3 ways to break a conducting pattern: registration, strokes types and body placement – resulting from pitch, notes’ length and dynamics and orchestration
Conducting technique Articles
How to practice conducting at home
How do orchestra conductors practice home? With time one learns to articulate musical thoughts but in the beginning it’s good to have a few tips…
Body and baton placement
The orchestra can judge conductors even before they lift the baton: good body posture and baton placement are an excellent starting point
How to give a cue: preparation and release for orchestra and singers
conductor's cue is nothing but a signal, a preparation for a musical event. It's how we, as...
Tempo changes in conducting
A tempo is a pace at which a piece is performed. It's one of the big challenges of conducting, both from a musical and...
How to talk to an orchestra during a rehearsal
When you step in front of an orchestra, especially for the first time, you have to convince a number of people of your...
Conducting technique: the power of the left hand
With the baton being the focal point of attention, the left hand is often neglected or underused. Conducting students...
The baton: a conductor’s tool
any refer to the baton as the conductor's instrument (mistakingly so, the conductor's instrument...
Conducting technique: an introduction (And Why It Matters)
Does conducting technique exist? ccording to some, this is a debatable point: conducting...
What is the purpose of a conductor?
What is a conductor supposed to do (and not to do) Well, last month I spent a week teaching at the Bard...
