Orchestral Bowing: Style and Function (345-0-1)
Instructors
Robert Gene Hasty
847/491-5707
202-B Regenstein Hall, 60 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston IL
Associate director of orchestras. Conductor, Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia, and Summer Orchestra. Teacher of graduate and undergraduate conducting courses. Teacher, adjudicator, clinician, violinist. Music Director, Merit Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, IL. Conductor, National High School Music Institute Orchestra. Former conductor, La Primavera Orchestra, Irvine Youth Symphony, Metropolis Youth Symphony. Former vice president of string education, Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association. Music researcher investigating critical listening while conducting; presented at the international meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Sciences of Music. Studied conducting with Victor Yampolsky and violin with Alice Schoenfeld.
Meeting Info
RCMA Lower Level 121: Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
The course is designed for those interested in learning (more) about the world of orchestral string playing through studying the function, notation, and nomenclature of bowing as well as the relationships between bowing and interpretation. It is available to all music majors including string- and non-string-playing conductors, composers, arrangers, and school educators.
Learning Objectives
All string articulations and their articulation, bowing orchestral string parts.
Teaching Method
Lecture, playing on stringed instruments
Evaluation Method
Assignments and evaluation are adjusted according to student background.
Class Materials (Required)
Kjelland, J., Orchestral Bowing: Style and Function, Textbook, 2003, Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., ISBN: 0-7390-1113-8 (www.alfred.com) $34.99
Kjelland, J., Orchestral Bowing: Style and Function, Workbook, 2003, Alfred Publishing Co. Inc., ISBN:2-X (www.alfred.com) $8.95
Class Materials (Suggested)
Berman, J., Jackson, B., & Sarch, K.; Dictionary of Bowing and Pizzicato Terms, 4th. ed., (1999), available through ASTA-NSOA publications. ISBN: 0-883026-17-2. 800/828-0229.
Gerle, R., The Art of Bowing Practice: the Expressive Bow Technique, (1991), Stainer & Bell, London. ISBN: 0-85249-791-1
Gigante, C., Manual of Orchestral Bowings, (1988) ASTA-NSOA publications. 800/828-0229.
Green, E.A.H., Orchestral Bowings and Routines, (1966), ASTA-NSOA publications 800/828-0229.
Rabin, M. & Smith, P.; Guide to Orchestral Bowing Through Musical Styles, 2nd ed. (1990) U. of Wisconsin, Division of University Outreach, Dept. of Arts Education, Madison, WI.
Class Notes
Required course for Master of Music Conducting Students