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Below is a
table of contents
A Conductor’s Lexicon
Resources for Basic Conducting Study
Timothy Paul Banks
I. Fundamental guidelines for pattern construction
Quadruple, Triple, Duple 4, 3,
2 [ 1 ]
Subdivision:
Duple (8, 6
[2+2+2]) Triple (12, 9, 6 [3+3])
Irregular meter ( 7, 5, etc.)
Regular meter Irregularly grouped (ex.: 9=2+2+2+3, etc.)
II. Terminology
4 languages:
Italian, German, French, English
Instrumentation: Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Choirs
Clefs
Transpositions
III. Specialized Gesture
Fermatas, Stops, and Other Holding and
Breaking Gestures
Free gesture:
(Ballet)
(Aleatory / Indetermacy)
Recitative (Oratorio and Opera / Music Theatre)
Guidelines for use of the Left Hand
IV. Resource list for conducting practice
Score examples for all portions in II and III
above
Selective Bibliography of conducting
textbooks and related materials
V. An Essay on the Psychology of Conducting
Motivation of volunteers and professionals
Group dynamics in choral and instrumental
ensembles
Taking the “I” out of conducting
Some basic “do’s and don’ts” in rehearsal
technique
Maxims