Klarinet Archive - Posting 000902.txt from 2003/06

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Left handed conducting
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:35:04 -0400

On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:17:04 -0400 (EDT), schiffer@-----.edu said:

> On Wed, 25 Jun 2003, myke cuthbert wrote:
>
> > Several great conductors are left handed, however, to the best of my
> > knowledge, they all still give the beat pattern with their right
> > hands.

Donald Runnicles, who is a world-class conductor, has a baton technique
which is the mirror-image of the normal one. Playing for him, one is
simply not aware of the reversal after a couple of minutes.

> It is my opinion, from my experience, that musicians are smart enough
> to recognize a beat pattern, regardless of whether it's inverted, and
> that the prohibition of left-handed baton use serves no practical
> purpose.

I agree.

Tony
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