What Should I Listen For?

-by Amy Barlowe-Bodman

Amy Barlowe-Bodman received her B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Juilliard School of music.
She is on the artist/faculty of Meadowmount School of Music and the Ohio Conservatory.


She has studied with Ivan Galamian, Margaret Pardee, Josef Gingold, Felix Galamir, Samuel Rhodes and Earl Carlyss.
Amy maintains a teaching studio at her home in Akron, Ohio.

She has written a pocket sized booklet, A Guide for Enjoyable Listening.
It is designed to be taken to concerts and is filled with checklists to give focus and guidance to the listener during a live or recorded performance.
Amy and her husband Alan Bodman are the first to record the Franz Anton Hoffmeister duos for violin and viola. This is a world premiere recording. It is coupled with the Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Duo in B-flat Major, K. 424. This CD recorded on the Azica Records, Inc. label.


Meadowmount School of Music

HOW TO LISTEN
The booklets are available from Amy.
She can be emailed at bodman@uakron.edu

      I. Live performances
      *listen Constuctively!!!

        A. Soloists

          1. Sound and color of instrument
          2. Overall sound (e.g.warmth of tone)
          3. Idiomatic qualities of instrument
          4. Vibrato, if appropriate, (where is used? How much? Speed? Variety?)
          5. Rhythmic accuracy
          6. Intonation
          7. Dynamics
          8. Phrasing
          9. Articulation
          10. Coloration effects
          11. Stylistic interpretation
          12. Does the music sing?
          13. Emotional impact
          14. Breath control where appropriate
          15. (if accompanied) Balance
          16. (If accompanied) Ensemble

      Can I borrow anything I've heard and use it in my own performance?