State Singers Observation

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State Singers

Physical Conducting styles used

·      Both hands, high by the face

·      Clear 4/4

·      LH for cues

·      Uses body to help phrasing and vowels

·      Uses the full arm and elbow

·      Hands more out than instrumental conductors

·      Left hand elbow swings out

Verbal vs. non verbal—amounts used

·      Stretching and warm-ups

·      For warm-ups, use hands over head to reach higher notes

·      Snaps higher for higher notes

·      Snaps to keep tempo.

·      Corrects pronunciation

·      Cues with pointer finger LH

·      Sings along with the group to show vowels

·      Facial expressions

·      Stomps to show tempo change.

·      Full body

Atmosphere of the rehearsal

·      Energetic at the beginning.

·      Focused

·      I was impressed with the sound. They are better than when I was in it two years ago.

Attention, responsiveness, and willingness of the singers

·      Somewhat talkative at the beginning

·      When they sat down, attentive.

·      Sat quietly as Doc played a recording of the diction of the piece. Grabbed pencils to write how to speak the text

·      Very responsive.

List pieces rehearsed

·      Berusa Er! (Drink Your Fill) Sten Kallman

Identify conductor and title

·      Jonathan Reed

Professor of Music and Associate D