[musictlk] Sight Rhythms with Conducting Question

josh lester jlestermusic at gmail.com
Mon Nov 2 21:41:43 UTC 2015


Rachael!
Long time no hear!
Please consider Hadley's courses, because I'm sure they have some in
the field you're interested in.
Also, please feel free to write me off list with anymore questions you
might have.
Thanks

On 11/1/15, Rachael Abbott via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Everyone on the List,
>  I was hoping some of you might have some good advice for me.
>
> Right now I am completing some credits at a community college to  transfer
> to a four year university.  I am hoping to major in Music Education for
> Elementary students.  In my Music Theory 3 and 4 classes we had to present
> sight singing and sight rhythm exercises.  Since I am only able to see one
> measure at a time I have been memorizing the exercises to present.  For the
> sight rhythm assignments my teacher requires that we conduct.
>
> I have never seen conducting and there is no class at the community college
> only for conducting.  My first two music theory classes did not require
> conducting for the sight rhythms.  I told my teacher that I would like to
> learn conducting and I know it is a skill I need.  I explained it will take
> me time to implement the skill because right now it is messing with my
> memorization.  I mean that once I have it memorized I try to implement the
> conducting but then I am thinking about where my had is and the beat and I
> mess up the rhythm.
>
> My teacher does not care.  My teacher is really pushing and pressuring me to
> complete my sight rhythm assignments.  If I present without conducting I
> start at 80%.  So if I present perfectly I can only get an 80%.
>
> How have others learned conducting?  Has anyone presented sight rhythms with
> conducting and how did you learn?  What is the best way to learn conducting?
>  Is there any accommodations I can ask for?  Should I take this issue to the
> disability support services office and ask for extended time as an
> accommodation?  How should I handle this situation?
>
> Any feedback or insight would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks everyone!!!!
> Best,
> Rachael
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