Parts of a Conducting Pattern...

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MUSI 303, Choral Conducting Dr. Chuck Neufeld 2 Credits Lander University Important Information to Know for the Quiz 1. Can you name the eight parts of a conducting pattern? 2. Can you draw and label all the parts? 3. What is special about the position of the Ultimate Beat and the Ictus of the Ultimate Beat? 4. What determines the direction of the rebound? (Why does the rebound go upward right or upward left of its ictus?) 5. What is the only perfectly vertical beat in a pattern? 6. What is the difference between a symmetrical and an asymmetrical pattern? 7. What is the difference between a simple pattern and a compound pattern? 8. What is the difference between a simple symmetrical pattern and a simple asymmetrical pattern? 9. What is the difference between a compound symmetrical pattern and a compound asymmetrical pattern? Parts of a Conducting Pattern Rebound Ultimate Beat (elevated above plane) Offbeat Conducting Plane Ictus Ictus Ictus Rebound Offbeat Offbeat Rebound Beat Downbeat Offbeat Rebound Ictus of Ultimate Beat (elevated above plane) Beat Note: the Beat may also be thought of as Movement Toward the Beat or Ictus. Some authors label the Beat as the Preparation (not to be confused with preparation for an entry). In our class the Beat in the pattern is the approach stroke before the Ictus, while the exact moment of the beat in the measure will occur at the Ictus.

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MUSI  303,  Choral  Conducting     Dr.  Chuck  Neufeld  2  Credits     Lander  University        

Important  Information  to  Know  for  the  Quiz    1.  Can  you  name  the  eight  parts  of  a  conducting  pattern?  2.  Can  you  draw  and  label  all  the  parts?  3.  What  is  special  about  the  position  of  the  Ultimate  Beat  and  the  Ictus  of  the  Ultimate  Beat?  4.  What  determines  the  direction  of  the  rebound?  (Why  does  the  rebound  go  upward  right  or          upward  left  of  its  ictus?)  5.  What  is  the  only  perfectly  vertical  beat  in  a  pattern?  6.  What  is  the  difference  between  a  symmetrical  and  an  asymmetrical  pattern?  7.  What  is  the  difference  between  a  simple  pattern  and  a  compound  pattern?  8.  What  is  the  difference  between  a  simple  symmetrical  pattern  and  a  simple  asymmetrical  pattern?  9.  What  is  the  difference  between  a  compound  symmetrical  pattern  and  a  compound  asymmetrical  pattern?    

Parts  of  a  Conducting  Pattern  

Rebound  

Ultimate  Beat  (elevated  above  plane)  

Offbeat  

Conducting  Plane  

Ictus  Ictus  Ictus  

Rebound  

Offbeat  

Offbeat  

Rebound  

Beat  

Downbeat  

Offbeat  

Rebound  

Ictus  of  Ultimate  Beat  (elevated  above  plane)  

Beat  

Note:  the  Beat  may  also  be  thought  of  as  Movement  Toward  the  Beat  or  Ictus.  Some  authors  label  the  Beat  as  the  Preparation  (not  to  be  confused  with  preparation  for  an  entry).  In  our  class  the  Beat  in  the  pattern  is  the  approach  stroke  before  the  Ictus,  while  the  exact  moment  of  the  beat  in  the  measure  will  occur  at  the  Ictus.