In this lecture you'll learn:

• The concept of canvas selection & hinges to create ppp to fff
• Powerful alternatives to the bland "up down" textbook crescendo gesture
• Common issues when conducting crescendi & diminuendi and how to solve them

Why You Need To Learn It

• Create compelling gestures for dynamic change

What Happens If You Don't Learn It

• Ineffective gestures, low contrast, too big

Canvas Selection

• pp = postage stamp (fingers)
• p/mp = business card size (wrist)
• mf = A/4 or Letter size (elbow)
• f = 8.5"x11" or A3 size
• ff = billboard size (shoulder)

'Up and Down' Textbook Gesture

• Not real or believable
• Means nothing, irrelevant

Changing Canvas Size

• Use a diagonal axis instead to make things bigger
• Hands further apart for big canvas
• Hands closer together for small canvas
• Remember to keep hands out in front, when putting hands closer togehter
• Keep torso smiling when getting smaller, avoid collapsing the torso (ensemble loses support and pitch)