kottke.org: I love hearing people talk about how they work. In this quick video, conductor James Gaffigan explains what it is he does on stage and how different composers like Leonard Bernstein shape and enhance the performance of the musicians they’re leading.
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This video taught me a lot more about conducting that I had no idea was part of it. Since I come from a music background I am very used to conductors and following their rhythm. So whenever the conductor in the video was talking about how they mainly keep the beat with their right hand did not surprise me in the slightest. However, whenever he was describing how differently people conduct from one another in essentially the same songs, it surprised me. All of the conductors I have seen in my life have been very exaggerated in their movements while conducting a loud song. So it surprised me a great deal whenever he said some conductors move in the slightest even in the loudest of songs. It also surprised me to find out that the way the conductor holds their hands affects the way that string musicians approach playing their instrument.
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