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Question 1

Name the 4 parts of a conductor’s beat pattern.

Answer 1

1. Preparatory gesture
2. Ictus
3. Rebound
4. Travel

Question 2

What does a preparatory gesture communicate to the ensemble?

Answer 2

Style
Tempo
Dynamics
Exact beginning of the first note

Question 3

(T/F) In the preparatory gesture the left hand will mirror the right hand.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

(T/F) The ictus denotes exactly where the sound will begin as well as the rhythmic stress.

Answer 4

False … as well as the metric pulse.

Question 5

Where the movement changes direction at the top gesture and begins its downward motion to the starting point is called the

Answer 5

Preparatory Ictus