Private Conducting Lessons: Rhythms, Solfege, Intervals & More
Dive into a fascinating journey of private conducting lessons covering various aspects such as rhythms, solfege, intervals, and more. Explore the nuances of music notation, conducting techniques, and challenges like tradition in this insightful lesson series. Get ready to enhance your musical knowledge and skills in a structured and engaging format.
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How to Conduct Yourself in Private Gradus ad ACWE, Lesson 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfRWbynDGu8
Tonights Lesson Review of Last Week Interval Wrap-up Rhythm Solfege Counting Exercises Basic Conducting Tradition is still an unsolved mystery in music notation
Homework Check Exercise 1 - write down the rhythm of the phrase "languages have different rhythms" Exercise 2 - come up with a short phrase and write down its rhythmic cadence
Last Week in Review Notes (add Rests) Multiple Rests Repeat Bars Quick exercise Using whole notes, write down a major scale starting on Ab in whichever clef you d like Using quarter notes, write down a pure minor scale on Bb using the opposite clef from the previous exercise
Intervals and Interval Mnemonics Example out there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_recognition PP, P4, P5, P8 M2, M3, M6, M7 m2, m3, TT, m6, m7 From bottom From top Practice with a drone!
Rhythm Solfege Numbers Eastman (Fr. Variant) Others (Kodaly, Gordon, etc.) Tuplets More on Time Signatures and Measures
Conducting Redux 1 2 3 4 5? Tempos (60, 96, 120) lento/adagio, andante, a la marcia Conducting as an art form? Vocabulary?
Your Turn Using Counting Rhythms with Notes 2 write, count, conduct 1-10 Using Counting Rhythms with Notes and Rests 2 write, count, conduct 1-10
For Next Week CR&N2 20-30 CR&N&R2 20-30
Tradition Nuances Ornaments Styles