Want to conduct an orchestra? Start with the basics and find your conducting window, the space in which all of your baton movement will be contained.

Interested in conducting music? This lesson shows you how to conduct in a 6/8 time signature, what to do with faster tempos, and the significance of a fermata.

Get your baton ready and cue up some music! This lesson shows you how to conduct the three simplest and most common beat patterns: 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4.

Do your hands looks like they’re flowing through Jell-O when conducting? Define your conducting patterns and stress notes with the most important ictus!

How does a music ensemble know when to start? Well, by looking at the conductor, of course! Learn to prepare an ensemble with a breathing gesture.

As you progress in conducting, remember that music is never boring, and you can convey this as a conductor! In this lesson, learn the gesture of syncopation.

When is it appropriate to use a baton in conducting? In this lesson, learn when to use a baton, and get some tips for working with large ensembles.

Want to add emotion and musicality to your conducting? Learn how to conduct with expression by growing into fortes and sinking into pianissimos.

How does a conductor express articulations in a music piece? How does an ensemble know when to stress a note? Learn hand techniques for articulations.

Now that you know how to start a choir or music ensemble, you need to know how to stop them! Learn proper hand techniques for multiple kinds of cutoffs.