Feldman And Contizus Chapter Summary

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In this section of their book, Feldman and Contzius explain the importance of score study, even as a music educator teaching beginning bands. Detailed score study allows us to anticipate problems, detect errors quickly, and develop a coherent interpretation. As a teacher and conductor, you should never try to “wing it” during a rehearsal by not studying a score. Feldman and Contizus provide a macro-micro-macro approach to score study. The first phase, macro, involves a cover-to-cover overview of the work. As the conductor, you provide our own summary of the work by looking at aspects such as: form; pitch centers; keys; meter; tempo; texture; and orchestrations. The goal of this step is to construct a template in your mind’s ear. The next phase,

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