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Title: Lives up to its title
Review: First,the fictionalized/dialogue style is pretty annoying. Everything lines up perfectly, and the "director" (presumably Bertalot) comes across like some kind of superman. His visiting newly-graduated conducting student is a character propped so that Bertalot can unleash his wisdom. It's hard to believe that the graduate has succeeded in attaining a degree in conducting as he asks rather dim-witted questions on the subject and often gives answers of the same quality. All this just provides a set-up for the "director's" advice. We're also given some rather unnecessary details about food, driving, etc.Nevertheless, I pushed through the annoyance of the pros because Bertalot has invaluable pratical advice for choral directors, born largely from his passion and determination with the discipline. I found it very helpful and have already begun to incorporate ideas from his advice. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is serious about choral excellence.
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