Getting the preparatory beat in conducting right
If you've ever watched a rehearsal go south in the first five seconds, you know the preparatory beat in conducting is usually the culprit. It's that tiny, often overlooked motion that happens before the music actually starts, and honestly, it's where all the magic—or the chaos—begins. If you don't give the ensemble what they need in that one single gesture, you're basically asking them to guess when to play, and spoiler alert: they'll all guess differently. ...