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that my calling was to work with music, but perfor- Choral Conductors (2nd, expanded). Indiana University
mance, teaching, or even theory did not captivate my Press.
interest enough. It was not until I registered for con-
ducting classes on a whim that I had this great awak- Green, J. D. (1994). A Conductor’s Guide to Choral Orches-
ening. Is it a huge time commitment? Yes. Can it get tral Works. Scarecrow Press.
tedious studying every line of music in a full score? Of
course! But that is also the magic of it. Today, I still love Stith, G. (2011). Score & rehearsal preparation: A Realistic
playing the piano, singing and analyzing music, but I Approach for Instrumental Conductors (1st ed.). Meredith
have never felt more in my element than when I am up Music Publications.
on that podium. I know I was meant to do this, and even
though I am just getting started, I am eagerly awaiting Golan, L. (2020). Score study passes: A Professional Con-
the long journey ahead of me. ductor’s Guide to Preparing a Musical Score for Performance.
GlobeEdit.
Carmen Ramirez is a student at University of Arkan-
sas Little Rock, studying with Dr. Lorissa Mason.
NOTES

Resources for Young Conductors 1 Brock McElheran, Conducting Technique: For Beginners and
Professionals (New York: Oxford University Press,

Jeffers, R. (1988). Translations and Annotations of Choral 2 1989).
Repertoire (Vol. I: Sacred Latin Texts). earthsongs. Gabriel Fauré, Requiem Op. 48 (New York: Dover Publica-
tions, Inc., 1992).
3 Robert Orledge, Gabriel Fauré (London: Ernst Eulenburg
Battisti, F. L. (2007). On Becoming a Conductor: Lessons and
Meditations on the Art of Conducting (1st ed.). Meredith Mu- 4 Ltd., 1983).
sic Publications. Gabriel Fauré. New World Encyclopedia. (2017). from
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/
Decker, H. A., & Herford, J. (1973). Choral Conducting: A 5 Gabriel_Faure
Symposium. Appleton-Century- Crofts. Gabriel Fauré, Requiem for Four-Part Chorus of Mixed Voic-
es with Soprano and Baritone Soli (Milwaukee, WI: G.
Wittry, D. (2014). Baton Basics Com- Schirmer, Inc.).
municating Music through Gestures. Ox-
ford University Press.

Moses, D. V., Demaree, R. W., &
Ohmes, A. F. (1987). Face to face with
an Orchestra. Prestige Publications.

Steinberg, M. (2005). Choral mas-
terworks: A Listener’s Guide. Oxford
University Press.

Moses, D. V., Demaree, R. W., &
Ohmes, A. F. (2004). Face to face with
Orchestra and Chorus a Handbook for

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