Consonants in singing, 135.
Counting aloud, 161.
Coward, quoted, 65.
Creative imagination, 11.
Crescendo, 58.
D
Diagrams of baton movements, 22, 23, 24.
Dickinson, quoted, 62, 109.
Discipline in rehearsals, 155.
Dynamics, 57–63.
- Terms defined, 59, 60.
E
Efficiency in the rehearsal, 152.
Efficiency vs. Idealism, 153.
Emotion—In interpretation 38.
Enthusiasm as an element in leadership, 16, 17.
Expression—Meaning of, 36, 43.
- In instrumental music, 46.
- Elements of, 46.
- How produced, 72, 75.
F
Fermata, 31.
Five-beat measure, 27.
G
Gehring, quoted, 42.
Girl voice, 120, 121.
H
Harmony, 71.
Haydn score, 166.
Head voice, 122, 123.
High school chorus—Direction of, 82.
- Seating of, 83.
- Music for, 80.
History of conducting, 2.
Hold, 31.
Humor—Sense of, 8.
- Illustrations of, 9.
- Value in rehearsals, 162.
Hymns—Selection of, 117.
I
Idealism vs. Efficiency, 153.
Imagination—Value of, 11.
Individualism—Danger of in church choir, 112.
Instinctive imitation, 3.
Instrumental music—Expression in, 46.
- Timbre in, 66.
- Phrasing in, 69.
Instruments—Proportion of, 97.
- Transposing, 98–100.
- Pitch standards, 101.
- Tuning of, 102.
- Bowing, 108.
- Range of, 107.
Interpretation and expression—Definition, 36.
Interpretation, 36–75.
- Emotion in, 38.
- Definition, 40.
- In vocal music, 43.
- Importance of timbre in, 66.
L
Leadership—Sense of, 13.
- Elements of, 15, 16, 17.
- Summary, 18.
Legato, 135.
Length of program, 142.
Life of boy voice, 123.
M
Male alto, 119.
Melody accentuation, 61.
Memory, muscular in tempo, 55.
Messa di voce, 138.
Metronome, 48.
Movable break, 122.
Music—Non-measured, 33.
- Boundaries of, 41.
- Vocal, 43.
- Instrumental—Expression in, 46.
- School—Field of, 75.
- Church, 108–117.
Music—Distribution and care of, 160.
Music—Selection of, 80.
- For children, 80.
- High school chorus, 81.
- Church, 108–117.
Music stand, 20.
Musical scholarship, 6.
N
Non-measured music, 32.
Nuances, tempo, 53.
