Score+Study

Score Study.

System of marking scores: RED=forte BLUE= piano YELLOW= all words GREEN=all tempo related things

Then, apart from this, you may choose to mark themes and various parts of music with various colors... for example, use a purple to mark that flute and trumpet are both playing the same part; and simultaneously mark with yellow that clarinet and alto are playing the same thing etc.

My own additional system: on important chords, mark the third of the chord with a triangle around it.

one of the best books for wind band conductors to learn about analysis and interpretation: =Guide to Score Study for the Wind Band Conductor [Paperback] =  [|Frank Battisti] (Author), [|Robert Garofalo] (Author)

@http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Score-Study-Wind-Conductor/dp/0962430862 This books takes an indepth look at the score study process and uses Percy Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry as an example. It includes the full version of the score, with complete analysis and interpretation!

Overview of Battisti and Garofalo's process: 1. Score Orientation 2. Score Reading 3. Score Analysis 4. Score Interpretation

transposition excerpt from A guide to Score Study by Battisti and Garofalo: @http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/data/28/link/1180/Battisti_transposition.pdf

another author's suggestion:

Barret, "Facets Model"



Include a dynamics visualization chart like this (example from Battisti and Garofalo):