Name: Your Guide On How To Follow A Conductor
Uploaded: 2021-04-27T02:44:19.000Z
Duration: 3 min 30 s
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How to read conductor gestures by your most unqualified source for music education.

These are the four beats in a 4/4 time signature:

These are the beats in a 3/4 time signature:

These are the beats in a 2/4 time signature:

And these are the beats when your conductor is lost:

In reality, conductors will vary with their own personal styles.

Usually, the more musical the conductor, the harder it is to decipher what the f*** is actually going on.

This is scientifically proven to be the best method to begin Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.

So in case you have a crazy conductor... What do you do?

The key here is to remember that you have a concert master.

And once the music begins, simply count, listen, and play in time.

There are three incidences, however, where you have no choice to look at the conductor.

These are, accelerando, ritenuto, or in other words, tempo changes.

If a conductor is not awkwardly mirroring the right hand with the left, then the left hand can often provide valuable performance information through cues and gestures.

Cues are a conductor's way of showing you when to come in.

The irony of cues, however, is that the conductor is human, too.

You do not want to get into the habit of relying on cues, for it is not uncommon for conductors to forget to cue you on the day of the performance, or worse, cue you at the wrong time.

Apart from cueing, the left hand can also provide certain gestures to help aid your interpretation.

This means, shut up you playing too loud!!

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Your Guide On How To Follow A Conductor

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