Keywords: musical dynamics, orchestra conducting, construal, metaphor, viewpoint, kinesemiotics. However, in Figure 6, as in Figure 1, we see the notes depicted from an external viewpoint, not relating to the conductor's body as an imagined origin of sound. In these studies, video data were analyzed focusing on specific aspects of musical dynamics: piano, forte, crescendo, diminuendo, and in the case of Opazo (2018) also the more fine-grained pianissimo and fortissimo. "The role of movement in musical signification: from cognitive to conceptual semantics of music, " in Proceedings Volume from the Conference Musica Movet: Affectus, Ludus, Corpus (University of Belgrade). Allard had his students circle crucial notes of a melody, then draw arrows to show dynamic and intensity relationship to other notes within the phrase. Kevin Lau: Concerto for Brass and Percussion. 70 Raymond Beckenstein in James Dawson, "In Memoriam - Joseph Allard (1910-1991), The Saxophone Symposium 16, no. This, crucially, implies a viewpoint shift. CMT defines metaphors as systematic cognitive mappings between two conceptual domains. Firstly, we consider metaphor, whose ubiquity has been abundantly described in studies situated within the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT, Lakoff and Johnson, 1980; Lakoff, 1987; Kövecses, 2015; Kok and Cienki, 2016). Some people, because of the nature of the jaw, move down quite a bit before [moving] back. This page contains answers to puzzle Reed that is a conductor's concern. "During NBC Symphony rehearsals, while the conductor addressed other sections of the orchestra, some musicians would be chatting among themselves. Along these lines, the different metaphorical construals of a gradual crescendo involving a vertical upward movement, on the one hand, and a suddenly increased volume and intensity in accentuation represented by a downward movement, on the other, can be perfectly motivated.
Musical conducting emblems: An investigation of the use of specific conducting gestures by instrumental conductors and their interpretation by instrumental performers (doctoral thesis). Type of long-form assignment. Allard drew a diagram for students that illustrated the vibrato in relation to the center of pitch - above. Rafael Méndez: Tre-Méndez Polka. Whereas the Aria reed was an tapered, unfiled cut using Pilgerstorfer cane almost in the style of a German reed, the Brio is a filed cut using Rigotti cane and in the shape of a typical French reed. In his words, "I feel that as far as the sound is concerned there are things that in principle, we all do very similarly. Amplitude can be an indicator of the preferred sound intensity at that moment, as described by Watson (2019) and which is also reflected in conducting manuals (for a summary, see Sousa, 1988, p. 34). 158 Terry Ewell, "A Bassoonist's Expansions upon Marcel Tabuteau's "Drive, " I. D. R. S. Journal 20 (July 1992): 27. So there was something about the German school that I liked very much and there was something about the French school that I liked very much" 114. Detailed explanation appears in Appendix B. 134 Greenberg, interview by author, 13 August 1998. A mixture of high and low overtones in the sound characterized this intensity. PEDAGOGY AND SELECTED CONCEPTS. Thus, scrutinizing the combination of movement directions seems crucial for an accurate analysis of both conceptual and interactional aspects of conducting.
"Thus dynamics, perhaps even more than tempo, will be seen to depend on the taste of the performer or conductor" (Gehrkens, 2006, p. 56). The conductor comments on this performance by saying "and this is a bit too too too" (line 01) and gestures while trying to retrieve the right word to finish his utterance. William Walton/Dan Phillips: Henry V. - Edward Gregson: The Sword and the Crown. Carlo Chávez: Sinfonia India. Any attempt to consciously control the rate of emission of the breath is fatal. Comparing Figure 6 to Figures 1, 4, 5, it appears that the directionality of the movement being depicted along a vertical PATH, is reversed. The second issue pertains to the crucial integration of the analysis of metaphor with the aspect of viewpoint as an intersubjective construal operation thus acknowledging concepts like the theory of mind, intersubjectivity and common ground as core mechanisms in the process of meaning making and, by doing so, bringing the interactional dimension of perspectivization at the core of the construal analysis. Just before this example, the conductor has been working on intonation across different instrument sections in order to reach clean relative pitches. Videos on the website and YouTube describe how best to use the whetstone.
In light of the laws of physics and the corresponding logic applied by force metaphors, the depiction of softer, unaccentuated sounds as located spatially higher than louder, accentuated sounds is also visible in Figure 6, when the conductor repeatedly pulls his right index finger up in between the downward accents. He believed that there were two primary differences between brands of reeds: the intensity of the fibers, and the thickness of the tip. Altieri Cozy Case Covers. This natural process creates an enlargement of the thoracic cavity due "partly to depression of the diaphragm, partly to elevation of the ribs. This context-boundness of the interpretation of dynamics (Weeks, 1996, p. 248) is in line with a usage-based linguistic perspective on both processes of meaning making (Barlow and Kemmer, 2000) and musical performance. The excerpt in Figure 7 very much puts the notion of intersubjective construal on display, featuring the conductor as playing with various viewpoint options during rehearsal, while at the same time—relying on various elements of common ground (Clark, 1996)—assuming the musicians to be able to successfully interpret his various, sometimes fast-changing construal options. The analysis of seven authentic examples follows in Section Analysis. This rather complex physiological examination simply means that it is impossible to maintain both a relaxed and "open" throat. Analogously, musical dynamics as force, especially related to louder sound volume and higher intensity is mirrored in the use of the fist in Figure 3. For classical saxophone playing, he believed vibrato that is felt below the center of pitch generally sounds out-of-tune, although there are situations in playing where it is appropriate.
