The Concert: Creating An Emotional Journey

Conducting Artistry

English - December 07, 2019 09:04 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB
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The shape, arc and drama of our performance determines the audience's experience.

How to structure a concert

What is the emotional arc of the performance?How do you want the audience to feel?Engaging the audience from (before) the first note

Transfigured Night - Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (YouTube video)

Completing The Circle - Considerations for Change in the Performance of Music, Bud Beyer (book)

Methods for planning the shape of a concert

Using playlists to plan transitionsCommon pitfalls in concert sequencing

Download the Concert Shapes Inspiration PDF

Action Step

Take music you have already selected for a performance. Write the titles on small pieces of paper. Play with the different orders of pieces. Draw a shape of the emotional journey of the concert for each different program order.

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