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Loading... The beat stops here : lessons on and off the podium for today's conductorby Mark Gibson
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In The Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor, master conductor Mark Gibson addresses the technique of conducting as an extension of intimate knowledge of the score to the hands and arms. He employs a variety of everyday activities and motions (brushing the dog,Tinkerbelle, the "door knob") to describe the physical aspects of the role. He advocates a comprehensive, detailed approach to score study, addressing major works bar-by-bar in terms of both musical analysis and conducting method. Finally, Gibson explores the various roles a conductor plays, as ateacher, a scholar and a member of the musical community. His writing is highly focused, with an occasionally tongue-in-cheek, discussing everything from motivic development in Brahms to how to hold a knife and fork in public. In short, The Beat Stops Here is a compendium of style and substance inthe real world of today's conductor. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)781.45The arts Music General principles and musical forms Performance & Recording Technique ConductingLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |