Study on Rationality and Passion in Choral Conducting

Abstract

Chorus is an elegant art of music. Perfect chorus can purify people’s soul and bring a huge spiritual shock to people. As the chorus leader, the chorus conductor directly determines the quality of choral performance, so the chorus conductor must command the degree of rationality and passion and achieve the coordination and unity of rationality and passion so as to incisively and vividly show a choral performance. This paper analyzes the roles of passion and rationality in choral conducting as well as the relationship between them, states the factors which determine the rationality and passion of choral conducting as well as the significance of such factors, and summarizes concludes how to correctly grasp rationality and passion.