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So, You're the New Musical Director!
An Introduction to Conducting a Broadway Musical
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2002
Summary
So, You're the New Musical Director! is aimed at the person who has music training but little or no experience with musical theatre, the high school choral director with a degree in music education, or the actor participating in community theatre productions. It details the duties involved in directing a broadway musical, including overseeing singer and orchestra rehearsals and conducting the musical itself. The chapters follow the actual progression of a musical from a discussion of the production team's responsibilities to the final bow. Filled with photos, illustrations, and examples, So, You're the New Musical Director! is a comprehensive guide that no one involved in musical theatre should be without.
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Copyright year
2002
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-4001-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-585-38527-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
161
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Table of Contents No access
List of Examples No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
1: So you're the New Musical Director No access Pages 1 - 2
2: The Production Team No access Pages 3 - 10
3: Selecting the Work No access Pages 11 - 18
4: Auditions No access Pages 19 - 26
5: Call-Backs No access Pages 27 - 30
6: Casting No access Pages 31 - 32
7: Chorus Books/Vocal Parts No access Pages 33 - 36
8: First Music Rehearsal with Cast No access Pages 37 - 44
9: Style No access Pages 45 - 50
10: Blocking No access Pages 51 - 56
11: Some Electronic Help No access Pages 57 - 58
12: Dance Numbers No access Pages 59 - 62
13: Rehearsal Pianist No access Pages 63 - 66
14: Run-Through Rehearsal with Cast No access Pages 67 - 68
15: Stop/Go Rehearsal with Cast No access Pages 69 - 70
16: Accompaniment of the Performance No access Pages 71 - 74
17: The Piano/Vocal Score No access Pages 75 - 80
18: String Books No access Pages 81 - 82
19: Reed Books No access Pages 83 - 86
20: Brass, Percussion, and Keyboard Books No access Pages 87 - 90
21: Locating Instrumentalists or the Pit Personnel No access Pages 91 - 92
22: Cuts in the Score No access Pages 93 - 96
23: The First Instrumental Rehearsal No access Pages 97 - 104
24: Conducting No access Pages 105 - 110
25: Pit Placement of Instrumentalists No access Pages 111 - 114
26: Vamp No access Pages 115 - 122
27: Holding it All Together: Transitions No access Pages 123 - 128
28: That "Sticky" Question No access Pages 129 - 132
29: Tech Rehearsal No access Pages 133 - 134
30: Dress Rehearsal No access Pages 135 - 138
31: Performance No access Pages 139 - 142
32: Opening Night No access Pages 143 - 146
33: After the Last Performance No access Pages 147 - 148
34: Is Pit Playing Hack Work? No access Pages 149 - 150
35: Well ... Maybe Next Time No access Pages 151 - 152
Appendix No access Pages 153 - 154
Notes No access Pages 155 - 156
Bibliography No access Pages 157 - 158
Index No access Pages 159 - 160
About the Author No access Pages 161 - 161
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