About the course

"Lead others in music! Grab your baton and direct a piece of music in 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8. Discover how to conduct in different time signatures, and how to convey the musical ""punctuation"" indicated by the composer.

Be a leader, active listener, and intelligent contributor in musical ensembles of all sizes."

Project

Guide Musicians

Course overview

Conducting 4/4 and 2/4

Students will learn how to conduct basic beat patterns

Conducting 3/4

Students will learn how to conduct basic beat patterns

Conducting 6/8

Students will learn how to conduct basic beat patterns

Conducting Other Weird Numbers

Students will learn how to conduct basic beat patterns

Tags:

Conducting
msuic
Performance
Time Signature

Recommended Materials

Hand/conducting baton/stick/stick-like object (chopstick; pen; marker...)

Instructor

Liza W.

Classical Pianist and Music Educator

Liza Wu is a classical pianist and organist in Manhattan, performing regularly with NYC musicians, as well as internationally. She has been a long-time affiliate of many music organizations including the R. Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, Barnard College of Columbia University, NYU, the School for Strings, Avenues: The World School (NYC), Interlochen Arts Camps, studios of world-renowned vocalists Josephine Mongiardo, Harolyn Blackwell, and Catherine Malfitano, and most recently Gooroo.

(Past affiliations: Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Professional Perf Arts School, Westchester Cons, New York Youth Symph Singers, Columbia Artists' Theatricals, Bronx Opera, Chelsea Opera & Orch, Concerts in Motion, 'Smash' (NBC).

(Cleve Inst of Mus, MM; Oberlin Cons, BM; Interlochen Art

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