Post by Admin on May 3, 2016 9:26:10 GMT
Baton Technique is probably the first thing to master. The control of the baton is of utmost importance if you are to control and regulate the performance.
The best way to practice this is at home in front of a mirror conducting to a recording. There are a few people, although dying out, who believe this to conflict with the chief role of the conductor � to be a leader, since conducting a recording means that you are following the recording. However, that said, since it is impossible to have an orchestra or musical ensemble at your disposal everyday, conducting recordings is generally thought of the best way to improve your baton technique at home, in your own time.
The use of a musical score is preferred, but not essential. When conducting to a recording, you should imagine the player's right in front of you as if they were really there, cueing them appropriately where they would be located in the physical space. For many, this can be embarrassing and it is probably something most conductors will practice when no one else is home. I would recommend the use of headphones in this exercise so you can have the recording at a reasonable volume and so you can hear all that is going on within the music. This will also allow you to have the recording at roughly the same decibel level you would hear in a real band performance.
The best way to practice this is at home in front of a mirror conducting to a recording. There are a few people, although dying out, who believe this to conflict with the chief role of the conductor � to be a leader, since conducting a recording means that you are following the recording. However, that said, since it is impossible to have an orchestra or musical ensemble at your disposal everyday, conducting recordings is generally thought of the best way to improve your baton technique at home, in your own time.
The use of a musical score is preferred, but not essential. When conducting to a recording, you should imagine the player's right in front of you as if they were really there, cueing them appropriately where they would be located in the physical space. For many, this can be embarrassing and it is probably something most conductors will practice when no one else is home. I would recommend the use of headphones in this exercise so you can have the recording at a reasonable volume and so you can hear all that is going on within the music. This will also allow you to have the recording at roughly the same decibel level you would hear in a real band performance.
