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The Master of The Art of Conducting”,
Thank you for visiting my web site. I am dedicated to providing music education articles and providing teaching material for professional development. As you highlight the menu bar above the products will pop up. Simply click on the subject or product you want to view and the product will appear on the screen. There is a new offering that is proving to be very successful! Introducing "The Masters of The Art of Conducting"
This new approach stress the importance of teaching principles of musicianship. This new and innovated system address all aspects of mastering the techniques of conducting through the use of ETUDES written specifically for all aspects of conducting an ensemble. When you study an instrument you study etudes written specifically for technical and expression of musical compositions. Thus when you study conducting it is essential that you sutdy ETUDES written spicifically for all aspects of conducting a musical ensemble. Each lesson also has audio recordings
Included and is scored for ( Band, Orchestra and Choir) along with worksheets, study guide and evaluation forms Also, there are various studies involving pick ups, fermatas, cues, different meters, asymmetrical meters, cues and the changing of meters along with rehearsal techniques.
In the Recordings Menu
You will also find performances of ensembles that I have conducted over the years. There are performances of the Oregon High School Band, Oregon, Wisconsin, (1970-1975). University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Wisconsin, (1975-1976) James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, (1977-1980), The Walt Disney World Band, 1990’s, The Walt Disney World Orchestra, St Johns River City Band at Mid West Band and Orchestra Clinic 2003, and many others. Also there are original recordings of songs performed by myself as well as performances of the Daughter Amanda Jacobs Davis and my son Chris Davis.
Even More
Be sure to check out original works for Band, Orchestra, Choral, and Percussion ensembles located in the Compositions and Arrangements Menu. These are compositions by myself and friends that can be purchased.
Note From Michael Davis
I had the honor of attending VanderCook College of Music and experienced the mastery teaching of H.E. Nutt. HE's Directing Etude Test, is a gem among all gems. When you study an instrument, you study etudes written to develop various techniques. The same approach should be used to develop conducting techniques. If H.E. was alive today, he would be creating etudes that address the demands of the literature that is being written by contemporary composers. Thus, I have created etudes using the same template that H.E. created. Each etude is designed with multiple tasks that need to be mastered before moving on to a more advanced levels.
© 2016 by Mike Davis and Scott Wilson
