PART I: CONDUCTING TECHNIQUE Chapter 1: The Baton, Preparation, Downbeat, and Release Chapter 2: Beat Patterns and Preparations in Tempo, Dynamic, and Basic Style Chapter 3: Preparations and Releases for All Counts Chapter 4: Fractional Beat Preparations Chapter 5: Divided Meters Chapter 6: Asymmetrical and Changing Meters Chapter 7: The Fermata Chapter 8: The Cue Chapter 9: Conducting Musical Styles Chapter 10: Expressive Conducting and the Left Hand Chapter 11: Tempo Changes and Accompanying PART II: SCORE PREPARATION AND REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE Chapter 12: Analysis and Score Preparation Chapter 13: The Instrumental Rehearsal Chapter 14: The Choral Rehearsal PART III: MUSICAL EXCERPTS Chapter 1: The Baton, Preparation, Downbeat, and Release Chapter 2: Beat Patterns and Preparations in Tempo, Dynamic, and Basic Style Chapter 3: Preparations and Releases for All Counts Chapter 4: Fractional Beat Preparations Chapter 5: Divided Meters Chapter 6: Asymmetrical and Changing Meters Chapter 7: The Fermata Chapter 8: The Cue Chapter 9: Conducting Musical Styles Chapter 10: Expressive Conducting and the Left Hand Chapter 11: Tempo Changes and Accompanying Chapter 12: Analysis and Score Preparation Technical Mastery Appendix A: Competencies for the Beginning Conducting Class Appendix B: Student Evaluation Appendix C: Chart of Transpositions and Clefs Appendix D: Full Score Instrumentation and Foreign Equivalents Appendix E: Counting Drills for Uneven Meters Appendix F: Musical Style Chart Appendix G: Glossary Appendix H: Model Video Excerpt Chart.