Dynamics / Articulation / Shaping the tempo
Chapter 14 - Crescendo / Decrescendo, sub. piano/forte, e.g. Prokofieff
Chapter 15 - Legato/staccato/portato, accents, articulation, syncopation, tips and tricks
Chapter 16 - Accelerando/ritardando, E.g.: Bruder Jakob, E.g.: Prokofieff
By clicking on the corresponding chapter below the videos, you can select and repeat each topic. Have fun!
Cresc. / Decresc.
Sub. p/f
E.g. Prokofieff
Legato/staccato/portato
Accents
Articulation
Syncopation
Tips and tricks
Acc./rit.
E.g. 1
E.g. 2
Cresc. / Decresc.
- how to show crescendo and decrescendo through bigger or smaller gestures or through different positions of your beating hand
- shown using Brother Jacob as an example
Sub. p/f
- how to show subito piano or subito forte
- how to prevent a dim. or cresc. from happening
- shown using Brother Jacob as an example
E.g. Prokofieff
- PROKOFIEFF "Peter and the wolf"
- subito piano and subito forte
- four bars before figure 13
- how to show the change of tempo and the change of dynamics
Legato/staccato/portato
- how to conduct portato
- different articulations shown using Brother Jacob as an example
Accents
- accents can be conducted like a subito forte
- shown using Brother Jacob as an example
Articulation
- BEETHOVEN Symphony Nr. 1., 2. mvt
- how to show a different articulation for each note with your hand
Syncopation
- Syncopation - explained
- pointed staccato gesture for syncopation
- using a gesture that moves away from the body as a jumping point for the synocpation
Tips and tricks
- PROKOFIEFF Peter and the wolf Syncopation at figure 9
- imagine consistent quavers instead of syncopated crochets in the strings
- conduct like a metronome
- it gets easier with the melody
Acc./rit.
- how to do accelerando und ritardando
- how to avoid beginner's mistakes
E.g. 1
- how to do accelerando und ritardando using Brother Jacob as an example
E.g. 2
- PROKOFIEFF Peter and the wolf
- accelerando and ritardando 8 bars before figure 9
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