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ARS CONSORT HANDBOOK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

SECTION I: POSITIVE GROUP INTERACTION
Introduction
Ten Commandments for the Care and Feeding of a Consort	Mary Maarbjerg
Don’t Waste Your Time Practicing	Ken Andresen
Tips on Choosing a Recorder	Rebecca Arkenberg

SECTION II: CONSORT REHEARSAL TECHNIQUES
Introduction
The Efficient Consort Rehearsal	Marvin Rosenberg
Basic Rehearsal Decisions and Procedures	Carolyn Peskin

SECTION III: VARIETY IN CONSORT PLAYING
Introduction
Beginning the Bass Recorder	Constance Primus
The Bass Recorder in Consort	Constance Primus
Ornamentation for Consort Players	Peter Seibert
Introduction to Renaissance Ornamentation	Martha Bixler
Renaissiance Ornamentation: The Art of Improvised Embellishment	Martha Bixler
Introduction to Baroque Ornamentation	Ken Wollitz
Mixed Ensembles	Carolyn Peskin

SECTION IV: PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
Introduction
Preparing a Concert Program	Carolyn Peskin
Developing a Commanding Stage Presence	Sara Blake
Publicity Guidelines for Performing Ensembles	Carolyn Peskin
Getting Gigs and Choosing Repertoire	Carolyn Peskin
Controlling Performance Anxiety with Beta Blockers	Dr. Richard Lederman

SECTION V: ENSEMBLE REPERTOIRE
How to Select Editions of Renaissance Music	Carolyn Peskin
Recorder Consort Editions of Classical and Romantic Music	Carolyn Peskin
Arranging an Early 19^th-century Orchestral Work for Recorder Quintet	Carolyn Peskin
Selected 20th-century Consort Music	Carolyn Peskin