Overview

Providing a thorough introduction to both choral and instrumental conducting, this textbook offers a complete package of teaching, study, and assessment materials to support a single-semester foundational conducting course. The book is designed to address the needs of students and instructors in mixed-discipline classrooms, giving equal weight to the conducting skills and repertoire of instrumental and choral ensembles. The 22 chapters are intended to fit comfortably into a single-semester course with two weekly classes. The authors cover key topics including conducting body alignment, breathing, the conducting box, baton use, cutoffs, left-hand use, conducting patterns, conducting styles, conducting subdivisions, accents, syncopation, score preparation and score reading, transpositions and clef reading, ensemble familiarity, error detection, rehearsal planning, and rehearsal techniques. This textbook and its accompanying supplemental materials are uniquely designed for the instructor to achieve an efficient and readily organized class, and for the students to receive essential fundamental conducting skills on both instrumental—including orchestral and band instruments—and choral ensembles. Addressing the conductor’s role, basic conducting skills, makeup of instrumental and choral ensembles, and solutions to common issues, the text prepares all students to engage in higher-level conducting courses.

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Author:   Selim Giray ,  Michael Hanawalt
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9781032268798

ISBN 10:   1032268794
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   19 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Foreword by Donald Trott; Foreword by Mark Laycock; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Preparation for conducting; 2. The conducting craft; 3. The ensembles; 4. Score reading and issues in conducting; 5. Four sections of the orchestra; 6. First conducting exam; 7. Ensemble setup and common terminology; 8. Choral ensembles; 9. Second conducting exam; 10. Changes of tempo; 11. Preparatory beats; 12. Score study; 13. Rehearsal planning; 14. Error detection; 15. Meter changes, compound meter patterns, and fermatas or holds; 16. Third conducting exam; 17. The left hand; 18. Style and phrasing; 19. Fourth conducting exam; 20. Compound and irregular meters; 21. Fifth conducting exam and simulated rehearsal preparation; 22. Fifth conducting exam and simulated rehearsal; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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Selim Giray is Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Mississippi, USA, and conductor of MYSP Repertory Orchestra. Giray performed as cover conductor for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and conducted the California High School All-State String Orchestra. Giray is the author of String Methods for Beginners (2020). Michael Hanawalt is Director of Graduate Choral Studies at Florida State University, USA, where he conducts the Chamber Choir and teaches courses in conducting and choral literature. He is also the Artistic Director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus.

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