A question which has puzzled me off and on for decades is what music conductors are doing. Sure, they wave their hands around a lot. And they get applause both before and after a concert. But, what exactly are they doing? Don’t get me wrong. I knew what my music teacher was doing when I was in elementary school band. In practices, she would spend a lot of time trying to convince us we needed to stay on the beat. That is kinda important. But come concert time, she would start us and we would … [Read more...] about Conducting and Lecturing
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