{"product_id":"handing-on-the-baton-aleta-king-9798385261932","title":"Handing On the Baton","description":"How can conductors best mentor students in developing their musicianship skills? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book describes the experience of young musicians rehearsing and performing Bach's cantata \u003ci\u003eHimmelskönig Wilkommen\u003c\/i\u003e and explores what they found most helpful from their conductor. It asks why they found five musicianship elements--solfege, inner hearing, musical memory, sight-singing, and intervals--most important. It explores the conductor's self-mentoring process during preparation for a performance of Fauré's \u003ci\u003eRequiem\u003c\/i\u003e. Further, it asks how students learned to self-mentor during a rehearsal and performance of Karl Jenkins's \u003ci\u003eThe Armed Man: Mass for Peace.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It advocates the Conductor as Musicianship Mentor (CMM) model, in which a pedagogically sequential, voice-based musicianship program is intentionally aligned with an ensemble performance program, creating a synergy with a unique impact on learning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aleta King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385261932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Aleta King","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588455084287,"sku":"9798385261932","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/handing-on-the-baton-aleta-king-9798385261932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}