Conducting Fundamentals
Dr. Jaclyn Normandie
Conducting Fundamentals is an online course designed to equip aspiring conductors with essential skills. The course covers the foundational patterns used in conducting, emphasizing the importance of clear and expressive gestures.
Students will learn to master dynamics and refine their ability to cue with both left and right hands, ensuring precise communication with ensemble members. The curriculum also explores various conducting styles and articulation techniques, enabling students to bring out the best in different musical pieces. This comprehensive course is ideal for those looking to develop a strong, versatile conducting technique.
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Meet Your Professor
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Dr. Jaclyn Normandie is a professional conductor and founder of the Modern Conducting Academy, an online learning platform that gives access to people seeking to expand their musicianship by offering live workshops with some of the most sought-after conducting professionals. Her study of yoga, meditation, and eastern philosophy led her to authorĀ The Mindful Musician: Finding a Healthy Balance, offering strategies in balance and stress management to performers.
Dr. Normandie's research includes mindfulness in the music classroom, Latin American folk music, and teaching the adult male voice. She currently resides in Costa Rica studying Pachamama Earth Music and leads community ensembles for youth and adults. Her mission is to use ceremonial folk music to build a bridge between the different ethnicities and socioeconomic groups in the small jungle beach town of Nosara. Her private voice instruction focuses on the energetic and emotional principles of vocal development, awareness of the chakra system, Reiki healing, and unlocking the fullest potential of one’s communication.
After earning her doctorate at the University of Michigan with Dr. Jerry Blackstone, she taught at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Oakland University. Ensembles under her direction, including Murrieta Valley High School, have performed around the globe and at American Choral Directors Association National, Western, and Central Division conferences.Ā
She has presented lectures at over twenty conferences, as well as guest conducting at the regional and state level. Her deep appreciation of movement biomechanics is rooted in her multi-discipline background of conducting, dance, martial arts, and yoga; and her studies have taken her to such locations as China, India