Download or read book Baton Basics written by Diane Wittry and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conducting is not simply the act of marking beats; it is the much more rich art of communicating emotion, character, and mood through movement to a large group of performers in order to inspire them to create music together. Baton Basics is based on the premise that the most effective and musical forms of conducting are about conveying energy, and that doing so is a fundamentally physical activity. In Baton Basics, conductor Diane Wittry offers a unique approach to teaching conducting through familiar gestures: weight, resistance, and energy, combined with size, beat placement. The end goal is the ability to communicate a better concept of musical sound to the musicians. Wittry demonstrates how conductors can communicate through gestures, by training the muscles of their fingers, hands, wrists, forearms, and full arms. She also provides techniques for releasing body tension, improving posture, and developing a deeper sense of calm on the podium through overall body and breathing exercises. Additionally, she guides the reader on an exploration of the concepts and diagrams of the Musin and Saito conducting methods, and providing innovative suggestions on how to best incorporate these other styles into his or her own technique. Featuring many detailed drawings and access to over 60 video examples on the companion website, Baton Basics guides conductors away from simply marking beat patterns, and towards a nuanced and phrased musicality that can be communicated to a group of musicians. Baton Basics is a key foundational text for the student and experienced conductor alike, and is must for anyone interested in improving and expanding their vocabulary of conducting gestures.
Download or read book USE OF THE MINI BATON A BASIC MANUAL written by Joseph Truncale and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-04-05 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual was written for law enforcement and security officers who may be interested in the use of the Mini-Baton. The Mini-Baton can include any type of short stick such as the Yawara stick, Persuader Baton Kubatons, Tactical Pens and other short stick like object. Topics in this manual include: History of the short stick or Mini-Baton Basic principles of the Mini-Baton Stance and balance Basic gripping Basic blocking Basic striking Wrist control and takedown techniques How use the Mini-Baton for basic self-defense Basic teaching principles There is also a sample course outline for those who are interested following an organized program of learning this effective and practical self-defense and control tool.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Conducting Music written by Michael Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complex art of conducting may look effortless to the casual onlooker, however, it requires a great deal of knowledge and skill. The success of a performance hinges on the director's ability to keep the group playing together and interpreting the music as the composer intended. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Conducting Music shows student and novice conductors how to lead bands, orchestras, choirs, and other ensembles effectively through sight-reading, rehearsals, and performances.
Download or read book Baton Twirling written by Constance Atwater and published by Olympic Marketing Corporation. This book was released on 1964 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated guide to baton twirling.
Download or read book Beyond the Baton written by Diane Wittry and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
Download or read book Baton Twirling 101 for Coaches written by Sara Rudin and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When beginning your own baton twirling group, there are few resources available to get you started. This book provides common names for the fundamentals of baton twirling. Coaches may use this book to: - Learn proper names of foundational tricks to research online training videos- Create course outlines and curriculum for students- Create or copy practice sheets directly from the book- Learn a few solo creation tips for beginning student
Download or read book Baton Twirling Master written by Susan Style and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated handbook of baton-twirling moves and practices designed to improve baton twirling skills.
