Choral conducting : philosophy and practice / olin Durrant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Durrant, Colin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Choral conducting.

Conducting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Choral Conducting is a resource for singers, teachers, and choral conductors, and a college-level text for students of choral conducting. It also includes an overview of what is involved in leading a choral group and examines theories of learning and human behaviour and the history of choral music together with conductor's role. The book also discusses issues of the conductor-vocalist relationship, the mechanics of singing, rehearsal strategies, and more.

Contents:

Choral Conducting Philosophy and Practice; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; I. Philosophy; 1 Swimming with the Tide; 2 Human Learning and Behavior; 3 Why Do People Sing?; 4 The Role of the Conductor; 5 The Choral Conducting Phenomenon; 6 Toward a Super-model Choral Conductor; II. Practice; 7 The Conductors' Craft: Rehearsing; 8 Less Is More: Conducting Gesture; 9 Conducting and Vocal Development and Health; 10 Teaching Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice; 11 Last Movement; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-196) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-84451-6

1-136-07130-X

0-203-44613-5

9780203446133

OCLC:

821175616