Evoking Sound: Fundamentals of Choral Conducting and Rehearsing

by James Mark Jordan

Book Overview

Evoking Soundset new standards for its vision of the choral conductor's role when it was published in 1998. Now significantly revised and expanded, James Jordan's groundbreaking book incorporates more than ten years of new conducting insights, pedagogy, and philosophy to create a resource that is not only informative but transformative.Unique to this edition is the inclusion of a revolutionary DVD with Dr. Jordan and Eugene Migliaro Corporon of the University of North Texas. For the first time, a conducting text contains visual examples of patterns that--with the help of state-of-the-art animation and multiple camera angles--guide you to a deeper understanding of how conducting gesture influences sound.Evoking SoundSecond Editionincludes: * Expanded material on the applications of the theories ofLabanfor conductors*Sequential developmentof technique[* Unique new graphic renditions ofconducting patternsthat show not only the pattern but also velocity of the pattern and possible rotation points* Application of the theories ofHideo Saito* Extended sections onbreathingand its important role in conducting* A refined introduction toAlexander TechniqueandBody Mapping* Use of abatonand guidelines for working with both wind ensembles and orchestras* Expanded discussion of thephilosophy of conducting* Focus on the importance oflisteningand its role in arriving at gesture that supports the singing process and the musicYou will come away fromEvoking Soundwith a renewed sense of the totality of the conducting experience and also an understanding of how to better evoke honest and meaningful sounds from your choir.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941050831
• ISBN13: 9780941050838
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: GIA Publications
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.