I already planned the second semester as an extension of my independent study, so I will be updating my current proposal with Mr. Meyer soon. I am thinking that a good way to show progress in what I have learned is by showing a video of me conducting the winter instrumental ensemble concert and analyzing …
Category: Weekly Updates
Nov 11
Ninth Week
Sorry that this blog post was late, but a lot has been going on lately. Recently, I have secured a part in the musical, and I am planning on now talking over with Mr. Meyer on what my role should be with him as well as being a member of the cast. Also, we have …
Nov 03
Seventh and Eighth Weeks
There was a slight break from my regular posts, since I was very busy with performances during the seventh week. I had not only a performance with my jazz-rock band, “In the Pocket,” but also theater performances that would last late into the evening of the play, “Eurydice.” It was an extremely busy time, and …
Oct 18
Sixth Week
This week, I have finished studying the first movement of the Jupiter Symphony, and now I have moved on to the second movement. What a strangely chromatic work for a classical composer such as Mozart. I also had a meeting and watched a rehearsal of Mr. Meyer’s instrumental ensemble, where now they have gotten new …
Oct 12
Fifth Week
I have just finished my studies on Mozart’s famous Symphony No. 40, and soon, I will be moving onto Mozart’s critically acclaimed and ingenious work, Symphony No. 41, also known as “Jupiter.” I had an interesting rehearsal with Mr. Meyer, where I got to know each of the players from the instrumental ensemble. We talked …
Oct 06
Fourth Week
I have now really started to delve deep into the textbook, which now has gone over all the basic techniques for conducting, such as what each hand is used for, how to conduct in different meters, and how to balance the different techniques all at once. I did not realize before that there are many …
Sep 24
Third Week
Unfortunately, there were a lot of things that I could not get to this week. For example, I couldn’t see Mr. Meyer’s rehearsal with Instrumental Ensemble, and I didn’t get to go to my father’s rehearsal. Therefore, it was a slower week. However, I made immense progress on my studies of Mozart’s Symphony No. 39. …
Sep 18
Second Week
More of the interactive parts have been coming into place! I have started to read “The Grammar of Conducting” textbook, which has been going over many of the basic techniques that is common knowledge to many conductors (how to beat four, keeping time, etc). I also got the opportunity to watch one of my father’s …
Sep 11
First Week
This week was more of getting everything ready for many of the processes and studies I will start for the weeks ahead. I wrote an email to Mr. Nabors, who leads a men’s choir called Vox Virorum. I’m going to try to see if I can get into rehearsals with him to study how he …
Aug 13
Welcome!!
Hello Music Lovers!! My name is Avery Davidson, and I am aspiring to be a conductor. This blog will be used for describing what I do for my Independent Study, which is on the subject of conducting. Through this study, I will be looking at what makes a great conductor and how does a conductor …
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