Ellis, Barry L. - Rehearsals with a view to preserving spontaneity

Título do Artigo: Rehearsals with a view to preserving spontaneity Autor: Ellis, Barry L. Publicação: The Instrumentalist v. 54 no. 5 (December 1999) p. 12-16+ Education The Instrumentalist Resumo: An interview with H. Robert Reynolds, director of instrumental studies and band at the University of Michigan. Reynolds discusses the way he selects compositions, whether his rehearsals are impromptu or planned, differences between preparing large and small groups, rescoring parts to suit musicians, changing the instrumentation in a transcription, examining other works by the same composer and other composers of the period, interpreting and thinking about compositions, how much he reads about a piece before rehearsing it and how it affects his work, studying scores, using the piano while studying scores, memorizing works, conducting from memory, perfect pitch, how long it takes him to learn a score, listening to recordings, how his conducting technique developed, marking scores, advice for young conductors on preparing for rehearsals, and whether concerts are the climax of a conductor's work. Idioma: English