The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Conducting Music

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. Bonus online video content shows expert conductors conducting various time signatures, articulations, tempos, cues, dynamics, downbeats, and more. The complete idiot's guide® to conducting Music shows student and novice conductors how to lead bands, choirs, orchestras, and other ensembles effectively through sight-reading, rehearsals, and performances.

The complex art of conducting may look effortless to the casual onlooker; however, it requires a great deal of knowledge and skill.


A Novice's Guide to Directing A Church Choir

A resource that covers the wide spectrum of issues facing a novice church choir director.


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The Art of the Conductor: The Definitive Guide to Music Conducting Skills, Terms, and Techniques

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The art of the conductor will help conductors, choristers, and instrumentalists build their skills and confidence for more relaxed, enjoyable, and polished performances that audiences will love. Best balanced baton to Teachers or Students. Baton length: About 38cm/15 inch. An excellent, new music baton for the music professional.

♫. Used book in Good Condition. This practical guide to conducting wisely stays away from musical theory and concentrates on how to communicate with musicians from base amateur to seasoned professional This is a must for a newly aspiring conductor, and an experienced conductor could very well use this as a refresher.

John watkins has used his years of experience on both sides of the baton to create a charming introduction to the art of conducting. Watkins discusses the evolution of conducting technique and how it relates to various forms of music, and he outlines the wide array of skills conductors need today. John tozer, scarborough, music director, ontarioan invaluable reference guide for musicians of all types, The Art of the Conductor contains clear and detailed descriptions of universally accepted techniques used by the world's best and most successful music conductors.




Music Theory, 3E Idiot's Guides

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The building blocks of rhythm, including note values, basic notation, and tempo, time signatures, dynamics, and navigation. Helpful reference appendixes, chord charts, including a glossary, and instrument ranges. Composing and arranging, how to compose your own music, arranging for voices and instruments, including coverage of musical genres and forms, working with lead sheets and scores, and performing your music.

All-new coverage of genres, composing, and arranging. This book covers:   • the basics of tones, clefs, intervals, scales, including pitches, and major and minor keys. Expanded online ear-training and transcribing exercise content. The basics of accompaniment, including transcribing, accompanying melodies, and transposing to other keys.

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The Complete Book of Scales, Chords, Arpeggios & Cadences: Includes All the Major, Minor Natural, Harmonic, Melodic & Chromatic Scales -- Plus Additional Instructions on Music Fundamentals

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The first book #11761 accommodates the learning pace of younger students such as those in Alfred's Basic, Level 2. In addition, chords, arpeggios, accelerating scales expanding scales and much more! These excellent all-inclusive books teach scales, several "enrichment options" are provided with exercises such as harmonizing scales, and cadences at three different levels.

Includes an in-depth 12 page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences plus a clear explanation of scale degrees and a two-page guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios.


Conducting Technique for Beginners and Professionals

In addition, accelerating scales expanding scales and much more! These excellent all-inclusive books teach scales, arpeggios, several "enrichment options" are provided with exercises such as harmonizing scales, chords, and cadences at three different levels. The first book #11761 accommodates the learning pace of younger students such as those in Alfred's Basic, Level 2.

Includes an in-depth 12 page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences plus a clear explanation of scale degrees and a two-page guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios. Best balanced baton to Teachers or Students. Baton length: About 38cm/15 inch.

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For this revised edition the author has made a number of corrections and additions, includinga new preface.


Preaching to the Choir: The Care and Nurture of the Church Choir

Wold provides helpful guidance for every choir director about the care and nurture of the church choir. With readable, knowing, and often witty writing, Wayne L. Scale, chord, arpeggio and cadence studies in all major and minor keys presented in a convenient two-page format. Scales chords arpeggios & Cadences - Complete Book Complete Book.

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The first book #11761 accommodates the learning pace of younger students such as those in Alfred's Basic, Level 2.


Conducting Technique: For Beginners and Professionals Book

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The first book #11761 accommodates the learning pace of younger students such as those in Alfred's Basic, Level 2. For beginners and professionals, this edition starts at the very beginning to include the most basic conducting principles and ends with insightful advice on coducting subtleties. Includes an in-depth 12 page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences plus a clear explanation of scale degrees and a two-page guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios.

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This latest edition takes into account avant-garde music and new music notation.


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Arranging and Orchestration

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♫. For musicians playing in any type of band, songwriters and composers, and students learning the art of arranging and orchestration ?Follow-up to The Complete Idiot?s Guide® to Music Composition and the bestselling The Complete Idiot?s Guide to Music Theory ?Combines essential reference material with progressive practical examples ?One composition is used throughout the book and CD to demonstrate different types of arrangements The material of baton:Fiberglass with wood Handle.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History

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. This guide makes music history interesting and fun, for both music students and older music lovers. Alpha Books. Scales chords arpeggios & Cadences - Complete Book Complete Book. Includes an in-depth 12 page explanation that leads to complete understanding of the fundamentals of major and minor scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences plus a clear explanation of scale degrees and a two-page guide to fingering the scales and arpeggios.

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