Ebook: The Score, the Orchestra, and the Conductor

Cover; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1The Beat; Introduction; A. Basic Techniques; 1. The Baton; 2. Placement of the Beat; 3. The Size of the Beat; 4. A System for Notating Beats; B. The Preparatory Beat; Introduction; 1. Response to the Preparatory Beat; 2. Influence of Orchestration on the Preparatory Beat; 3. Preparatory Beat to Count 1 (without Setting Tempo); 4. Preparatory Beat to Count 1 (Setting Tempo): The Rebound; 5. Beat Patterns; 6. Preparatory Beat to Counts Other Than 1; 7. Preparatory Beat to Upbeats; C. Types of Beats; 1. Standard Beat; 2. Staccato Beat; 3. Legato Beat.