and Accompanying

Chapter 12: Analysis, Score Preperation, and Conducting the Full Score

TECHNICAL MASTERY

Appendix A: Competencies for the Beginning Conducting Class

Appendix B: Student Evaluation

Appendix C: Chart of Transpositions and Clefs

Appendix D: Full Score Instrumentation and Foreign Equivalents

Appendix E: Counting Drills for Uneven Meters

Appendix F: Musical Style Chart

Appendix G: Glossary

Appendix H: Model Video Excerpt Chart