Choral Conducting and the Construction of Meaning: Gesture, Voice, Identity by L

Description: Choral Conducting and the Construction of Meaning by Liz Garnett It is as possible to distinguish a gospel choir from a barbershop chorus or a cathedral choir by visual cues alone as it is simply by listening. But how can these forms of physical communication be explained? This book explores such questions at both theoretical and practical levels. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description It is a truism in teaching choral conducting that the director should look like s/he wishes the choir to sound. The conductors physical demeanour has a direct effect on how the choir sings, at a level that is largely unconscious and involuntary. It is also a matter of simple observation that different choral traditions exhibit not only different styles of vocal production and delivery, but also different gestural vocabularies which are shared not only between conductors within that tradition, but also with the singers. It is as possible to distinguish a gospel choir from a barbershop chorus or a cathedral choir by visual cues alone as it is simply by listening. But how can these forms of physical communication be explained? Do they belong to a pre-cultural realm of primate social bonding, or do they rely on the context and conventions of a particular choral culture? Is body language an inherent part of musical performance styles, or does it come afterwards, in response to music? At a practical level, to what extent can a practitioner from one tradition mandate an approach as good practice, and to what extent can another refuse it on the grounds that we dont do it that way? This book explores these questions at both theoretical and practical levels. It examines textual and ethnographic sources, and draws on theories from critical musicology and nonverbal communication studies to analyse them. By comparing a variety of choral traditions, it investigates the extent to which the connections between conductor demeanour and choral sound operate at a general level, and in what ways they are constructed within a specific idiom. Its findings will be of interest both to those engaged in the study of music as a cultural practice, and to practitioners involved in a choral conducting context that increasingly demands fluency in a variety of styles. Author Biography Dr Liz Garnett is a musicologist and choral clinician whose research and praxis both explore the theme of music and its social meanings. She has held academic posts at Colchester Institute and Birmingham Conservatoire, and is in demand internationally as a performance coach and arranger. Her first book, The British Barbershopper: A Study in Socio-Musical Values, is also published by Ashgate. Table of Contents Contents: Introduction: choral conducting in context; Part I How to Study Conducting: Model, Method, Metalanguage: How do people think about conducting?; From ethnography to peer research; How to write about conducting. Part II Choral Singing and Enculturation: Defining choral culture: what counts as choral?; Creating choral culture: the dos and donts; Maintaining choral culture: policing the boundaries. Part III Conducting Gesture and Musical Thought: Different styles, different gestures; Different styles, common ground; Metaphoric gesture and embodied musical meaning; Spontaneous gesture and the ensemble. Part IV The Conductor-Choir Bond: Monkey see, monkey do; Making use of the conductor-choir bond; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. Review ... valuable for those interested in delving deeper into the study of conducting and the social and cultural issues that lead people to join the musical ensembles they do. Classical Music In this very well researched book, the relationship between conductor and choir is examined [...] from the perspective of gesture, meaning and across a variety of cultures. Singing Long Description It is a truism in teaching choral conducting that the director should look like s/he wishes the choir to sound. The conductors physical demeanour has a direct effect on how the choir sings, at a level that is largely unconscious and involuntary.It is also a matter of simple observation that different choral traditions exhibit not only different styles of vocal production and delivery, but also different gestural vocabularies which are shared not only between conductors within that tradition, but also with the singers. It is as possible to distinguish a gospel choir from a barbershop chorus or a cathedral choir by visual cues alone as it is simply by listening.But how can these forms of physical communication be explained? Do they belong to a pre-cultural realm of primate social bonding, or do they rely on the context and conventions of a particular choral culture? Is body language an inherent part of musical performance styles, or does it come afterwards, in response to music? At a practical level, to what extent can a practitioner from one tradition mandate an approach as good practice, and to what extent can another refuse it on the grounds that we dont do it that way?This book explores these questions at both theoretical and practical levels. It examines textual and ethnographic sources, and draws on theories from critical musicology and non verbal communication studies to analyse them. By comparing a variety of choral traditions, it investigates the extent to which the connections between conductor demeanour and choral sound operate at a general level, and in what ways they are constructed within a specific idiom. Its findings will be of interest both to those engaged in the study of music as a cultural practice, and to practitioners involved in a choral conducting context that increasingly demands fluency in a variety of styles. Details ISBN0754663795 Author Liz Garnett Year 2009 ISBN-10 0754663795 ISBN-13 9780754663799 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2009-04-08 Subtitle Gesture, Voice, Identity Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 782.5 Illustrations Includes 4 b&w illustrations, 7 diagrams and 3 tables Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Pages 242 Short Title CHORAL CONDUCTING & THE CONSTR Language English Media Book UK Release Date 2009-04-08 AU Release Date 2009-04-08 NZ Release Date 2009-04-08 Alternative 9781138249820 Audience General Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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