Conducting Tech Flashcards
Music is _______.
emotion
The communication of this _____ from the _____ page in the musical score to the listener’s ear is the _______ ______.
emotion, silent, musical message
The task of _______ and ________ this message, through the performer to the listener, is the _____ ________ of the conductor.
recreating, communicating, major responsibility
The desire to be a conduit for the ________ _______ requires the qualities necessary to be a ______ of people, in this case, _______.
musical message, leader, musicians
______ and _______ must certainly be added to this special talent.
Knowledge, personality
It is impossible to communicate if _______ is not present and _______ is _______ and _______.
knowledge, personality, offensive, repelling.
A conductor’s ________ on the podium is individualized his/her own personal ________.
technique, signature
A conductor is not afforded the _______ of using _____ to communicate the musical ______ to the performers, not to the _______ in a concert situation.
luxury, words, intent, listener
This ______ aspect of music making must be done in _____ ________.
crucial, total, silence
_______ is one of the most ________ clues to a person’s _______.
Posture, revealing, personality
The physical _____ of the human being is focused around the ______. (X marks the spot!)
center, heart
It is a comfortable place to align the horizontal plane running from ____ to _____. Since no two people are made the same way this “X,” or _______, is slightly different with each _______.
left, right, crossing, individual
The vertical plane is also centered in the _____ or central chest area and runs ___ and ____ dissecting the body into ____ and ____ halves.
heart, up, down, right, left
(Vertical plane)
This plane extends as far upward and down as our _____ (and/or baton) can reach. It is the ____ point or ______ from which most activity should originate to achieve _______ legibility.
hands, focus, fulcrum, maximum
“Travel” can also refer to the _______ of the _______ between beats.
movement, baton/hands
Establishing a _____ _______ is another personal ______ of each individual _______.
ready position, signature, conductor
A basic premise is the _____ hand be designated as the ____ ______ while the _____ hand is used for ______, ______, dynamic ______, and ______ interpretation.
right, time keeper, left, expression, cueing, contrast, melodic
Two essential techniques in developing a repertoire of gestures that are of prime importance:
The ________ beat and ____-____ beat.
preparatory, cut-off
The preparatory beat is the ______ that sets the stage for the music to _____.
gesture, begin
The preparatory beat includes coordinated use of the:
What you use
a. body (stance)
b. hand(s)
c. arm(s)
d. face (including the mouth for inhalation)
e. head
The preparatory beat can utilize any one or combination of the above to establish the following musical necessities in beginning the sound:
(What is does)
- tempo
- dynamic level
- style
- On what beat the composition begins
- Who/What instruments actually play (or sing)
The ictus is the actual _____ of the sound, also known as the _____.
starting, attack
The movement to stop the sound is called a ____-___. It assumes the same responsibilities as the preparatory beat with the ______ effect. Instead of starting the sound, it ____ the sound.
cut-off, reverse, ends
The characteristics of the cut-off beat are the same as the preparatory beat in that it should be executed to accomplish the following:
- tempo
- dynamic marking
- style
- indicate what beat the music ends
- who/what is to stop playing
