Tips for Conducting an Orchestra : Hand Movements to Conduct an Orchestra

Each hand has a distinct job when conducting an orchestra. Learn more about how to use your hands when conducting an orchestra in this free conducting lesson from an experienced conductor and composer.

Expert: Lennon Leppert
Bio: Lennon Leppert is a film composer and songwriter. He has worked on projects produced by The Discovery Channel, The History Channel and The Learning Channel.
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[SingingUnnie]

LOL WHAT ARE YOU DOING BRO

[kenalebla]

@moltoallegro19 I just want to be clear. I'm sure you're a good musician and I've never questioned that. My pointing out small fallacies, which may be the result of language or limited space, shouldn't determine your worth. Frankly, if I didn't appreciate your enthusiasm, I wouldn't have bothered to continue the conversation.

[kenalebla]

Again, you get angry when you could do otherwise. I'm sure you're very successful and gifted and I never claimed otherwise. Yet, like many young music students, you don't appear to know some key details. From the way you present yourself, I'd assume you're pretty young (16-20 years or so) and you still have a lot to learn. There's nothing wrong with that, but there's no need to get defensive it. I'm just trying to fill you in from my understanding, which is supported by a career in music.

[kenalebla]

Respond to this video... 

[kenalebla]

@moltoallegro19 @moltoallegro19 I didn't see all of your posts. Read or not, but my bets placed on you reading ahead... I think you're digging a lot deeper into this then you should. I really don't understand why the differences in the educational system would matter.

You're just wrong or not clear on a couple of points. I'm not insulting your family name. I'm just trying to clarify. When you kept following up, what you said wasn't clear or was incorrect and I wanted to clarify.

[kenalebla]

@moltoallegro19 If you don't be done, otherwise don't keep saying so. I'm really not trying to argue. The genre of symphonic music includes the classical repertory - symphonies of Haydn, Mozart; all of which can all be played conductorless. Also, a few orchestras make a point of playing large orchestral late and post-Romantic works with out a conductor, which can be done even though these works would have typically used a conductor.

I don't see why difference would matter.

[moltoallegro19]

@kenalebla I’m finished here and don’t you mind responding, cause I’m sure as hell not gonna read it.

Good day.

[moltoallegro19]

@kenalebla You are clearly an idiot who has to hang around the web correcting ppl who says "violin is played with a bow" just because "you can play it pizzicato too, and u saying it's played JUST with a bow makes you misguided". A person who has to do so in order to feel superior cause irl, he's a mediocrity. Well, I'm not gonna care about u anymore. I'm not a mediocrity. I'm successful and gifted and ppl around me know I'm gifted and I don't need to prove myself to you to be secure in myself.

[moltoallegro19]

@kenalebla Hey, you live in the US and I live in sweden: our educational systems are not exactly the same. And symphonic music needs a conductor! Chamber orchestras can work without a TYPICAL conductor but still has some conductorish leadership. And that said: now I'm done here.

[kenalebla]

@moltoallegro19 Good that you're done, I think. There was no arrogance; that's ridiculous. You ask a legitimate question. I gave you an appropriate answer.

From my point of view, you're changing your story as you go along. I caught you and now instead of simply saying I was wrong, you've gotten mad. You wrote this, but you meant that.... It doesn't work that way in an academic background and that's my point of view. Another ex. was you saying most symphonic rep. needs a conductor. Not true.