How to Conduct 4/4, 3/4, 2/4 (Video 1)

[bonee67]

hahaha.. the video made me laugh... the conductor still needs an expert conductor to teach him how to do the beating well. then when we beat.... you should artistic movements because its so nice to see a condcutor conducting artistically on his hand to arms gestrues. how pity he is. he's not interested

[TheTIGER220]

Also on 3/4 you bring your hand in not out.

[Moonmatt2]

@TheTIGER220 By going (Down, IN, up) you lose the ictus by having your hands too close together making it difficult to follow especially on a large football field. If you have a more in depth explanation of your pattern, then I would be all ears :) .

[TheTIGER220]

i can teach you guys more.....just go to my channel and send me a message

[wacky2018]

im trying to go for drum major, thnx for the help C;

[TheChrisss97]

RCAC 713 "Thunderbolt" Squadron "Thunderband" Brass & Reed Marching Band

tried out for Drum Major, find out Tuesday if I got it :D

[juttabraun01]

Really good for a beginner to learn from! Thanks!

[mangobyebye]

Zauce.



[BurningToxicity]

thts the worst 4/4 time ive evr seen

[spleeeeeen2]

Malaguena has 3/4 in it. Common in marching band.

[Beatleologist01]

Thanks a lot! I'm learning to conduct. I'm trying out for next season's Drum Major and this video helped a lot:)

[200IndividualMedley]

Thanks a lot! I'm trying out for DM next and all that is required for conducting is just basic knowledge. Our marching band has about 140 members and we dont need pinpoint accuracy with hands. Most of the judging comes from marching fundamentals, so it doesn't matter if my conducting will be a little off

[Ilovemyfriends10111]

Would the 4/4 be the same conducting pattern even with a different beat? Same with 3/4 and 2/4?

[MrJordanhuse]

thank ya

[llamasATwalmart]

This video was EXACTLY what I was looking for! Thank you so much for the time you took to make it! I'm a freshman clarinetist in Missouri and being head drum major (we have three--about 220 piece band) is my dream! I want to get a head start on learning how!

[finn14lake]

Haha awkward turtle!

[codyicelord101]

most drum majors tap the ictus at the ends of their fingers not in the middle of their hands

[BLU3Guy22Productions]

7/5?

[chivagirl123]

how would you conduct a 9/8 time???

[Moonmatt2]

@chivagirl123 You might want to conduct in a 3/4 pattern (down, out, up) and pulse the ictus of the 3/4 pattern three times (down, down, down, out, out, out, in, in, in repeat). There might other patterns you could experiment with (like if you get into concert ensemble conducting) but if you are thinking about something for on the field then you might want to stick with what I just told you. Remember to ask your directors too! Don't ever be afraid to approach your director with questions!

[freshspringsax]

@chivagirl123 I would do 3/4 time and accent the 1 so accent, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, repeat

[Betachiken]

thank you very much.. im trying out for DM and im going against 2 seniors...

[ViciousFatalCuteness]

Love itt! Helped out so much. :))

[TheMinorQuake]

It's called conducting and ur doing it wrong

[thebandteacher]

Are you a drum major, because if you are your hands are not supposed to be like that your conducting style is different. What i mean by this is that is different than mine, also there is a better way to conducts 3/4 and there is a more clear way to conduct 2/4 down and out. I am going to put this out there that before someone thinks that i don't know what I am talking about every comp. I have went to I have one first place Drum Major.

[supreme281418]

Ah thanks, watching your way of conducting 4/4 really helped improve mine. it looks so much more cleaner and defined now. I'm trying out soon and want to do my utmost best.

[Secundino2012]

Dude goood stufff!!!!

What corps did you march man?

[koolj1994]

I love wood paneling! Sorry this is just a SN comment...

[SeryusDiett]

OMGEE thanks so much! this will hopefully help me beat my competitioner in band :3

[bmmmmooooney]

Hey thx for this, my band director is makeing all of us conduct the whole band in 4/4 time and this really made me feel better

[1LilKing]

Thanks for the info

[Lizz927]

this is supppper helpful :] thanks!!! i'll be trying out for drum major and conducting a piece for the little kids band so this is great practice <3

[Lizz927]

this is supppper helpful :] thanks!!!

[OliviaMarieABC]

Our band is doing a piece at 7/4 and another at 5/4. Could you possibly do a video on these?

[Moonmatt2]

@OliviaMarieABC Just look at my video on 5/4. I didn't specifically say anything about 7/4 but it would be the same concept, since it's a complex meter it will have to be conducted once in 4/4 and again in 3/4 (4+3 = 7 , for those math whizzes ) but that depends on the speed. Sometimes it's faster which in that case you might have to do a form of 6/8 and adjust it around. If you tell me the song, I can post a video. Thanks for watching! -Moonmatt2

[Ryandri0d]

This is possibly the greatest explanation on here. I love how you showed what direction your hands moved on each beat. I actually feel like I am learning the proper way to do this. Thank you very much.

[Swiftcatcher]

Awkward Turtle...tehe. Thanks for the help! =D

[theshoe124]

This was a great and informative video. Good job and thanks.

[cjblover23]

I can say this video really helped me a lot. I'm going to be a drum major for the Williamsburg Marching Band as a freshman. I'm very nervous... But, thank you for this absolutely helpful video!

[skaterpiper5]

I noticed in your patterns you bring your hands in. Most of the time when a marching band drum major is conducting, they have bright uniforms and when you bring your hands in, they slightly disappear. So i would recommend like in 4/4 just going down twice instead of going down, in, out, up, go down, down, out, up

[CoolenRockenChris]

haha my tryouts are today :)

[Rebaquita]

Ah.... I'm trying out for drum major on Friday and I wanted to make sure that i was doing it right... O.o;

Thanks so much.

And whooo! Yay Florida! xD

[gintokichan]

thx for the info i have drum major try outs soon!! thx for the help!!:D

[earlywirlybird]

Thanks for the info. I'm trying out for drum major this Monday. Hopefully it goes well ;)