A video interview with Alan Gilbert, music directory of the NY Phil, includes some fascinating motion-capture computer graphics of his hand motions. Would that we could all have this kind of video taken for analyzing our own gesture! Can't embed the video. It's a sidebar to a general article about what a conductor does.
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Stick Time: Lessons from a Drum Line
What can we as choral conductors learn from a performance like this? First, look at this ensemble’s precision – it is nothing short of razor-sharp. How about their disciplined approach to tempo? Sounds rock-solid to my ears. And what can we extrapolate from this performance about the individual performer’s dedication to the rehearsal process? I’m […]
Attracting younger audiences
A great video aimed towards bringing younger audiences to our concerts. : Hat tip: On an Overgrown Path
ACDA Remembers . . .
The arts aren’t dead . . . yet
Good news! We aren’t abandoning the arts in public education, at least not yet: Rumors of the death of arts education in public schools have been greatly exaggerated, new federal findings suggest. Over the past decade, the availability of music and visual-arts instruction on average has changed little, and remains high, when compared […]