Conductiong 101

Controlling an orchestra has simply got to be one of the most incredibly badass experiences a musician could have; while I am probably never going to get a full orchestra to play my work, (at least not in the foreseeable future) I'd still like to know how to do it properly should the opportunity arise.

Here for your viewing pleasure is a little primer from my favorite Russian conductor Valery Gergiev.

The funny thing is- if you were to see a guy on the street just break off into these apparent spasms you'd probably think he was going into anaphylactic (I had to look that spelling up) shock or something, yet here in front of an orchestra it seems perfectly normal...

It really proves that old adage: location, location, location.