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Mini Master Class for Conductors

This Mini Master Class series is being presented by master conductor and soloist, Doug Lawrence. Find out more about Doug in the Notes section.
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June 29, 2009

To be perfectly honest with you...
How can you help a singer with difficult (and obvious) flaws? 

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #48
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June 22, 2009

It's All About Relationship!
Old school vs. new school recruiting and loyalty-building.  

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #47
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June 15, 2009

Don't Let Your Right Hand...
How to conduct polyrhytms like 2 against 3.  

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #46
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June 8, 2009

Alpha Dog?
Being clear about who is in charge.  

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #45
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June 1, 2009

Walk Tall, But Carry a Short Stick
Singing or playing softly requires a contradictory gesture(s) from the conductor.

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #44
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May 25, 2009

Let the Circle Be Unbroken
Here's a good way to insure better ensemble. 

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #43
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May 18, 2009

Oops!
How to find your way out of a very embarrassing moment, like losing your place in the score. 

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #42
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May 11, 2009

Be a Metronome!
How to keep from interpreting for someone else's choir.

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #41
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May 4, 2009

Inside out and back to front...
There are many ways to start studying a score. This is one of them. 

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #40
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April 27, 2009

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Pick a point-of-view to match your ensemble.

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #39
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April 27, 2009

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Pick a point-of-view to match your ensemble.

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #39
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April 21, 2009

Cue me once, & cue me twice, and cue me once again...
How to set up two cues with your ensemble when both cues are very close together.

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #38
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April 13, 2009

Mark My Word!
Be consistent about marking scores.

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #37
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April 6, 2009

What's the Point?
Do you really need a baton to be a conductor?

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #36
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March 30, 2009

Blah, Blah, Blah...
Never state the obvious - it cheats our audience.

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #35
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March 23, 2009

Be Prepared, That's the Boy Scout's Marching Song!
Less is more often than not, more!

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #34
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March 16, 2009

Good Cop, Bad Cop Conducting
Take your pick, but better yet, be both!

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #33
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March 9, 2009

Who's Leading?
Sometimes you just have to know how to give up the baton.

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #32
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March 2, 2009

I Don't Have a Thing to Wear
Proper conducting attire - who cares?

 play Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #31
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February 23, 2009

I'm Bored!
You may be missing one of the primary functions of a conductor.

 play Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #30
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February 16, 2009

Get Barach to Your Basic Conducting Leadership
What do ensembles look to our leadership to provide?

 play  Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #29
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February 9, 2009

The OC Conductor
How obsessive should a conductor be?

 play Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #28
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February 2, 2009

The Temperamental Conductor
Are conductors wrong to lose their tempers?

 play Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #27
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January 26, 2009

Oh, Go Ahead and Listen...
Answers the question, When is it O.K to learn from a recording.

 play Doug Lawrence — Conducting Mini Master Class #26
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