Gestural Kinesthesis and Conducting: New Methods and Approaches to Teaching and Evaluating Gesture
| atmire.migration.oldid | 2299 | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Heyman, Richard David | |
| dc.contributor.author | Freeman, Wendy Jo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-09T22:11:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-17T08:00:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-07-09 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2014 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Emblematic conducting performance involves the practice of significant non-verbal gestures to convey a musical interpretation that supports a homogeneous relationship of gesture and sound. The complex theories of audiovisual perception and the dynamic relationship that exists between a conductor and an ensemble is a fascinating topic worthy of exploration. New methods and approaches to teaching and evaluating gesture are beneficial and further the technical development of undergraduate conductors. Non-traditional learning sessions designed to improve goal-directed actions and the perceptual understanding of emblems involved the use of motion capture technology and body mind flow exercises. This investigation compiled data acquired from participant interviews and self-evaluations. Feedback collected from a chamber ensemble and an expert panel helped to validate the usefulness of the pedagogies. Gesture reviews that utilized point-light videos and corresponding sound moments and emblem identification tests helped strengthen each conductor’s self-awareness and sonic-object familiarity in an unbiased manner. Emblem practices addressed in training helped the conductors to improve the expressivity and specificity of their gestures. Interaction with motion capture technology, hands-on performance of march-style excerpts and body mind flow exercises raised the contextual focus the conductors applied to their movement executions. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Freeman, W. J. (2014). Gestural Kinesthesis and Conducting: New Methods and Approaches to Teaching and Evaluating Gesture (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26300 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26300 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1613 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Graduate Studies | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
| dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
| dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
| dc.subject | Music | |
| dc.subject | Education--Music | |
| dc.subject | Education--Teacher Training | |
| dc.subject.classification | Conducting | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Pedagogy | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Motion Capture Technology | en_US |
| dc.title | Gestural Kinesthesis and Conducting: New Methods and Approaches to Teaching and Evaluating Gesture | |
| dc.type | doctoral thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Interdisciplinary Graduate Program | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | |
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