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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.