Locus Iste 1 and 2
Wow, for some reason I forgot to post last week, sorry. I will post for both of my Locus Iste runs in this blog entry.
I just rewatched my first Locus Iste video and realized how big my beat pattern is. Even for the piano sections! I don't think I even attempted a smaller pattern until my second Locus Iste video. In fact, in my second video, Andrew tried to get me to break out of my shell by giving me the freedom to experiment with beat pattern sizes. He encouraged me to make my piano pattern even smaller than I think it should be and my forte pattern way bigger than I think it should be. And it worked! At first I was afraid that such a small pattern would lack the support the singers needed and that it would be unreadable because it was so small. I was also afraid that my big pattern would just look ridiculous. But nothing of what I feared came true. My piano sections sounded supported and the smaller pattern actually ended up increasing the focus of the choir because they had concentrate on a smaller space.
Also in my second video, I was trying to show the dynamic markings of each entrance before the choir actually came in. I was hoping to anticipate dynamic changes so that the choir would know how loud or soft to sing before actually being cued to enter. I think I was somewhat successful. I've learned that I can always make eye contact earlier with the next entering group. At least at this point in my development as a conductor.