Klarinet Archive - Posting 000635.txt from 2005/03

From: "John D. Stackpole" <jstackpo@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] conducting
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:03:55 -0500

As someone who has never been conducted - but watched them from
behind - a question..

As Mr. Touchin notes "it is a sign-language which has to be self-
explanatory, for no one ever gives the musicians the same
vocabulary book the conductor learns when studying. "

Is there at least a "standard" sign language for keeping the beat?

Just curious.

JDStackpole

----- Original Message -----
From: <colin.touchin@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 3:45 PM
Subject: [kl] conducting

Hello all,
Fascinating as always to read reactions to conductors, with and
without technical accessories - as ever, the way you use a tool both
defines the tool's quality and refines its future development.

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