Orchestra conductors.

[Brian37]

Bottom line, the way I see conductors is just mere sign language for each segment of the orchestra/symphony/band. My mind knows there are a language of hand jestures that mean something to the musicians watching the conductor, but I was simply posting this to admit, I couldn't understand it to save my life. 

All I have is my layperson's lame attempt to make sense of it. 

Conductors look to me, like some desperate kidnap victim who escaped and is trying to flag down a passing motorist to save them.

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It's in the Wikipedia article that you linked. Fucking read it.

Boru

What is your problem? Stop taking life so seriously, you'll never get out of it alive.

I DO know what a conductor does. I simply don't understand it. 

I was actually being SARCASTIC in admitting I could not do what a conductor does, much less play any musical instrument. 

I am not into classical music in general, but I do have few favorities. I simply was being  SARCASTIC in how it is all orginized and done and the fact that I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

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It's in the Wikipedia article that you linked. Fucking read it.

Boru

What is your problem? Stop taking life so seriously, you'll never get out of it alive.

I DO know what a conductor does. I simply don't understand it. 

I was actually being SARCASTIC in admitting I could not do what a conductor does, much less play any musical instrument. 

I am not into classical music in general, but I do have few favorities. I simply was being  SARCASTIC in how it is all orginized and done and the fact that I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

But there's no reason for you to not understand it. You linked to a Wikipedia article that explains it.

Boru

[Brian37]

What is your problem? Stop taking life so seriously, you'll never get out of it alive.

I DO know what a conductor does. I simply don't understand it. 

I was actually being SARCASTIC in admitting I could not do what a conductor does, much less play any musical instrument. 

I am not into classical music in general, but I do have few favorities. I simply was being  SARCASTIC in how it is all orginized and done and the fact that I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

But there's no reason for you to not understand it. You linked to a Wikipedia article that explains it.

Boru

Hello McFly.....

I also understand the NFL, have a favorite team. Washington has sucked donkey balls since 1992. But that does not make me a player or couch or stratigest in the sport. But being the layperson I am in NFL history, I do know that Bill Belichick knows what the fuck he was doing with the Patriots, even though I don't know how the fuck he did it all those years.

I DO know that a conductor leads the music. I simply don't understand the gestures. Just like I can tell you in the NFL you need to get 10 yards within 4 plays to keep the ball, but don't ask me about strategy.

[onlinebiker]

Just another shining example of management taking all the credit.......

In a tux.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

But there's no reason for you to not understand it. You linked to a Wikipedia article that explains it.

Boru

Hello McFly.....

I also understand the NFL, have a favorite team. Washington has sucked donkey balls since 1992. But that does not make me a player or couch or stratigest in the sport. But being the layperson I am in NFL history, I do know that Bill Belichick knows what the fuck he was doing with the Patriots, even though I don't know how the fuck he did it all those years.

I DO know that a conductor leads the music. I simply don't understand the gestures. Just like I can tell you in the NFL you need to get 10 yards within 4 plays to keep the ball, but don't ask me about strategy.

Your sports analogy and misplaced insult aside, what I’m saying is that you CAN understand the gestures - they are explained in the article you linked. No one’s asking you to become a conductor or a musician.

I just don’t understand why you won’t address your non-understanding when you have the resource to do so. It’s almost as if you’re taking pride in being willfully ignorant.

Boru

[Ranjr]

In 4/4 time, down is one.  Left is two.  Right is three. Up is four.

[brewer]

Could one of you turn this into a masturbation thread?

[arewethereyet]

^Don't listen to this guy.  He is a troublemaker.  

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Could one of you turn this into a masturbation thread?

I would, but I’m busy polishing my baton.

Boru

[arewethereyet]

Could one of you turn this into a masturbation thread?

I would, but I’m busy polishing my baton.

Boru

Gawdamit!