Common Conducting Patterns
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-
Common Conducting Patterns
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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.