Conducting Choral Music
by Robert Garretson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0205047114
- ISBN 13
- 9780205047116
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. , 1975 Allyn and Bacon, Inc., Boston, MA. 1975. Hardcover. 4th Edition/Stated 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the FFFP and highlighting the first sentence in the book. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head and tail; light shelfwear. No DJ. Gold buckram music notes boards; gold buckram spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board. 403 pp 8vo. 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 in undergraduate school to deal with these problems. This book provides clear, concise, and accurate information on the development of conducting skills, devoting a full chapter to each of the following topics: improving choral tone and diction, maintaining vocal health, children's voices and the boy's changing voice, understanding of diverse musical styles from various historical periods, choir rehearsal techniques, planning effective programs and concerts, and administrative matters of planning and management. For those interested in Choral Conducting, Choral Methods and Techniques, and Secondary School Choral Music. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013272
- Title
- Conducting Choral Music
- Author
- Robert Garretson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0205047114
- ISBN 13
- 9780205047116
- Publisher
- Allyn and Bacon, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- choral music, voice music, voice training, conducting choral music, music conductor, music director, choral music director, choral music director, singing, voice coach, breath control, style, breathing,
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- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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