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Rh Orchestra Directing of, 93–95.


 * Seating of, 96.

Orchestral instruments–Proportion of, 97.


 * Transposing, 98.


 * Pitch standards, 101.


 * Tuning, 102.


 * Ranges of, 107.

Organ accompaniments, 150.

Organizing ability, 13.

Personality of conductor, 8.

Personality of supervisor, 78.

Phrasing—Explanation of, 66.


 * In vocal music, 67.


 * Mistakes in, 68.


 * In instrumental music, 69.

Pianissimo, 60, 61.

Pitch—Registers, 71.


 * Standards, 101.

Planning the rehearsal, 154.

Poise—as element in leadership, 16.

Portamento, 138.

Principle of time beating, 28.

Program-making, 140.


 * Length of, 142.


 * Arrangement of numbers, 144.


 * Importance of details, 146.

Program music, 42.

Psychological basis of conducting, 3.

Public performance—Attitude of conductor at, 82.

Public school music, 76.


 * Relation to church choirs, 115.

Qualities of conductor, 8.

Ranges of orchestral instruments, 107.

Recitative, 33.

Registers—Child voice, 122, 123.


 * In adult voice, 136.

Rehearsal—How to save time in, 152–163.


 * Planning of, 154.


 * Discipline in, 155.

Rehearsal letters or numbers, 158.

Relation between conductor and accompanist, 147–151.

Relaxation in singing, 136.

Release—How to secure, 30.

Resonance, 134.

Rhythm, 70.

Rubato, 53.

Scholarship, musical—Importance of, 6.

School music—Field of, 76.


 * Supervisor's personality, 78.


 * Direction of children, 79.


 * Selection of music, 80.


 * Public performance, 81.

Schumann as a conductor, 13.

Score—Reading, 93, 105.

Seating—Orchestra, 96.


 * High School chorus, 83.

Self-confidence—Element in leadership, 15.

Seven-beat measure, 27.

Singing—Solo, 114.


 * Congregational, 116.


 * Use of vowel and consonants, 134, 135.


 * Legato, 135.


 * Relaxation in, 136.


 * Summary of good, 139.


 * A cappela, 162.

Solo singing, 114.

Spitta, quoted, 13.

Standards of pitch, 101.

Sternberg, C. von, quoted, 37.

Stroke, length of, 32.

Supervisor of music, 76.

Table—Of orchestral instruments, 107.


 * Transposing instruments, 100.

Technique of the rehearsal, 152.

Tempo, 46–56.


 * Importance of, 47.


 * Finding correct, 48.


 * Rubato, 54, 55.


 * Establishing of, 55.

Tempo terms defined, 49–53.

Timbre, 64.


 * In instrumental music, 66.


 * In vocal music, 64, 65, 66.

Time beating—Principles and methods of, 22–29.


 * Back stroke, 28, 29.

Tone—How produced, 134.

Tone quality, 64–66.