http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/05/25/and-you-call-yourself-a-quasi-conductor/ Music, opinion, life as a performing musician Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/05/25/and-you-call-yourself-a-quasi-conductor/comment-page-1/#comment-31463 Kenneth Woods- a view from the podium » Messiah- Top 11 tips for not messing it up. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:32:53 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/05/25/and-you-call-yourself-a-quasi-conductor/#comment-31463 [...] Also, an early post (also prompted by a young conductor) here offers a few simple tips you may find relevant.   Oh yes- please don’t wait between movements a second longer than you have to!Finally- remember how you were taught to breathe with the choir? It’s not just the choir you need to breathe with. [...] [...] Also, an early post (also prompted by a young conductor) here offers a few simple tips you may find relevant.   Oh yes- please don’t wait between movements a second longer than you have to!Finally- remember how you were taught to breathe with the choir? It’s not just the choir you need to breathe with. [...]

]]> http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/05/25/and-you-call-yourself-a-quasi-conductor/comment-page-1/#comment-16440 Naivette… « Postcards from Far & Away Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:15:43 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/05/25/and-you-call-yourself-a-quasi-conductor/#comment-16440 [...] As a quasi-conductor (although Kenneth Woods generously referred to me as a young conductor - for which I am thankful),  that’s certainly an eyebrow raiser…I never thought that orchestra musicians could think of themselves that way. They certainly seem hardworking, at least in my experience. However, lest I be accused of quoting Mike out of context, you can read the original post here. [...] [...] As a quasi-conductor (although Kenneth Woods generously referred to me as a young conductor – for which I am thankful),  that’s certainly an eyebrow raiser…I never thought that orchestra musicians could think of themselves that way. They certainly seem hardworking, at least in my experience. However, lest I be accused of quoting Mike out of context, you can read the original post here. [...]

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