Description
Book SynopsisThis book examines what musical leadership is, by delving into the choral conductor role, what goes on in the music-making moment, and what it takes to do it well. One of the unique features of the musical ensemble is the simultaneity of collective discipline and individual expression.
Table of Contents1. The muse within Part I: Enactment of musical leadership 2. The choral conductor role 3. Situational-relational mastery 4. Existential foundation 5. The intersubjective space of leading and following Part II: Developing artful leadership 6. Expanding the leadership repertoire 7. Music in team development 8. The choir as the conductor’s mirror Part III: Agency and surrender 9. Authority and musical leadership 10. The locus of charisma 11. Leading musically: power and senses in concert
