Schedule for Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Conducting Symposium, presented by Music for All
Monday, July 20 Tuesday, July 21 Wed. Thursday, July 23 Friday, July 24
10:30 Introduction Review of Mozart OFF Review of Beethoven 5 Review of Session Description: General 41 Session Description: Look at Tchaikovsky 6 Beethoven 5, to be reviewed discussion about the role of Session Description: Look Session Description: Look at by participants after the the conductor, how the at Mozart 41, to be Tchaikovsky 6, to be Tuesday sessions. seminar will be structured, reviewed by participants reviewed by participants Demonstration of how Jacob review of what we will and after the Monday sessions. after the Thursday sessions. chooses to mark the score and will not cover, and Zoom Demonstration of how Demonstration of how Jacob application of principles orientation. Jacob chooses to mark the chooses to mark the score learned in previous sessions. score and application of and application of principles principles learned in learned in previous sessions. Monday’s sessions.
11:30 Basics of Score Study Systems of Score Conductor Ear Modernism: Session Description: Marking Training Petrushka Overview of approaches to Session Description: Session Description: Review Session Description: An in- score study, including what Detailed review of how to of important elements of ear depth look at sections of studying a score successfully mark a score in the most training as they relate to the Stravinsky’s Petrushka, looks like, how to identify effective and efficient job of a conductor, group including how to approach important spots for the ways, how to develop a exercises, and explanation of conducting tricky passages conductor, and how to make system of score marking effective ways to train the ear in the piece and general score reading easier in real that is personalized, and at home. lessons about approaching time. visual demonstrations of 20th century music. how to mark challenging passages.
1:30 Basics of Music Bowings Guest Session 2: Conducting Career Theory: Classical Session Description: An in- Hugh Wolff Q&A Style depth look at string Session Description: Session Description: bowings, and when Opportunity for participants Overview of basic music conductors need to make to ask questions about the theory that is pertinent to bowing decisions. conducting career path, conductors, in the context of Demonstrations of how to auditions, job searches, and Classical style. Brief bow parts and common anything else on their mind! discussion of performance pitfalls in changing practice as it relates to the bowings. music of Mozart, Haydn, and others.
2:30 Guest Session 1: Mixed Meter and Final Thoughts Miguel Harth- Other Tricky Session Description: Parting Bedoya Conducting Scenarios thoughts about steps forward Session Description: A look at for participants, additional some of the more challenging resources to continue passages to conduct, development, and discussion explanation of system for of future opportunities with marking mixed meter, and organizations like the ISO review of how to practice and MFA. challenging passages at home.
HW: Mozart 41, 1st HW: Beethoven 5, HW: HW: Tchaikovsky 6, 1st and and last movements Mvts 1-3 Look at last movements Petrushka 1st Tableau (1911)
Green=Beginning Level/For Everyone Yellow=Intermediate/Baseline Conducting Experience Red=Advanced, for those who have had some significant conducting experience