Directing the performance of a piece of music or a musical ensemble by way of visible gestures.
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Should the soloist watch the conductor?
I have been watching many videos of concert band performances which has a soloist standing just beside the conductor. Let's now assume that we are talking about a trombone concerto with a solo ...
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Getting a youth band to look up
Tomorrow I'm standing in for the conductor to lead a rehearsal of my "training" band. This is effectively a school group: most of the players are fairly new and still have trouble reading music, ...
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Performance of classic music [duplicate]
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What does a conductor actually do?
I've heard different versions of Johann Strauss II: "Tales from the Vienna Woods", - they were guided by the different conductors?
So ...
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When and why should the conductor be separate or not from the musicians?
Sometimes the conductor and the pianist or first violinist are the same person; sometimes they're different people. What are the advantages of each system? (I'm talking about inherent advantages, not ...
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Which set of books could I read to become an advanced conductor?
I would like a list of three to ten books to learn all there is to know about conducting.
Please be concise, try to cover all the stages from a beginner conductor (but already an experienced adult ...
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Conducting pattern - one spot, or multiples?
I've seen two ways of beating time, and I'm not sure if there's a clear better choice. One way is for the ictus to always be in the same spot in front of you, with a followthrough to prepare for the ...
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Keeping track of problems during rehearsals
As a mostly untrained conductor, one problem I've always had is keeping track of problems with a piece as we work through it. Something will stick out and I'll want to go back, but all I could ...
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What does a conductor actually do?
Looking for the roles of the conductor during a musical performance, I mainly came across answers as the following, taken from Wikipedia:
"The primary duties of the conductor are to unify ...
