The Modern Conductor

Preface -- So You Want To Be A Conductor? Section I. The Manual Technique. The Baton - Time-beating I: The Basic Tecniques (traditional) - Beyond The Time-beating: The Expressive Gestures - The Development Of The Left Hand - The Fermata - Time-beating Ii: More Advanced Techniques (pattern Variety, Melds, And Twentieth-century Demands) - Manual Technique Plus - Rehearsing -- Section Ii. Score Study. Introduction To Score Study - Clefs And Transpositions - Mechanics Of The Choral Score - Mechanics Of The Orchestral Score - Mechanics Of The Band Score - Interpreting The Vocal Score - Interpreting The Instrumental Score: Band And Orchestra - Handling The Stylistic Traditions: From Orchestra To Band - Memorizing The Score -- Section Iii. Mastery. Psychological Conducting (technical Mastery) - Public Peformance (musical Mastery) - Creative Conducting (ultimate Mastery) -- Appendixes - A. Seating Charts: Chorus, Orchestra, Band - B. Instrumentation - C. Classification Of Bowings - D. Synopsis Of Musical Form - E. Terminology For The Conductor - F. Additional Practice Problems, Written Examination Forms, And Advanced Physical Exercises - G. Bibliography -- Indexes. Topical Index - Index To Diagrams And Musical Examples. Elizabeth A. H. Green. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 280-284.