Download or read book Baton Twirling written by Constance Atwater and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pass the Baton written by Kathryn Finch and published by Dave Burgess Consulting. This book was released on 2020-09-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking the Music Room beyond Engagement All too often the music classroom stifles students with one-size-fits-all curricula and repertoire. In Pass the Baton, authors Kathryn Finch and Theresa Hoover turn that paradigm on its head, offering a vision of music education that empowers students as critical thinkers who exercise voice and choice to question, discover, connect, and play like never before-in and out of the classroom. Pass the Baton offers readers a comprehensive guide to crafting engaging music lessons that transform students from passive consumers to vibrant creatives. Whether you're looking to rethink general music or overhaul your ensemble groups, Pass the Baton is chock-full of generative, actionable, and impactful tools. Finch and Hoover have drawn on deep research and years of experience in the music room to provide a guide for all music educators to create a learner-centered environment and give students the opportunity to truly own the creative process. This book is a must read for teachers who want to empower students to become self-sufficient lifelong learners. It is a guidebook for creating a vibrant classroom where student learning is the first priority. Kristin Gomez, MA, director of orchestras at Jefferson Middle School and Abingdon Elementary School As I watch my daughters grow up and be inspired by music in their lives, I read this thinking, "this is the type of music education I want for my own kids." This is a great book that reminds us that music education should be in every school in the world. George Couros, educator and author of The Innovator's Mindset Music teachers are often required to attend professional development that does not seem to relate to our performance-driven classes. We are left to figure out the applications on our own. Pass the Baton makes the connections for us in a way that empowers not only music students but music teachers. Mari Schay, editor of Activate! Magazine and early elementary music teacher
Download or read book The Orchestral Conductor s Career Handbook written by Carl Topilow and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In-text URLs can be accessed via the “Features” tab of the publisher’s website. Conductors face a multitude of hurdles as they strive to obtain a foothold in the professional world. Once they have attained a position, there are obstacles both on and off the podium to keeping that position as well as advancing in the profession. Founding conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, pedagogue, and frequent guest conductor for both pops and classical concerts, Carl Topilow is in a unique position to help conductors navigate their careers. The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook takes readers through the step-by-step process of establishing a career in orchestral conducting. Through his experiences with professional, pops, conservatory, community, youth, summer festival, opera and ballet orchestras, Topilow provides practical tips for conductors of any orchestra type and at any level of their development. Filled with personal stories from Topilow’s career, the handbook provides insights on an array of topics, including applying for conducting programs and conducting positions, connecting with audiences, developing interpersonal relations within the orchestra family, starting your own orchestra, interacting with donors, and beyond. It also presents fresh ideas for programming, rehearsing, and approaches to standard repertoire pieces.
Download or read book Pro Systems Complete Baton Manual written by Fernan Vargas and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-10-03 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The straight stick has probably been used as a self-defense tool since a human made the first footprints on earth. Through the ages variations of the stick and staff have been created to make a better self-defense tool. The straight stick was turned into spears and swords. Understanding the basic use of the straight police baton makes it possible to use numerous other objects for self-defense. In fact, the same techniques taught for using the police baton relate to a host of stick fighting and sword arts such as Hanbo- Jutsu, Jo-Jutsu, Wakizashi-Jutsu and similar weapon combat systems. It is hoped this book will provide a basic overview of the many ways a straight baton can be used for self-defense, control and takedowns for law enforcement, security officers and martial artists studying weapons.
Download or read book Baton Twirling written by Doris Wheelus and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagrams and text instruct the beginning, intermediate, and advanced twirler in the various techniques of baton twirling.
Download or read book Pro Systems Baton Reverse Grip System written by Joseph Truncale and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-03-14 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This baton manual takes a different approach on how to employ the standard straight police baton. Whether you carry the expandable type of baton or the standard rigid model, this text will provide a different perspective on how to use the baton for control and self defense. The Baton Reverse Grip System (BRGS)was not created to take the place of any other baton system. It was designated to increase an officer's options when employing the law rnforcement straight baton in arrest and control situations.
Download or read book Basic Techniques of Conducting written by Kenneth Harold Phillips and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music. Spiral bound.
Download or read book Conducting Technique written by Brock McElheran and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conducting Technique has been accepted as a standard text for both choral and orchestral conducting courses taught at universities, colleges, and conservatories throughout the English-speaking world. For this revised edition the author has made a number of corrections and additions, includinga new preface.
Download or read book How to Twirl a Baton written by Roger Lee and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Music and Gesture written by Elaine King and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume showcases key theoretical ideas and practical considerations in the growing area of scholarship on musical gesture. The book constructs and explores the relations between music and gesture from a range of differing perspectives, identifying theoretical approaches and examining the nature of certain types of gesture in musical performance. The twelve chapters in this volume are organized into a heuristic progression from theory to practice, from essay to case study. Theoretical considerations about the interpretation of musical gestures are identified and phrased in terms of semiotics, the mimetic hypothesis, concepts of musical force, immanence, quotation and topic, and the work of musical gestures. The lives of musical gestures in performance are revealed through engaging with their rhythmic properties as well as inquiring into the breathing of pianists, the nature of clarinettists' bodily movements, and the physical acts and personae of individual artists, specifically Keith Jarrett and Robbie Williams. The reader is encouraged to listen to the various resonances and tensions between the chapters, including the importance given to bodies, processes, motions, expressions, and interpretations of musical gesture. The book will be of significance to musicologists, theorists, semioticians, analysts, composers and performers, as well as scholars working in different research communities with an interest in the study of gesture.
