Attention closet maestros! This lighthearted course in conducting--complete with baton--will teach you how to strike up the band like a pro. Even if you can't read a note of music, you can make hours of podium pandemonium at home with this delightful guide. Photographs and line drawings throughout.
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This little book--packaged complete with baton--is a trifle cutesy in places. But along with the whimsy it provides a surprisingly good basic course in conducting, from its history through "How to hold the baton," and simple conducting patterns. It's chock full of illustrations, jokes, telling anecdotes, and conductor biographies. If you've ever waggled a finger in time to the music while listening to the radio or a compact disc or secretly yearned to lord it over a symphony orchestra, you'll find something here to enjoy.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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You'll Love this Book!,
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This review is from: The Armchair Conductor: How to Lead a Symphony Orchestra in the Privacy of Your Own Home (Paperback)
If you have ever conducted to the music playing in your CD player, or you went to a concert and dreamed of being the one up on the podium, then this book is for you. It's humorous and very instructional. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys conducting as much as I do.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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The Armchair Conducter delivers. DO try this at home.,
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This review is from: The Armchair Conductor: How to Lead a Symphony Orchestra in the Privacy of Your Own Home (Paperback)
A music how to, that students and fans will enjoy. NOT altogether serious, pure FUN, yet very instructional. If you have the itch to conduct, scratch it. The Armrchair Conductor will have you conducting your favorite music in a matter of minutes. Well written, suprisingly humourous & accurate.In less than 100 pages the reader will gain practical and clever insites into the mysterious profession/art of orchestra conducting. Stretch your listening, stretch your arms out and conduct. Resistance is futile, just buy/try it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Too bad it's out of print!,
By Valentine (Easthampton, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Armchair Conductor: How to Lead a Symphony Orchestra in the Privacy of Your Own Home (Paperback)
I'm a music student, and one of the courses we must take to complete our studies is conducting. This book is a great way to learn the basics, so anyone, and I mean anyone, can lead a symphony orchestra, on TV or on audio recording, in the privacy and comfort of their own home. But be warned: you'll want to conduct the minute you get to a real live concert! It's an absolute shame this book is out of print!
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