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Spiral. 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 competency-based approach, this text provides a clear, step-by-step system for mastering the physical gestures required for good conducting. Paying special attention to the psychomotor skills needed forclear and expressive conducting, it establishes a solid foundation on which to build an advanced and personal conducting style.Based on ten years of teaching and class-testing, the text is carefullyorganized to establish essential conducting skills over a one-semester period. Each of the thirty lessons introduces basic conducting techniques in a developmental sequence, and includes a review of previous techniques, "guided practice" segments for group practice of new techniques, and "assignment" sections for independent study and practice.The text is fully illustrated with many conducting diagrams, photographs of hand and body movements, and numerous musical examples fordirected conducting practice. Emphasizing complete musical examples rather than short excerpts, it features both choral and instrumental exercises for drill and practice. Engaging and accessible, BasicTechniques of Conducting offers all of the content necessary to build a solid foundation of conducting skills for all vocal and instrumental music education majors. This introduction to conducting method, appropriate for vocal and instrumental conducting students, is organized to establish essential conducting skills in a developmental sequence. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…