Conducting in Five (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music Lesson 6)

Lesson 6 from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music by author Michael Miller: Conducting in Five. Learn more about this book at idiotsguides.com/conducting.

[@apozvoice]

Thank you that was very helpful! I learned this odd drum-major style conducting for 5/4 but this makes much more sense.
I think the method i picked up was so it could be better seen across the field

[@krystenindisguise]

This was so helpful, thank you so much! These are really inspiring to watch 🙃👌

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

for 5/4 clave songs, it it better to conduct in 4/4 but with syncopated rhythm? my music teacher does this

[@MichaelMillerWriter]

I assume you're talking about 4/4 time signature with the 3+2 clave rhythm on top of that. I see no value in conducting the clave rhythm, just stay in 4 and if you want accent the clave rhythm with your left (nondominant) hand.

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

@@MichaelMillerWriter Hi! I mean 5/4 time but the beat feels syncopated, ie. mission impossible theme, where theres 4 beats, but the first two are dotted, hence adding up to 5.

[@MichaelMillerWriter]

@@Jwellsuhhuh I suppose you could conduct the syncopated accents. Personally, I'd conduct the 1 and the 4 as the dominant beats. There's no wrong way to do it, whatever works best for a given setting.

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

@@MichaelMillerWriter thanks!

[@asloii_1749]

secodn one is more natural to me

[@melissaprice7428]

theses videos are confusing for me

[@nicholasscott9672]

Is there anything in particular that's confusing you?