Conducting Choral Music

by Robert L. Garretson

Book Overview

This book is based upon actual research, i.e., a survey of numerous choral conductors to identify specific problems that they currently encounter and the extent to which they felt they were prepared... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0137757352
• ISBN13: 9780137757350
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Extremely useful book, a little US-centred

The book covers a broad range of topics relevant to choral conducting and choral music, an excellent introduction for someone new to the topic, and mostly practical advice (especially in the rehearsal techniques section). When it gets onto the 'planning and management' sections, I'm frequently reminded that this is a book from the US (for example, discussion of Junior High School choral groups and glee clubs (which is not a concept I know anything about!), but this is a minor comment as the information is still valid for UK conducting experiences. At the end of each chapter there is a suggested bibliography for further research - very helpful if you want to explore a topic further. Now it would just be nice if this book were easily available in the UK!