Comments on: conductors, redux http://www.nobleviola.com/2008/05/07/conductors-redux/ Life on the working end of the viola. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Noble http://www.nobleviola.com/2008/05/07/conductors-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-11235 Charles Noble Thu, 08 May 2008 17:14:15 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/wordpress/?p=953#comment-11235 Just off the top of my head, a truly bad conductor (and remember, it's all relative, and all subjective) doesn't know the score inside and out, they have horrible baton technique, they don't treat the musicians with respect, etc. It's been quite a while since we've had a truly bad conductor on the podium here, and I'd love to name names, but I also wouldn't like to get sued for defamation, either! Hope that answers your question. Just off the top of my head, a truly bad conductor (and remember, it’s all relative, and all subjective) doesn’t know the score inside and out, they have horrible baton technique, they don’t treat the musicians with respect, etc. It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a truly bad conductor on the podium here, and I’d love to name names, but I also wouldn’t like to get sued for defamation, either! Hope that answers your question.

]]> By: bobopera http://www.nobleviola.com/2008/05/07/conductors-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-11234 bobopera Thu, 08 May 2008 16:20:48 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/wordpress/?p=953#comment-11234 What, from your perspective, are the characteristics of a very bad conductor? I've worked with quite a few over the years who were pretty mediocre, but none I can recall who were completely and utterly incompetent. Of course, I'm not asking you to name any names : ) What, from your perspective, are the characteristics of a very bad conductor? I’ve worked with quite a few over the years who were pretty mediocre, but none I can recall who were completely and utterly incompetent.

Of course, I’m not asking you to name any names : )

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