Locus Iste Part 1
Locus Iste, Part 1
I wrote this when the blog was down, so I mailed it to Andrew but forgot to put in on the blog site. Here it is:
Dr. Haman this week talked about stages of development, including the
dreaded advanced beginner stage. I feel like this is where I am in
conducting. I think about conducting a piece with a smaller window to
elicit healthier singing and a more legato sound. Then I get up and
conduct sort of in my usual style with big gestures that can only get
bigger when I want a louder dynamic. This time, though, I did feel an
improvement in that I heard the choir and thought, "I should make a
smaller conducting window." Now I just need to actually make the
smaller conducting window. It's very tricky for me!
I really enjoyed working with the feedback that Dr. Mahaffey gave me.
I got to really use my left hand for dynamics and completely separate
it from my right hand that was merely keeping time in the background.
I felt this gave me the freedom to be very expressive. For this week,
I hope to demonstrate a greater mastery of this skill. Let's see if
this happens!
-Amy