Demystifying Conducting: The Connection Between Gesture and Music | The New York Times

Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, demonstrates and discusses the role of a conductor.
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Demystifying Conducting: The Connection Between Gesture and Music
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[@kathywhitaker4883]

I love the animation so we could see the trail his baton left, also his experience of how paying attention to specific sounds instantly enhances them.

[@MMABeijing]

the last idea is essential, the player actually needs to know that somebody understands what he is playing is heard and appreciated, that his sound or instrument is no swallowed by the whole, that somebody is kindly expecting him to play as well as possible because the contribution of the player remains essential regardless of how big the orchester is. I never understood that aspect of conducting before, but the last bit of the interview makes it clear. It seems he is saying that the first quality of the conductor is the "love" and attention he has for each layer/instrument/singer. At least it is how I understood and forwarstood it.

[@andikahetris5219]

You know what would really show us how they actually works?
Get one of the musicians to explain what they see in a conductor, in a short 2 minutes video

[@duckymomo7935]

Andika Hetris
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[@mhafner82]

I prefer using the expression of the hands rather than using the baton. Good video! You made me think of how to interact with the musicians a lot better.

[@deyurus]

thank you

[@Rhyhmx]

To be honest conducting would be so much more cooler if we could see those little trails.

[@MarcStjames-rq1dm]

Great Vid....still absolutely mystified

[@naomilewis5098]

Still mystified but watching the illustration is calming. Though I can’t say I understand anything the music director is saying

[@heitormayer1074]

Please! Is possible to legend this video. Thanks!

[@HelloooThere]

Groovy man….yeah ……deep …….far out dude……wowwwww

[@erhaveas]

Nice video. But conducting also has the important non verbal expression with eyes or vision for a better cognitive science of music to work on

[@Drudgeism]

Ye, this mystified conducting even more for me

[@sebastiaoedsonmacedo7950]

Cool but there is a mystification about the hands' movements in conducting, as if the conductor's body and eyes language were not as important as the rest...

[@rileypruitt1834]

You ever just vibe check a whole orchestra?

[@andreagalea8046]

Very not boring.

[@tetlamed]

He made his description so abstract that there's really no useful information to be gleaned. It sounds impressive, but so does meaningless tech jargon when similarly spewed forth to fill the available time. I'd love an actual description of specifically what he's doing and why, if only so I can properly appreciate (or not appreciate) the complexity of his art

[@Guitarguy7604]

Bugs bunny was better

[@astonmartin154]

I just don't see the point of a conductor, show us actually how does the musician interpret the movement

[@mistertx4141]

Underwhelming

[@noureddine3633]

so basically you do nothing -_-

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

You don't get a doctorate in it for nothing...

[@mistertx4141]

A lot of dancing, not much conducting.