Chorus conductor training trilogy: chorus conductor gesture

At this stage, people's living standards are improving day by day, and cultural life is also improving day by day. Various cultural activities make chorus appear frequently in people's daily life. Every May 4th and National Day, chorus competitions are often held on campus. But watching the chorus competition, I found many problems. For example:

(1) The so-called chorus, in our small place, is the chorus of the same voice. In their concept, many people sing together and it is called chorus.

(2) The so-called command is to beat the beat. Both the 2/4 beat and the 4/4 beat are done with two beats, the 3/4 beat is done with a triangle, and some beats are upside down from beginning to end. As for multi-voice singing and music processing, there is nothing more.

In view of this phenomenon, I think there is a growing demand for chorus conductors, and it is urgent to train conductors who can basically undertake chorus singing activities in the future. And this burden is on us grassroots music educators.

At present, the Music Curriculum Standard for Ordinary Senior High Schools requires senior high schools to set up six modules, among which the "singing" module highlights the integration of solo and duet learning into chorus. In this module, I try to teach chorus. I think chorus conductor training should be divided into three steps.

The first step is to recite the lyrics: capture the feeling of appreciating the work.

The composer's melody is not fictional, and the ups and downs of the melody are written according to the cadence of the lyrics. Therefore, we should first capture and appreciate the hidden emotions in the works, so that students can express their emotions passionately and accurately in the command. In this regard, I first guide students to recite lyrics emotionally, and then deal with the intensity according to the intonation of reciting.

For example, the words "wind, horse, yellow river, yellow river" are highlighted in the recitation, which should be sung strongly. "The hills in Hexi are towering and the sorghum in the northeast of the river is ripe" is the people's praise for their hometown and the joy of harvest, so we should sing a cheerful and joyful mood, jump gently and sing gently. "There are many anti-Japanese heroes in Shan Ye, and the guerrillas in the green tents are heroes." It shows the scenes of countless anti-Japanese heroes carrying out guerrilla warfare in the vast jungle and green tents. When singing "Wanshan" and "Qingsha", we can use a coherent singing method to reflect an open and broad scene. The remaining two sentences can be sung softly in a forceful way. In the recitation of "holding high the soil gun and wielding the broadsword and spear", "foreign gun and foreign gun" is highlighted, and the expression terms in the melody also have strong tone marks, so these two places should be sung with short jumps to increase the volume. "Defend my hometown! Defend the Yellow River! Defend North China! Defend all China! " When reading, the mood is promoted layer by layer, and the music melody is also promoted layer by layer. Therefore, when singing, we should gradually strengthen sentence by sentence, and push it to the maximum volume to "defend all China", so as to push the mood of the whole song to a climax.

The second step: three "points" training: experience command skills.

The first point: practice in 2/4 time.

In the actual command practice, I introduced the second beat of the Yellow River chorus "Defending the Yellow River" into the classroom, and divided the command into the combination of command line, beat point and reflection line (taking the right hand as an example, the left hand is opposite, and the outward direction is outside). As shown in the figure:

Command mode

From top to bottom, take the height of the diaphragm between the chest and abdomen as an imaginary plane, the trajectory of the palm hitting the imaginary plane as an instruction line, and the point where the hand touches the imaginary plane as a beat point. When hitting this plane, the hand bounces up and out to the eyebrow eye height, and the trajectory of the hand bouncing up is a reflection line of the instruction, so that the first beat is completed in two beats; The second beat returns according to the route of the first beat, but the reflection line of the first beat is the command line of the second beat, and the command line of the first beat is the reflection line of the second beat. Pay attention to the elastic combination of hands when practicing, the command line is a little harder and slower, and the relaxation of the reflection line makes the arm form a natural rebound, giving the hand a chance to relax without fatigue.

Point two: start practicing.

I think starting practice should include three parts: preparation, inhalation and beginning.

Preparation: preparation is to prepare for conducting singing, that is, to prepare for conducting.

Inhale: the position of inhalation is on the reflection line. This part of the command is very important, because the length of the reflection line determines the amount of inhalation, and the speed of reflection determines the speed of inhalation and the whole music. Therefore, when conducting, hands and facial expressions should give clear hints, and remember that the conductor should inhale at the same time as the chorus members.

Start: that is, the pronunciation point is at the beat point, which requires a very accurate, decisive and clear beat point. The level of beat can mobilize the change of music mood.

The third point: the practice of taking pictures.

A pat can also be called a beat. I divide it into two parts, namely preparation and beat.

Preparation: Get ready to make a shot on the reflection line of the previous shot, that is, the reflection action of both hands is accelerated, the amplitude is prolonged, and it is raised to an obvious position that can attract the attention of the players.

Closing fist: make an action from the inside out (circle to catch the fist point) and clearly point out the position of the point. In the command of the Yellow River Chorus "Defend the Yellow River", because the music of the work is full of passion and has the horn of fighting, the action of winding up the line should be fast and clean.

These steps are explained by several corresponding phrases in the Yellow River Chorus "Defending the Yellow River" for students to practice and give timely comments.

The third step is voice training: explore the command law step by step.

In the process of practicing the Yellow River Chorus "Defending the Yellow River", it is carried out step by step, that is, starting with a chorus of one voice and then entering a simple two-part rotation training. Based on this, students can explore and explore the rotation of trilogy independently.

(1) Chorus Conduction Practice

The first step is to start shooting, practice preparation, inhale and sing the first sentence of the song. In particular, we should practice the amplitude and speed of inhalation and grasp the pronunciation point (that is, the beat point) when singing.

The second step is to use different emotions to direct the practice of gestures. "The wind is growling, the horse is growling, the Yellow River is growling, and the Yellow River is growling" highlights "the wind, the horse, growling, growling" in the singing. In the process, it is also necessary to highlight these places more strongly. At this time, it is necessary to raise the beat points in these places to mobilize feelings; "Hexi hills towering, Hedong Hebei sorghum cooked"; "The hills in Hexi are towering and high, and the sorghum in Hedong and Hebei is ripe" is the people's praise for their hometown and the joy of harvest. They jump and sing lightly, adjust the racket point to the height of the chest when conducting, and move their wrists flexibly in a small range; "There are many anti-Japanese heroes in Shan Ye, and guerrilla heroes in the green yarn account." It shows the scenes of countless anti-Japanese heroes engaged in guerrilla warfare in the vast jungle and the green tent. When singing "Wanshan" and "Qingsha", it presents an open and broad scene. With coherent singing, the command range can be larger, and the rest of these two sentences are still carried out flexibly with small wrists. "Pick up the local spear and wave the broadsword spear" to highlight the "foreign spear", so when commanding the "foreign spear", raise the beat point; "Defend my hometown! Defend the Yellow River! Defend North China! Defend all China! " The mood is improved step by step, and the music melody is also improved step by step. Therefore, when conducting, we should also improve the beat point sentence by sentence, mobilize the mood, and push the mood of the whole song to a climax until the end of "Defending the Country".