Table of Contents

Preface I. Philosophy 1. Swimming with the Tide 2. Human Learning and Behavior 3. Why do people sing? 4. The Role of the Conductor 5. The Choral Conducting Phenomenon 6. Towards a Super-model Choral Conductor II. Practice 7. The Conductors' Craft: Rehearsing 8. Less is more: Conducting Gesture 9. Conducting and Vocal Development and Health 10. Teaching Choral Conducting: Philosophy and Practice 11. Last Movement Bibliography Index