Basic Conducting Techniques

Features + Benefits

• NEW - Transpositions for B-flat, F and E-Flat instruments-With the orchestral excerpts that are keyed to the chapters.

  • Provides students with transposed parts to minimize performance problems and save rehearsal time, so that they can focus on the specific conducting techniques to be mastered.

• NEW - Complete examples of scores analyzed and prepared by conductors-Including the "Three Basic Steps" of score preparation.

  • Enables students to prepare themselves to take charge of the class performing group, so they can conduct and rehearse the assigned excerpts and other scores.

• NEW - Added instructions, detailed suggestions and directions for excerpts-Cross-referenced to chapters.

  • Guides students' conducting, practicing, interpreting and rehearsing and helps them integrate conducting techniques as they arise.

• NEW - Mastery section for score analysis and rehearsal technique.

  • Challenges students and provides extra incentive with longer and more complete excerpts.

• NEW - Photographs.

  • Provides students with greater visual clarity and accuracy of many of the techniques they are to master.

• Wide variety of carefully selected excerpts, more than any other source-Contains over 100 musical excerpts from orchestral, band and choral literature; over 85 conducting diagrams and illustrations, and transpositions of the excerpts to facilitate ensemble performance.

  • Presents students with valid musical examples-not contrived drill exercises-that present the problems they must master to develop their conducting skills.

• Precise, cross-referenced directions precede each excerpt.

  • Motivates students and helps them develop independence by challenging them to attempt interpretive conducting techniques as they arise in the music, even before they are encountered in later chapters.

• Flexible use with classes of mixed music majors-Contains musical excerpts, complete scores, and rehearsal techniques for both instrumental and choral groups.

  • Introduces students to instrumental conducting for prospective choral directors and choral conducting for prospective instrumental directors. Such versatility can be a great advantage to the student pursuing a music teaching career.

• Conducting competencies begin each chapter.

  • Provides students with focus and guides their learning with clearly stated course objectives.

• Rating scales and analytical guides-Features 14 self-check mastery tests and a comprehensive conducting-competency rating scale.

  • Provides students with a basis for self-evaluation and immediate feedback.

• Problem-solving approach-Helps students learn by solving actual conducting problems.

  • Motivates and holds students' interest by requiring them to tackle problems they'll encounter in real experiences.

• Modular chapter format.

  • Provides instructors with a clearly stated lesson plan and encourages students in self-paced learning and self-evaluation.

Backcover

The Fifth Edition of Basic Conducting Techniques provides sound, practical, hands-on procedures, techniques, guidance, and materials for the beginning conducting class. Joseph A. Labuta, an experienced musician and educator, employs a broad repertory of musical excerpts and scores, most reduced to four-part format, which enables students to work with an ensemble of class members to practice conducting and rehearsal techniques at each class meeting.

• Along with each carefully selected example from music literature are specific instructions keyed to the text, identifying conducting problems the student must master to develop conducting skills.
• Excerpts include orchestral materials, band scores, as well as choral music excerpts, choral scores, and choral rehearsal techniques.
• Modular format for self-paced learning; provisions for ongoing student evaluation, including rating scales, checklists, and analytical guides.
• Alternate approaches for use of the materials provided to the instructor.

• Transposed parts for the musical excerpts in Part III.
• Examples of score analysis for students to use as models.
• More detail and elaboration of instruction preceding the excerpts.
• A Mastery section for challenge and evaluation.
• Additional photographs to clarify and model techniques.