Where is "one"? How do you keep track?
I recently watched a YouTube excerpt of Jack Feierman's master class in which he alludes to techniques that can be developed to know where "one" is.
He has a click going on the background — at 2:32 min he establishes where "one" is and moves on to talk about certain topics.
Then, at 3:17 min he nails "one". Then again, at 3:25 min. (just count along to see for yourself)
I find this to be an important skill to have, similar to perfect pitch.
Sadly, Feierman passed away shortly after and it appears his book "Where is One" was not published.
Do you have any insights on this topic or other sources to learn/develop this skill?
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He´s a conductor and mentions conducting patterns so I think he is counting as well. At least that is the way I´m learning choir conducting and we are being taught to count with the conducting patterns. "One" has a clear emphasis. For me the counting is becoming like an internalized running commentary in the background of whatever else I´m trying to focus on. Without the "one" you´re lost. Watching the video I felt that that was what he was doing.
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