Conductor

• Conductors direct and lead musical ensembles such as orchestras, choirs, bands, and chamber groups
• The earliest conductors used large staffs or sticks to help the ensembles keep time.  Now, conductors us a thin, lightweight stick called a baton.
• In addition to using a baton, conductors use eye contact, hand motions, and facial expressions to communicate with the ensemble as they play.
• A conductor’s score (music with printed notes) has all the notes for each instrument!

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Illustration by Heidi Cabrera 

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