Interlude: Conducting
This is only the briefest introduction to the art of conducting. If you’d
like to learn more, take a look at the following books:
The Grammar of Conducting: A Comprehensive Guide to Baton
Technique and Interpretation by Max Rudolf and Michael Stern.
Preparatory Exercises in Score Reading by Reginald O. Morris and
Howard Ferguson.
Conducting Technique for Beginners and Professionals by Brock
McElheran and Lukas Foss.Moving On
Conducting is a discipline much like playing an instrument, and the more
you know about it, the better able you’ll be to play in a group and follow
a conductor, if one is even necessary.
Hope you liked this little break from learning music. Let’s jump back
into it. Up next are intervals, a way to measure the distance between two
notes.