[musictlk] conducting and lyric diction

[Ignasi Cambra]

I don't know how big your music school is, but if there are many conductors in there, you could probably try to do an independent study with one of them. Maybe even a student conductor would work. I just feel as though something like that would give you a much better idea of how conducting actually works, and working individually with a conductor will teach you how to actually conduct and get something out of it. Just an idea...!
On Nov 7, 2010, at 11:17 PM, Julie McGinnity wrote:

> Hi everyone.
> 
> I'm a sophomore in college, and I am planning ahead.  I have been
> asked recently by teachers to come up with a solution for taking
> conducting and lyric diction.  For those of you who have taken lyric
> diction, how have you dealt with the IPA?  I think that the lyric
> diction class tought at my university is mostly IPA and diagrams.
> Also, conducting is another thing that worries me.  Should I try to
> get an independent study?  I have tried in other classes, and I do not
> catch on to the motions easily.  I have some sight, but it was never
> enough to observe a conductor.  That is another important part of the
> class.  They have to observe a conductor and report on their
> observations.  I can't even think of an alternative for this.  I don't
> want to just try and get out of the class because I think it could be
> useful to me if it is tought correctly.  Any ideas?  Suggestions?
> Thank you.
> 
> -- 
> Julie McG
> Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
> Eyes for the Blind
> 
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
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