Description
Product ID: | 9780193868540 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Conducting Technique |
Subtitle: | For Beginners and Professionals |
Authors: | Author: Brock McElheran |
Page Count: | 156 |
Subjects: | Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Orchestras, Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music, Techniques of music / music tutorials |
Description: | Select Guide Rating McElheran believes that an experienced conductor is one in whom detection, diagnosis, and remedy of a problem take place simultaneously. This book gives valuable hints about these three basic conductorial functions from the viewpoint of chorus and orchestra alike. McElheran leads the student toward mastery of the problems at hand, with firmness and gentle humour. This book starts at the very beginning and ends with some remarkably profound insights on conductorial subtleties. An experienced conductor is one in whom detection, diagnosis, and remedy take place simultaneously; as he hears the error, he realizes where the fault lies and what to do about it. This book gives valuable hints about these three basic conductorial functions from the viewpoint of chorus and orchestra alike. McElheran leads the student toward mastery of the problems at hand, with firmness and gentle humour. |
Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2005-03-24 |