Essentials in Conducting (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Gehrkens, Karl Wilson N.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 144007528X ISBN 13 : 9781440075285

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical guidance for aspiring conductors, drawn from years of real-world observation.

This book presents simple, usable ideas for leading ensembles with confidence. It emphasizes that successful conducting blends art and craft, and shows how a strong leadership presence shapes performance with thoughtful rehearsal planning and clear communication.

The author explains how conducting goes beyond keeping time, highlighting the import of musical interpretation, ensemble balance, and the conductor’s role as a musical manager and inspirer. It draws on experiences observing many seasoned leaders to offer practical, accessible instruction for amateurs and students alike.

• How to wield a baton for clear attacks, smooth releases, and precise tempo
• Techniques for planning rehearsals that build familiarity with technique and spirit
• Ways to motivate musicians through attitude, presence, and psychological connection
• Approaches to interpretation and ensemble balance that suit different kinds of music

Ideal for readers beginning their journey in conducting and for those seeking a grounded, practical overview of the craft.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In putting out this little book, the author is well aware of the fact that many musicians feel that conductors, like poets and teachers, are born and not made ;but his experience in training supervisors of music has led him to feel that, although only the elementary phases of conducting can be taught, such instruction is nevertheless quite worth while, and is often surprisingly effective in its results. He has also come to believe that even the musical genius may profit by the experience of others and may thus be enabled to do effective work as a conductor more quickly than if he relied wholly upon his native ability. The book is of course planned especially with the amateur in view, and the author, in writing it, has had in mind his own fruitless search for information upon the subject of conducting when he was just beginning his career as a teacher; and he has tried to say to the amateur of today those things that he himself so sorely needed to know at that time, and had to find out by blundering experience. It should perhaps be stated that although the writer has himself had considerable experience in conducting, the material here presented is rather the result of observing and analyzing the work of others than an account of his own methods.
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Biographie de l'auteur

Karl Wilson Gehrkens (1882-1975) was an American music educator. From 1907 to 1942 he taught at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music in the area of Public School Music, later to become Music Education. He coined the phrase "Music for every child-every child for music," which became the official slogan of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), later known as the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). From 1922 to 23 he served as MENC President and he was President of Music Teachers National Association from 1934 to 35. This collection contains several of Karl Gehrkens writings including "Music for Every Child." It also contains personal and professional correspondence concerning some of his articles in addition to other correspondence and personal documents, mainly from 1952 to 1965. In April 1952 at Oberlin College, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, the Music Education Library, originally started by Gehrkens in 1917, was rededicated as The Karl W. Gehrkens Music Education Library. Articles, writings and correspondence pertaining to this event are part of this collection.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 144007528X
• ISBN 13: 9781440075285
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
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