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Re: What to do about conductors

Author: Ski
Date: 2007-08-16 22:36

I think you're wise to realize that he's not the only person in the world like this, and whether it's in the music field or elsewhere you'll occasionally encounter this kind of flippant behavior.

Some possibilities...

I've seen it happen before, where an adult musician feels threatened by a younger musician because of the great degree of the younger one's talent --- perhaps more talent than the adult feels he/she ever had. Certainly it's not the teacher's job to protect their ego; rather, it's their job to foster your musicianship; but sometimes ego is a hard thing to overcome. If this be the case here, it's not your fault that he/she might feel this way. But it will make it difficult to deal with them.

Another possibility is that the conductor is focused on something else going on with the ensemble which results in you -- and possibly other students as well -- getting short shrift from him.

There are a million other reasons why this situation might be what it is. But let me ask you --- what is it that you're looking for from the conductor? Do you have a question? Do you need guidance? Do you have trouble following his baton? Etc...

And have you discussed this situation with your parents?

Post Edited (2007-08-17 02:15)

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