Description
The most informed ARTISTIC performances require a delicate balance of musicianship and technical precision from both the conductor and the performers. The Directed Listening Model is a resource that provides a basis for understanding and achieving this critical musical intersection by clarifying the subject matter of ensemble music making and providing conductors and performers a system to analyze and evaluate live sounds. The model also illuminates the prerequisite technical and ensemble skills necessary for the creation of a musical performance. A rehearsal process that utilizes The Directed Listening Model will ultimately inform the depth of interpretation and ARTISTIC nuance available to the musicians thus promoting the highest levels of ARTISTRY in musical performance, regardless of the ability level of the ensemble or the repertoire performed.
More Information
Edition Number PCB1
Number of pages 173
13-digit ISBN Number 978-1-7344257-2-7
10-digit ISBN Number 1-7344-2573-3
Copyright Year 2020
REVIEWS:
“Here is one of the more thought provoking books on ensemble music making to come along in recent years, one that will fascinate and enlighten conductors and performers who share a belief (or even a disbelief) that rigorous objective attention to details is essential for anyone who hopes to achieve the aim of producing profoundly beautiful musical results. […] I am certain that The Directed Listening Model: A Rehearsal Guide for Ensemble Musicianship will generate a great deal of meaningful discussion about the art of conducting and the infinitely vast and beautiful topic of ensemble music making.” – Frank Ticheli
“If you are looking for a book which explains, in detail, the various aspects to be considered while conducting and rehearsing — this is it. This is more than just a “how to” book. The authors have considered MANY points we all think about, and many, many more that are described in minute detail to be studied again and again. Indeed, this is a book to be studied more than read superficially. You will want to use it mainly as a reference work, reading a section at a time and thinking about it. I am quite surprised that no one, until now, has taken the time to put into words all of the thoughtful analysis compiled in this volume – a genuine contribution.” – H. Robert Reynolds
AUDIENCE:
The Directed Listening Model is a comprehensive book for conductors, teachers, and pre-service music education students of any experience level working with any level of performer.
PURPOSE:
Use as a stand-alone resource for wind and percussion instrument and ensemble pedagogy or as a companion to textbooks utilized in traditional university conducting and music education methods classes.
UNIVERSITY COURSE ACCESS:
The Directed Listening Model is a comprehensive book for conductors, teachers, and pre-service music education students of any experience level.
Use as a stand-alone text book for undergraduate and graduate wind and percussion pedagogy courses or as a companion to textbooks utilized in traditional university conducting and music education methods classes.
