Donald Neuen
The Choral Techniques and Methods Series
DVD 5. A sense of rhythmic interest and forward motion are common to all great performances and bringing the rhythm of your music to life is the focus of this aptly titled video. It will teach you and your choir how to find and mark instances of forward motion in your scores. You will learn how rhythmic interest and the textual emphasis taught in The Power of Words go hand in hand. This straight forward approach will teach you how to identify the essential components outlined in this approach and how to clearly mark them in your and your singer's score.
5. Rhythmic Interest and Forward Motion
CTM5, section 1 forward moVideo 5. Outline
Section 1: Forward Motion
1.0 Bringing the rhythm of music to life.
Section 2: phrasing
2.0 Establishing logical note groupings.
Section 3: off-beat emphasis
3.0 Using rhythm to move the music forward.
Section 4: Markings
4.0 Marking forward motion in our scores.
Section 5: specific rhythms
5.0 The function of rhythms in context.
Section 6: rhythmic interest
6.0 A common thread in all great performances.
MORE FROM DONALD NEUEN • Videos: 1. Energy, Beauty and Placement; 2. Individual Section Characteristics; 3. A Unified Approach to Vowel Formation; 4. Rhythmic Interest and Forward Motion; 5. The Power of Words; Artistic Musical Conducting, Volume 1; Artistic Musical Conducting, Volume 2 • BOOKS: Empower the Choir; Choral Concepts
