Silent score reading : Four Swedish choral conductors’ conceptions, processes, and strategies
Timoshenko-Nilsson, Maria ; Huovinen, Erkki and Nyström, Marcus LU
(2024)
In Nordic Research in Music Education
5.
p.160-192
- Abstract
- In research on music conducting, there is a lack of studies concerning conductors’ score-reading. The present investigation explored the reading strategies of four Swedish choral conductors. Two interconnected studies addressed the conductors’ explicit conceptions about score reading and their silent-reading strategies in actual reading situations. All conductors emphasized overviewing and script-like cognitive strategies, read relatively linearly, and tended to combine holistic descriptions with quicker scanning. However, verbal reports also revealed individual cognitive orientations that appeared to influence the conductors’ eye movements. These findings contribute to the understanding of the contrast between shared models of... (More)
- In research on music conducting, there is a lack of studies concerning conductors’ score-reading. The present investigation explored the reading strategies of four Swedish choral conductors. Two interconnected studies addressed the conductors’ explicit conceptions about score reading and their silent-reading strategies in actual reading situations. All conductors emphasized overviewing and script-like cognitive strategies, read relatively linearly, and tended to combine holistic descriptions with quicker scanning. However, verbal reports also revealed individual cognitive orientations that appeared to influence the conductors’ eye movements. These findings contribute to the understanding of the contrast between shared models of professional practice and individual reading styles. (Less)
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- Timoshenko-Nilsson, Maria
; Huovinen, Erkki
and Nyström, Marcus
LU
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- 2024
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- musical expertise, eye movements, silent reading, music reading, conductors
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- Nordic Research in Music Education
- volume
- 5
- pages
- 160 - 192
- publisher
- Cappelen Damm AS
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- 2703-8041
- DOI
- 10.23865/nrme.v5.6133
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- English
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