How to conduct accents
Accents, just as much as cues, need to be prepared ahead of time. What if you have a fortissimo accent after a pianissimo? Or vice-versa?
How to conduct rests
From small breaths to longer fermatas, rests give a conductor the opportunity to use a variety of baton strokes.
The upbeat
The most important single motion for a conductor, the upbeat, holds in itself the indications of tempo, dynamics, and articulation of the first sound the orchestra is going to play
Baton technique – Mixed meters
Mixed meters are an integral part of the conducting technique: what do conductors need to account for in order to make them clear for the players?
Baton technique – Legato and staccato strokes
When music shapes the technique, legato and staccato strokes are a response to a musical articulation. Here are a few pointers on how to practice these strokes.
Baton technique – how to control the pulse
It’s one of the key aspects of conducting technique: the pulse. How do you control it?
Conducting Pills
A FREE video series with an analysis of structure, phrasing, and, of course, conducting tips of repertoire works: from Mozart to Brahms, from Beethoven to Debussy. A new episode every week!
Pass the baton
10 chapters, 11 videos, practical exercises, and examples with scores: this video course produced for iClassical-Academy will show you, through a bar-by-bar analysis of excerpts ranging from Mozart to Mahler and Copland, how to build your own technique in the most logical and effective way.
Gianmaria Griglio is an intelligent, exceptional musician. There is no question about his conducting abilities: he has exceptionally clear baton technique that allows him to articulate whatever decisions he has made about the music.
