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by
o£ the
University of Rochester
1986
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF VIDEOTAPED REHEARSAL
BAND CONDUCTORS
by
programs.
skills.
Hunsberger.
ii
Education of the Fairport Central School District for
work.
understanding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...................................... ii
LIST OF TABLES..... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • v
Chapter
I. Introduction. . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • . . . • • . • . 1
V. Teaching Intonation....................... 35
I X• Summary. • • • • • . • • • . • • • . • • . • • • • • • • . . • • • • • . . • 65
B I BLI OGRAPH Y • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • 79
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
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Chapter I
INTRODUCTION
orchestral teachers.
completed study.
criteria.
analytical purposes.
Zdzinski concludes:
curricula.
concludes:
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situation.
commands.
where students could sign out the tapes and view them
Group.
Experimental Group.
study were: <1 > posture, <2 > baton position, <3)
preparatory beat, <4> ictus, <5> phrase indication, <6>
cueing, and <7> fermata. The study utilized a Control
was posttested.
conducting?
ensemble's performance.
WARM-UP/TUNE-UP PROCEDURES
rehearsal period.
concert F."
total ensemble.
meter #0786>.
general manner.
TABLE 1
the way they are playing it. The conductor then sings
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30
and asks the rest of the group to be sure they can hear
,_eter #1462>.
of the ensemble.
#12-meter #1801>.
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TABLE 2
TEACHING INTONATION
#2092).
meter #2247).
TABLE 3
TEACHING RHYTHM
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Singing the part correctly, followed by a verbal
#3337>.
6/8 rhythm:
place.
manner.
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TABLE 4
TABLE 4 <continued>
type o£ error.
breathing.
samples.
TABLE 5
Talking/Playing Percentages
- i1ftproving tone
- alternate fingering for better intonation
- fixing wrong notes
- tuning <additional to the tuning period at the
beginning of the rehearsal)
- i1ftproving intonation
- improving dynaMics
- taking ti~e to change pieces of ~usic
- discussions with students about:
using adJectives to describe interpretation
seating policies of the band
answering questions about All-County Band
- working with individual players
- iMproving articulation
- iMproving rhyth•
- iMproving balance
- iMproving tonal balance
- tone
- structural aspects of ~elodic lines
- repriMands for not knowing part in rehearsal
- iMproving attacks
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TABLE 6
Consecutive Order o£ Taped Examples
Contained in Chapter VII.
Other Rehearsal Techniques
criterion.
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TABLE 7
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Weight evenly distributed on feet.
--~Feet fairly close togPther.
7 Body erect, not bent over.
_5 __Head up.
NAf Knees relaxed, but not bent and roving.
Rioht Hand
__7__Plane of the beat at about chest height.
4 Flexibility in wrist.
_e___Correct baton grip (if baton is used).
3(2NA> Relaxed finger position without baton.
6 Clear beat patterns with definite ictus.
2 Expressive variety in size of beat pattern,
including hand alone, hand and forearm, and whole ar~.
____2____Expressive variety in shape of beat pattern.
_2__Clear preparatory beats, holds, releases.
Left Hand
3 Not overused, used for no purpose (mirror conducting).
__5__Used for cues.
_4__Used for emphasis.
2 Used for dyna~ic indications.
Eye Contact
____5____Visual contact with players •ost of the time.
4 Visual contact for all cues.
Performer Response
6 Easily following tempo ind:cations.
____3____Easily following throuqh transitional sections.
~8!._.Looking up to accept cues.
____2_____ Responding to dynamic indications.
1 Resoonding to phrasing indications.
3 Responding to articulation styles and accents.
2 Accurately performing attacks and releases.
Camments~her observations_
Following observations were made:
1 Works very fast.
1 Many rapid repetitions of problem spots (rote teaching).
5 Count off before Fmtrances,
1 Many verbal instructions.
3 Right ar1 bent at 900 and close to body.
2 Vague beat pattern
stood erect and not bent over. Five of the eight held
plane of his beat pattern was even with his head moat
while the others did not. Two used a baton for the
the right hand. Four used the left hand for cueing and
starts.
the left hand for cues and emphasis and both forms of
eye contact.
using the same segments of the raw data tapes that were
following." And, " .••• the tempo picks up, follow the
stick."
