Saito Conducting Method

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by Hideo Saito

Wayne Toews, Editor

Fumihiko Torigai, Translator

Published jointly by the Min-on Concert Association and Ongaku No Tomo Sha Corp., Tokyo, Japan, 1988
230 pages; Trade cover
17 photographs, 126 musical examples,
106 motion diagrams, glossary
16 page booklet of music enclosed
ISBN 4-276-14105-2

"His teachings are so comprehensive and yet so fundamental that they embrace all possible conducting styles" -- Seiji Ozawa

Information about the method and the book are available from:

Wayne Toews
1610 Morgan Avenue
Saskatoon, SK., Canada, S7H 2S1
Telephone: (306) 373-6408

The book is out of print. All copies of the text that I had for sale have been sold. See below for information about the free PDF.

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An introduction to the Saito Conducting Method in PDF.

I created this Adobe portable document file (PDF) as an introduction and companion to the English edition of the textbook. The document shows and explains the method's basic gestures using animations and QuickTime movies. The first Saito conducting study is demonstrated in sound, notation and QuickTime movies. The document includes a complete Saito glossary together with a comprehensive explanation of Saito's unique gesture diagrams, a history of the method and an outline of study materials used at the Toho Gakuen School of Music, Tokyo. The PDF presents the art of conducting in a dynamic, interactive way. The PDF and associated files are available free of charge on request. The size of the compressed files is nearly 3 Mb.. If you prefer, request that I send them using an upload service so that you can download them to your computer separate from your E-mail. The PDF and associated files work on Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Please specify whether you want the files compressed for the Macintosh or Windows system when you make your request.

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Also available for free:

The Subjective Tones HyperCard Stack

Have you ever wondered why certain arrangements of chords sound more full and resonant than others? Have you noticed how a third sound suddenly appears when you play two pitches at the same time? For those interested in acoustics, tuning systems and musical arranging, the Subjective Tones stack can help you explore the phenomenon and answer your questions. Begin by selecting two or three notes on the displayed keyboard. Listen to the pitches and watch as their names and their frequencies are displayed. The computer calculates the subjective tones (difference tones) and displays the resulting frequencies and the closest note names. Experiment with the entire piano keyboard in equal temperament. A complete chart of equal temperament frequencies is part of the stack. Created by Wayne Toews to help explain subjective tones as an aid to tuning, the stack provides an interesting and engaging way of exploring sound wave interactions.

Contact me via E-mail and I will send you a copy of the SubjectiveTones HyperCard stack for FREE. Users are asked to make a donation to their favorite musical scholarship as payment for using the stack.

The HyperCard stack works only on Macintosh computers.

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