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    A personal routine to help build consistency in my conducting technique. Utilizes some exercises described in Elizabeth Green's "The Modern Conductor".

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    Conducting Daily Routine

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    A personal routine to help build consistency in my conducting technique. Utilizes some exercises described in Elizabeth Green's "The Modern Conductor".

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    A personal routine to help build consistency in my conducting technique. Utilizes some exercises described in Elizabeth Green's "The Modern Conductor".

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    Conducting Daily Routine

    Uploaded by

    Andrew Janes
    A personal routine to help build consistency in my conducting technique. Utilizes some exercises described in Elizabeth Green's "The Modern Conductor".

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    The passage describes various conducting techniques including relaxation exercises, staccato and legato conducting, speed of motion exercises, and Green Exercises that work on conducting hinges.

    Techniques described include staccato/legato conducting using the elbow and rebound, varying the meter, size and tempo of patterns, tracing infinity patterns, exercises focusing on speed of motion within a set space, and the Green Exercises.

    The Green Exercises are a series of motions meant to work on conducting hinges (joints). They include horizontal motion, vertical motion, hand independence through 'painting the fence', and staccato motions. They are meant to isolate different motions while keeping the shoulders disengaged.

    Daily Routine (Loosely) Based on Elizabeth Green Methods

    Posture relaxed, feet like a pillar, shoulders released. Beware for hand, wrist, &
    facial tension.
    1. Relaxation
    i.
    ii.
    iii.

    Let arms hang down at sides and begin swinging body left and right.
    Allow the arms to swing loosely.
    Stop the body, allowing arms to stop on their own - NOT slowing them
    down.

    2. Staccato/Legato Conducting: Legato is from the elbow; Rebound is


    Resonance
    i.
    ii.
    iii.

    Vary the meter, size, and tempo: 60, 72, 88/92, 120, 144, 172.
    Classical, Modified Classical, Focal Plane, Focal Point
    Trace infinity patterns balancing a quarter on top of your hand.
    a) Ultimate smoothness and complete shoulder deactivation.

    3. Speed of Motion
    i.
    ii.
    iii.
    iv.

    RH only, conduct in FOUR at a constant tempo


    Begin with a quarter-inch squareall beats fitting in that
    square.
    Gradually enlarge to a half-inch square, to 1 inch, 2, 10,
    12, so on.
    Return unit-by-unit back down to the quarter-inch
    square.

    The 5 Passions
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Love
    Anguish
    Awe
    Triumph
    Joy

    4. Green Exercises: These work well on every conducting hinge.


    i.

    Horizontal motion
    a) Cross hands at navel in front of body, palms in, RH fingertips
    opposite LH wrist.
    b) Move outward in a straight line to 2/3rd extension (4 counts).
    c) Palms now facing outward, return on straight line to navel (4).
    d) Continually make sure your shoulders are disengaged and your
    elbows are not resting on the rib cage.

    ii.

    Vertical motion
    a) Arms hang full length at side, palms toward the rear.
    b) Raise arms vertically, hands hanging down. (4 counts).
    c) Palms now facing front with fingers straight up, move down in a
    straight line to lowest point (4 counts).
    d) As before, no shrugging allowed.

    iii.

    Painting the fence (hand independence)

    iv.

    a) The two arms move in opposite directions, using the motions of


    Exercise II (still 4 count segments).
    b) Later, speed up the gestures, making them staccato. Wait
    momentarily at the change of direction.
    Staccato
    a) Refer to exercises i & ii.
    b) Using one hand at a time, speed up motion with staccato stop at
    each end of line.

    v.

    Combination 1: Be sure to switch arms and drill!


    a) Combine exercises i & ii: while the right arm performs the updown gesture, the left arm performs the straight line horizontal
    motion.
    b) Dont allow the up-down arm to pick up some sideways motion
    from the horizontal arm, or vice versa; guard the straight lines.
    c) Staccato as well.

    5. Cueing and Hand Independence


    i.

    Basic cueing: Dont allow cue to disrupt pattern.


    a) Let left arm hang freely from shoulder, and begin conducting in 4
    with the RH.
    b) Bring LH up shoulder-high in front of you for one count, then drop
    it back to its fully relaxed position.
    c) Vary count and duration of the cue, always returning to fully
    relaxed position.
    d) Be sure to cue around the clock while maintaining a sturdy
    frame.

    ii.

    Cueing, LH independence. Vary direction of your cues, repeat ad lib.


    a) Conducting in FOUR, cue LH on one of the 1st measure, three of
    the 2nd measure.
    b) Conducting in THREE, cue LH on one of the 1st measure, three of
    the 2nd measure.
    c) Conducting in ONE, cue LH measures 1, 3, 5, and 9.
    d) Conducting in FOUR, cue LH to the left on three, and in the next
    measure cue with RH on four to the right.
    e) Conducting in FOUR, cue LH on one of the 1st measure, two of the
    2nd, three of the 3rd, four of the 4th.
    f) Conducting in SIX, give no cues in the 1st measure; in the 2nd, cue
    on two to the left with LH and on 6 to the right with the RH.
    g) Various Excerpts.

    6. Crescendo Diminuendo. The Elevator, vary the meter and tempo.

    i.

    Conducting with RH, use LH to crescendo for a 1 measure, diminuendo 1.

    7. Combination 2: Be sure to switch arms and drill!


    i.
    ii.

    With exercise I motions, make LH staccato, RH legato. (Both hands begin


    simultaneously.)
    Using the motions of exercise V of the Green Exercises, (ex. I in LH and
    ex. II in RH), make one hand staccato and the other legato.

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