The Feeling Of Conducting An Orchestra For The First Time
If you’re yet to become a music conductor, then you don’t know the feeling of conducting an orchestra. You’ll just stand there, in front of the musicians with your baton. You’ll start the symphony of music by waving your baton to the musicians and they’ll start playing their respective instruments to create magic.
Being a conductor feels like, you’re the center of the universe, the light of the opera house will follow you, your musicians will wait for you to move your baton. You have to play the role of a pilot flying a plane. You have to guide them to create good music. All eyes will be on you, everyone in that performance hall will follow your body language, your every move. Make sure to own a good quality durable and balanced baton, preferably a carbon fiber expandable baton, before you start your performance.
You need to remember that, you’re completely dependent on the musician's performance. There could be moments when somebody would take a break to drink water or adjust one’s instruments. But, don’t be nervous. If you and your musician troop practiced properly, your performance will be just like the final rehearsal, if not great. Apart from the minor bruises and bumps, you have to make sure that you and your musicians would have to be on the top of the game. If one or more instrumentalists, stop playing altogether, you won’t have a chance to do anything. You just have to wield your baton like Harry Potter’s magic wand and have to hope for the best.
The key to do the best is ditching the nervousness and be calm. Think proactively to minimize the effects of minor problems. Remember, that your work as a conductor is to get your instrument crew in exact position at the exact time, you want them to be. You have to be graceful, cool and composed. You might extemporize your performance as you hold the power of baton, but the whole performance must look like perfectly planned to an onlooker. Control the moments and be the music magician with a magic wand.
Remember to buy baton cases that are perfect to hold your batons. Carry more than one batons and have these in a case with you during a performance. If your hands feel sweaty, clean your hand and change the baton if possible during the breaks.
Being a conductor feels like, you’re the center of the universe, the light of the opera house will follow you, your musicians will wait for you to move your baton. You have to play the role of a pilot flying a plane. You have to guide them to create good music. All eyes will be on you, everyone in that performance hall will follow your body language, your every move. Make sure to own a good quality durable and balanced baton, preferably a carbon fiber expandable baton, before you start your performance.
You need to remember that, you’re completely dependent on the musician's performance. There could be moments when somebody would take a break to drink water or adjust one’s instruments. But, don’t be nervous. If you and your musician troop practiced properly, your performance will be just like the final rehearsal, if not great. Apart from the minor bruises and bumps, you have to make sure that you and your musicians would have to be on the top of the game. If one or more instrumentalists, stop playing altogether, you won’t have a chance to do anything. You just have to wield your baton like Harry Potter’s magic wand and have to hope for the best.
The key to do the best is ditching the nervousness and be calm. Think proactively to minimize the effects of minor problems. Remember, that your work as a conductor is to get your instrument crew in exact position at the exact time, you want them to be. You have to be graceful, cool and composed. You might extemporize your performance as you hold the power of baton, but the whole performance must look like perfectly planned to an onlooker. Control the moments and be the music magician with a magic wand.
Remember to buy baton cases that are perfect to hold your batons. Carry more than one batons and have these in a case with you during a performance. If your hands feel sweaty, clean your hand and change the baton if possible during the breaks.
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