A symphony conductor must know how to conduct in 6/8 time. Learn about ways in which conductors communicate with orchestra members in this free conducting lesson from an experienced conductor.
Expert: Brandon Archer
Bio: Brandon Archer has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Wheaton Conservatory of Music. He has more than five years of teaching experience conducting bands and orchestras.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA
@MisterPretzelMan Watching the video some more he's also conducting in where the dotted quarter gets the beat.... what >:O
Scorpio1186rs 2 weeks ago
@MisterPretzelMan Really yes the eighth gets the beat, but we mostly think of it as the dotted quarter. :D
Scorpio1186rs 2 weeks ago
@MisterPretzelMan Actually the Eighth note theoretical receives the beat, but when we conduct in COMPOUND time we will give it that 2 time pulse.
Scorpio1186rs 2 weeks ago
-facepalm-
thousandand1skeleton 1 month ago
Um wrong. the "8" on the bottom doesn't mean the 8th note gets the beat. The dotted quarter gets the beat, while the 8th note receives the subdivision of the beat.
MisterPretzelMan 2 months ago
@einsamaberfrei
It's possible to do something similar to "6/4" time if you wanted to show all the beats. You would only really need to do this if you were subdividing the beat for someone (including yourself) that needed to see the subdivision. Other than that, in most cases, it's just easier to conduct "1 la le, 2 la le" thus, 2/4.
sbyrd135 7 months ago
It would help to have a little music to go with it.
LavenderDarwin 7 months ago
Can anyone tell me is there any different for beating 2/4 and 6/8? Is it possible to show the difference with the way I bounce or how acute is the ictus?
einsamaberfrei 8 months ago
@DoubleGauss Actually two lots of 3/4 would be 6/4. 6/8 implies there are six quavers (8th notes) which is very different to 6/4, comprised of six crotchets (quarter notes).
lozleigh 1 year ago
@JasonDTube
You are right. A 6/8 can be considered two 3/4 's. In other words each of the two beats of a 2/4 being a 3/4 in itself.
DoubleGauss 1 year ago