TABLE 8
SUMMARY
conditions.
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Procedures that did not fall into any of the four main
taped example.
since the raw data tapes for this study were made.
situations.
behavior.
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX A
ARTICLUATION 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2
BALANCE 2 3 1 1 3 0 0 2
DYNAMICS 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
EXPRESSION 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
FORM ANAYLSIS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
INTONATION 0 4 2 4 3 0 2 2
MODELING-PLAY 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MODELING-SING 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
PHRASING 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1
POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2
PRECISION 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 3
RHYTHM 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 1
TENUTO-RUBATO 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
TONE 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
APPENDIX B
STACCATO BEAT 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SUBDIVIDED BEAT 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRANSITIONS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EYE CUE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LEGATO BEAT 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
CUEING 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
CHANGE IN
BEAT SIZE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
CONTRAST IN
BEAT STYLES 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
INDEPENDENCE
OF HANDS 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
RELEASES
FERMAT I 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
APPENDIX C
LOG OF ~RM UP/TUNING PROCEDURES ~D TIMES
COND. A COND. B COND. C COND. D COND. E COND. F COND. 6 CDND. H
SR HI JR HI JR HI JR HI SR HI SR HI JR i1I SR HI
PERIOD i-ENGTH 4f:.
.w 70 90 45 45 45 45 75
;r:
~1MiJ;i L8-.'G'H 10 9 J..J 10 5 8 10 15
SCALES Bb ~ s & Jt s +-Bb obly t-extens1ve 1-partial I -ascending +-eyes closed +-all lllaJOr on
CHGRALES +-J.S.Bacn r-ot of pc. Treasury of Treasury of
* * Scales #19 Scales 173
Rhythm variation
deals ~/ silence
RHYTI-!M STUDIES t-on 'F' original
*
verbal inst. studies in
raanuscript
VERBAL balance eye contact eye contact rhythm devel. eye contact eye contact listening
INSTi1UCTIONS eye contact tuning listening listemng tuning tuning tuning concentration
tuning tuning eye contact balance key devel. listemng
tuning
CHORD S7UD IES rbalance circle of 5ths
ART:CULATION using cnord
f1"0111 piece for
douole toungue
excercises
TECHNICAL SKILL ~o-tongueing singing tongueing
BUILDERS w/ M.ll. tongueing using Treas.
flexitlility Treas. of of Scale #1
in ~rass Scale #19
INDIVIDUAL TUNING no no no yes yes-not yes yes yes-listen to
extensive tuiJa; all 1st
chair players
then total band
-..J
~
• = INCORPORATED IN FORMAL WARM UP PROCEDURE, NOT TREATED AS A SEPARATE ACTIVITY
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APPENDIX D
19 Woodcrest Circle
Fairport, New York 14450
November 7, 1980
Dear ______________ _
Sincerely~
Munro H. Sherrill
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APPENDIX E
19 Woodcrest Circle
Fairport, New York 14450
May 27, 1981
Dear
Sincerely,
Munro H. Sherrill
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APPENDIX F
Alan Bomwell,
Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School,
Phelps. N.Y.
Donald DeWitt,
Palmyra-Macedon Central School,
Palmyra, N.Y.
Edward Lisk,
Oswego City School District
Oswego. N.Y.
Michael Reid,
Clarence Central School,
Clarence, N.Y.
Ronald A. Sutherland,
Clarence Central School,
Clarence. N.Y.
Charles VanBuren,
Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School,
Phelps, N.Y.
Mark Wheaton,
Churchville-Chili Central School.
Churchville. N.Y.
George Whittier.
Clarence Central School,
Clarence, N.Y.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Developing Competence in
Teachinq Instrumental Music. Fairport, NY:
Ergo Publications, 1978.