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Conducting Bootcamp
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Welcome & How to Use This Course
Ensemble Issues Index
Conductor Issues Index
Acknowledgements
Set Up
Introduction (2:15)
Stance (11:40)
Stand Placement & Using A Podium (2:50)
Arms (8:59)
Baton Grip & Right Hand Position (10:30)
Left Hand Placement (3:59)
Hinges (7:00)
Head and Face (10:35)
Parts of the Beat
Three Parts of the Beat (5:21)
Forecasting - Being Ahead of Your Time (2:24)
Starting the Sound - Part 1: The Breath
Connecting Your Breath to Your Gesture - Preparing the Sound (7:30)
The Double Prep - Application & Avoidance (4:27)
Stopping the Sound - Part 1: Releases
Releases - Ways to Enter Silence (3:39)
Articulation
U beats ('d' articulation) vs. V beats ('t' articulation) (1:37)
Connecting the Notes - Horizontal vs. Vertical Conducting (2:07)
Using Resistance to Create Tone (3:00)
Effort Actions - 8 Gestures for Creating Contrast (3:36)
Basic Articulations (3:02)
Simple Beat Patterns
The Danger of Beat Patterns (1:01)
The Two Common Approaches to Beat Patterns (1:15)
Conducting 2/4 (0:56)
Conducting in 3/4 (2:05)
Conducting in 4/4 (3:02)
Conducting in 5/4 and 6/4 (2:41)
Compound and Irregular Beat Patterns
Conducting in 1 (3:49)
Compound Meters (6/8, 9/8 etc.) (1:28)
Irregular Meters (5/8, 7/8 etc.) (2:30)
Starting the Sound - Part 2: Starting in Different Parts of the Bar
General Principles of Starting on Different Beats (2:07)
In 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and 5/4 (3:06)
In Compound and Irregular Meters (2:54)
Multiple Preparatory Gestures - When & How (2:34)
Stopping the Sound - Part 2: Fermatas and Transitions
The three types of fermatas (3:35)
Complex Transitions (2:10)
Dynamics
Physical space, weight and dynamics (1:59)
Creating Instant Contrast: Canvas Selection (3:32)
Using the Left Hand
Position, Movement, Shape & Proximity (1:23)
Independence Exercise (2:46)
Cueing
Expressive Cueing & Common Mistakes (4:42)
Tempo Changes
Principles of Tempo Changes (1:34)
How to Speed Up (1:14)
How to Slow Down (0:53)
Subdivision (2:01)
Transitions eg. 4/4 into 2/2 (1:05)
Independence Exercise
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