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Basic Techniques of Conducting (97 Edition)
Basic Techniques of Conducting (97 Edition)
by Kenneth H. Phillips
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Systematic, practical, and thorough, Basic Techniques of Conducting offers a clear instructional strategy and a basic methodology for teaching the physical gestures and concepts essential for the development of a convincing conducting technique. Taking a... (read more)

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Getting Started with High School Choir
Getting Started with High School Choir
by Steven K. Michelson
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Learn how to conduct simple, painless auditions, and hear about recruitment techniques that really work. Get some new music introduction techniques specifically designed for this age-group.... (read more)

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Beyond the Baton: What Every Conductor Needs to Know
Beyond the Baton: What Every Conductor Needs to Know
by Diane Wittry
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Seasoned conductor Diane Wittry draws a comprehensive roadmap to a successful career in Beyond the Baton. With first-hand understanding of how the role of the conductor has changed across the years, she expertly examines the new set of duties--both on... (read more)

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On Becoming a Conductor (07 Edition)
On Becoming a Conductor (07 Edition)
by Frank Battisti
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This incredible book by one of the world's foremost authorities on conducting contains no conducting patterns, and no advice on how to conduct any piece. Instead, it focuses on the skills, knowledge and experiences needed to become and function as a... (read more)

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Maestro Matters
Maestro Matters
by Pamela Jay
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With thirty years experience of playing with the BBC Philharmonic, Pamela Jay explores some of the difficulties faced by both sides of the podium in an intriguing and informative way. The book has contributions and insights from many conductors including... (read more)

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The Compleat Conductor
The Compleat Conductor
by Gunther Schuller
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A world-renowned conductor and composer who has lead most of the major orchestras in North America and Europe, a talented musician who has played under the batons of such luminaries as Toscanini and Walter, and an esteemed arranger, scholar, author, and... (read more)

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Teaching Music with Promise: Conducting, Rehearsing and Inspiring
Teaching Music with Promise: Conducting, Rehearsing and Inspiring
by Peter Loel Boonshaft
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Written by one of today's most prolific author/educators, Boonshaft's new book is sure to top the charts following the international success of his first two best sellers. Filled with motivational anecdotes, quotations, and ideas on how to improve your... (read more)

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The Score, the Orchestra, and the Conductor
The Score, the Orchestra, and the Conductor
by Gustav Meier
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Known internationally for his work as a teacher of conducting, Gustav Meier's influence in the field cannot be overstated. In The Score, the Orchestra and the Conductor, Meier demystifies the conductor's craft with explanations and illustrations of what... (read more)

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The Robert Shaw Reader
The Robert Shaw Reader
by Robert Shaw
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Robert Shaw is considered to be the most influential choral conductor in American history. This is the first collection of his letters and notes about music ever publishedat another time, it is the book Shaw would have written himself. The letters are an... (read more)

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Conducting: The Art of Communication
Conducting: The Art of Communication
by Wayne Bailey
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Conducting: The Art of Communication provides the most comprehensive treatment available of all aspects of instrumental conducting: technical, analytical, and expressive. Extending beyond the strictly technical coverage of other books, this unique text... (read more)

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Beyond the Baton: What Every Conductor Needs to Know
Beyond the Baton: What Every Conductor Needs to Know
by Diane Wittry
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Seasoned conductor Diane Wittry draws a comprehensive roadmap to a successful career in Beyond the Baton. With first-hand understanding of how the role of the conductor has changed across the years, she expertly examines the new set of duties--both on... (read more)

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Wine, Women & Song, Op. 333 - Study Score
Wine, Women & Song, Op. 333 - Study Score
by Johann Jr. Strauss
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Composed in 1869 for the Vienna Men's Choral Association, Strauss' Opus 333 originally included parts for men's chorus. It has since become far more popular in the version he prepared afterward for orchestra only, which is the one presented here in a... (read more)

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Maestro: Conductor or Metro-Gnome?: Reflections from the Rostrum
Maestro: Conductor or Metro-Gnome?: Reflections from the Rostrum
by Myer Fredman
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This book explains what is actually involved in being a conductor and unravels some of the mystique that surrounds this intensely public profession. The author, who has worked with orchestras and opera companies all over the world, writes about all... (read more)

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Conducting Beethoven
Conducting Beethoven
by Norman Del Mar
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Following on from his reflections on conducting the nine Beethoven symphonies, Del Mar now gives his views on the remainder of Beethoven's orchestral output. He offers analyses of the music's structure, pointing out key events in the score, and gives... (read more)

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The Art of the Conductor: The Definitive Guide to Music Conducting Skills, Terms, and Techniques
The Art of the Conductor: The Definitive Guide to Music Conducting Skills, Terms, and Techniques
by John J. Watkins
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John Watkins has used his years of experience on both sides of the baton to create a charming introduction to the art of conducting. There are not many reference books that deal with the 'how to' of directing a group of musicians. This practical guide to... (read more)

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Basic Conducting Techniques (6TH 09 Edition)
Basic Conducting Techniques (6TH 09 Edition)
by Joseph A. Labuta
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Basic Conducting Techniques is a practical and innovative textbook that provides sound, time tested procedures and material for the beginning conducting class. Students and professors have responded enthusiastically to the hands-on, conductor competency... (read more)

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Rehearsing the Band (07 Edition)
Rehearsing the Band (07 Edition)
by John E. Williamson
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This book provides one huge room where everyone can gather to ask questions on the art of rehearsing and listen to answers from people who know. In his foreword, Frederick Fennell says, If you are a conductor, or are in training to be one, or are... (read more)

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The Robert Shaw Reader
The Robert Shaw Reader
by Robert Shaw
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Robert Shaw is considered to be the most influential choral conductor in American history. This is the first collection of his letters and notes about music ever published—at another time, it is the book Shaw would have written himself. The letters... (read more)

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The Study of Orchestration
The Study of Orchestration
by Samuel Adler
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The new Third Edition retains the elements that have made the book a classic while embracing new technology and responding to the needs of today's students and teachers. The Study of Orchestration ensemble--text, workbook, and enhanced compact discs--is... (read more)

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Roses from the South, Op. 388 - Study Score
Roses from the South, Op. 388 - Study Score
by Johann Jr. Strauss
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One of Johann Strauss II's most enduring sets of Waltzes, Roses from the South was arranged by the composer from themes taken from his 1880 operetta, The Queen's Lace Handkerchief. This new, convenient sized study score is a licensed reduced-sized... (read more)

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