Fermatas / Tempo Change / Meter
Chapter 17 - Fermatas, e.g. Bach
Chapter 18 - Tempo change, e.g. Brother Jacob, Beethoven: 1. Symphony, 4. Symphony, Egmont
Chapter 19 - Change of meter, choice of meter
By clicking on the corresponding chapter below the videos, you can select and repeat each topic. Have fun!
Fermatas
E.g. Bach
Tempo change
E.g. Bruder Jakob
1. Symphony - Beethoven
4. Symphony - Beethoven
Egmont - Beethoven
Change of meter
Choice of meter
Fermatas
- three different types ot fermatas
- continue without cutting off
- cutting off and then giving a completely new upbeat
- cutting of and immediately giving the new upbeat
- how to use one hand or both hands for cutting off and giving the new upbeat
E.g. Bach
- pdf: BACH Christ is arisen
- how to conduct all the fermatas
Tempo change
- how to do a tempo change
- start by imagining the new tempo
- stop where you want to give the upbeat for the new tempo by introducing an imaginary fermata
- tempo change from a slow tempo to a fast tempo
- tempo change from a fast tempo to a slow tempo
- looking for tempo relations
- practise the new tempo with the orchestra to create a tempo memory
E.g. Bruder Jakob
- tempo change using Brother Jacob
- imaginary fermatas help changing a tempo
1. Symphony - Beethoven
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1, 1st mvt.
- tempo change into the allegro con brio
- imagine a fermata, then give the upbeat for the new tempo
- then confirm the new tempo with your next beat
4. Symphony - Beethoven
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4, 1st mvt.
- tempo change into the allegro
- give the upbeat for the new tempo after the double bar
Egmont - Beethoven
- BEETHOVEN Egmont
- tempo change from the sostenuto to the allegro
- the allegro is conducted in ONE
Change of meter
- how to choose the meter
- how to change the meter
- change of meter using Brother Jacob as an example
- the upbeat is shown in the new meter
Choice of meter
- MOZART Jupiter Symphony
- choice of meter
- alla breve or 4/4 or a mixture of both
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