{"product_id":"9780190605902","title":"The Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor","description":"In \u003cem\u003eThe Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor\u003c\/em\u003e, master conductor Mark Gibson addresses the technique of conducting as an extension of intimate knowledge of the score to the hands and arms. He employs a variety of everyday activities and motions (brushing the dog, Tinkerbelle, the \"door knob\") to describe the physical aspects of the role. He advocates a comprehensive, detailed approach to score study, addressing major works bar-by-bar in terms of both musical analysis and conducting method. Finally, Gibson explores the various roles a conductor plays, as a teacher, a scholar and a member of the musical community. His writing is highly focused, with an occasionally tongue-in-cheek, discussing everything from motivic development in Brahms to how to hold a knife and fork in public. In short, \u003cem\u003eThe Beat Stops Here\u003c\/em\u003e is a compendium of style and substance in the real world of today's conductor.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109342822640,"sku":"9780190605902","price":16.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780190605902_p0.jpg?v=1763660070","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780190605902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}