Noli Me Tangere

Yow. Good luck, Abe.

that time signature is ridiculous.

yes, it starts weird, but then it settles into an easy 11/8 for a couple measures.

chris, do you play an instrument?

can't anyone do 7 beat and 11 beat patterns in Greek folk music?

This might be a good opportunity to break out your Greek jokes.

"A Greek, a Turk, and a Macedonian walk into a bar....."

What methods is the good Dr. teaching? Color-coding seemed pretty popular at my school.

This shouldn't be any real problem. Just keep the eighth-notes ticking in your head, but don't try to conduct every one. Your prof doesn't want you to conduct eighth-notes, does he (she)? The way you have those measures subdivided should work. A 2/3 pattern should have only two motions, etc. I'm sure you've already got it figured out.

If you were asking me about the instrument, I played the saxophone. Conducting was one of my favorite classes. Haven't done much choral conducting, though.

b, i'm not sure what you refer to, but we're not learning any color-coding. he says to never practice with a recording, because then you learn to follow, not lead.

chris, i was actually asking chris gosey if he played an instrument. i remeber your kenny-g impersonation well. you're right, it's not that hard to learn the counting, it's just that i have to keep counting, which makes expression and engagement difficult.