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Common Conducting Patterns. Presented by Dafu Lai. Why conducting?. Showing the preparation, breath and phrasing Indicating the beats Keeping the group together. The most common conducting Patterns. Two-beat pattern: 1-2-, 1-2-, Three-beat pattern: 1-2-3-, 1-2-3-
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Common Conducting Patterns Presented by Dafu Lai
Why conducting? • Showing the preparation, breath and phrasing • Indicating the beats • Keeping the group together
The most common conducting Patterns • Two-beat pattern: 1-2-, 1-2-, • Three-beat pattern: 1-2-3-, 1-2-3- • Four-beat pattern: 1-2-3-4-, 1-2-3-4-,
Important terms • Downbeat: the first beat of each pattern • Upbeat: the last beat of each pattern • Preparatory beat: the beat that comes directly before the first beat that we conduct.
Conducting maps • Two-beat pattern
Important hints • Hand sign getting bigger: cresic. • Hand sign getting smaller: dim.