Week Number and Date:

Evaluator's Name: Conductor's Name:

Week 2 6/10/2021
Alysa Hershman Conducting Evaluation Form Alysa Hershman

Using the uploaded videos, complete a form for yourself and one for each of your
partners.

Leave those elements blank that are basically correct; use + for very good elements and –
for elements that need improving. Depending upon the exercise not all items may be
applicable.

Posture-Arm/Hand Positioning
Comments:

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+ Posture Arm and hand positioning basically correct
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+ Arm/hand positioning throughout.

Preparation
Comments:
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- Mental Set
___ Group Scan Still need a little more confidence in my conducting.
___ Smooth Preparatory Gesture Need to work on making staccato shorter and
-___ Rhythmic Breathing Motion making sure my ictus is clear each time.
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+ Eye Contact
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+ Correct Tempo
___ Correct Dynamic Level
___ Correct Articulation
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- Clear Ictus
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- Confident and Assuring Demeanor

Patterns and Releases

Comments:

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+ Vertical Plane Location Vertical and Horizontal plane locations
___ Vertical Plane Amplitude were good overall I think. I need to work
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+ Horizontal Plane Location on clarity in my patterns, especially the
___ Horizontal Breadth GoS and tenuto (make it smaller).
___ Clear Ictus on Each Beat when Warranted
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- Pattern Clarity
___ Internal Releases
___ Final Release
___ Release Preparation
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+ Communication

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 Baton Grip and Use
Comments:
___ Proper Contact Points I haven't used a baton for a long time, but felt I did a
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+ Natural Curve of Fingers
decent job holding it. Need to make my ictus a little
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+ Correct Direction of Baton
clearer with it I think.
___ Baton on Vertical Plane
___ Ictus at Baton Tip
___ Ictus on Horizontal Plane

Left Hand

Comments:
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- At-Rest Position: side Left hand looked unnatural behind my back. For
___ At-Rest Position: front some reason, that felt the most natural to me, but
___ Attention position did not look natural!
___ Smooth and Independent
___ Appropriate Dynamics
___ Crescendo-Decrescendo
___ Appropriae Releases
___ Sustaining Gestures

Summarize your partner’s conducting in narrative form. Write one paragraph

summarizing the positive elements of your partner’s conducting and one paragraph on
those that need improving.

Summarize positive elements:

I felt I showed at least a little improvement from my last video maybe? I felt my posture
was good and I did an okay job holding the baton for not being used to holding it.

Summarize those in need of improvement. Include strategy for improvement.

I still have a lot to improve on! Tenuto needed some work (making it smaller), need
more confidence in all my conducting patterns, GoS needed some work, and I think
just consistency in all my patterns.

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