The "drive" is defined as a scaling of musical elements: dynamics, articulation, tone color and vibrato. In orchestra conducting, this movement is attributed a specific local meaning, namely to increase sound volume, and therefore for musicians to 'come forward' with their sound production in relation to others. Previous work has uncovered several conceptual metaphors serving the purpose of representing the acoustic experience of music and sound in general, one of the most predominant ones being the mapping of VERTICALITY or SIZE onto LOUDNESS. On the saxophone you have to learn to cover and on the clarinet you have to learn to uncover. Materials and methods. The natural function of the epiglottis is to close when swallowing, directing matter to the stomach instead of the lungs. These embodied schemas derive directly from our non-mediated bodily experience with the world and organize our experience and comprehension (Johnson, 1987, 29). Feyaerts, K. "A cognitive grammar of creativity, " in Creativity and the Agile Mind: A Multidisciplinary Approach to a Multifaceted Phenomenon, Vol. After a short pause in his speech and three more repetitions of the outward movement he says "too loud" (line 03). Allard's saxophone and clarinet pedagogical principles have a seemingdichotomy. The Brio reeds are slightly stronger than their Aria counterparts, but both run ½ strength softer than a typical Vandoren blue box reed. The conductor's gesture space still serves as the point of reference, purely due to the affordances (Gibson, 1979) of the human body.
ASU Maroon and Gold Band & Philharmonia. Hence, the concept of increasing volume cannot be represented by just any concept in the domain of verticality. He read many books on singing and vocal production. We decided to focus on what the conductors make relevant in interaction through multimodal practices (Mondada, 2019a) in order not to miss cases, either, where there are indications of dynamics in the score but the conductor does not convey them through movement, or, where there are no specific indications noted but the conductor does perform relevant instructions. Importantly, the 'default' conducting movement is an idiosyncratic value which varies significantly across conductors and largely depends on the different musical pieces being performed and was therefore established on an individual basis. Or to express a stance toward them.
David Tofani described it, It's very easy to let the head settle down, and over time the vertebrae can become compressed. Ed Riley summarized Allard's unique approach to tongue position. It's equally adaptable for single bevel or double hollow ground knives and can quickly restore the fine cutting edge needed for work on reeds. Section Materials and method provides information about the video corpus and the method adopted for this contribution.
While in Figure 6, he uses a straight downward movement to depict an accent, just seconds later, to highlight an aspect of the previous performance, he shifts to the more sagittal movement as shown in Figure 3, away from his body for an accent and toward his body for a diminuendo. The exhalation should occur without having to release a closed throat. Therefore if the tongue is low in the mouth, it either has to go toward the pharyngeal wall or bring about a pressure on the glottis. For this concept, students were encouraged to experiment with lifting the upper teeth off the mouthpiece. Other anecdotes appear in Appendix B. Friday, January 27, 2023, 7:30 p. m. In collaboration with the Sidney Poitier New American Film School, the ASU Wind Ensemble presents an evening of music from the movies. "66 He observed performers on other instruments, analyzing their physical and musical approach to playing. To alleviate unnecessary tension in the tongue, Allard often taught an exercise of a rolling `Y' similar to that used in Spanish or Italian languages. Although not the main focus of our current analysis, several of the discussed examples have revealed the relevance of the situational setting of the conductor vis-à-vis the orchestra just as well as the temporal sequence of the actions and usage events as important interactional resources, capable of (co)motivating the kinesemiotic characteristics of the movements expressing aspects of musical dynamics. We are also excited to share the stage with ASU's bassoon professor Dr. Albie Micklich on the consortium premiere of Nico Muhly's Reliable Sources. Example 1a, Example 1b, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5, Example 6, Example 7 - respectively for the videos. Joe Burgstaller, trumpet. All of us play different and certainly you know that Dave Liebman, Harvey Pittel, Dave Tofani, Ken Radnofsky and Paul Winter all play different.
We use the terms of construal "operations" and "mechanisms" interchangeably. Brown has led eight CDs on Albany Records with the Bowling Green Philharmonia. 19 (Summer 1955), 8. Brown was in residence at the Boston University, School of Music conducting a performance of Hadyn's Creation in Symphony Hall in 2018. He would have me draw the circles, but then he would put in the lines. "Dancing Queen" band. Lip movement should be used for all kinds of subtle expressive nuances such as pitch bends, smears and other tonal colors.
This provided a better grasp of the melodic and harmonic structure of the music that was to be maintained when all of the notes were played. As an exercise to counter the tendency to circle the mouthpiece and reed combination, Allard had students place their middle and index fingers (or in some cases, toothpicks) on the lower lip on both sides of the mouthpiece (forming a "V"), pressing. As you change from the overtone to the fundamental tone. "We had all the greatest dramatic stars, and we just played the background music. You've heard this particular melody played in so many varied ways that by the time that you try to shape it in your own imagination, you have an idea in your mind of how you want this melody to be played - you have an inner world. Francis Poulenc: Suite Française.
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