How to Conduct an Orchestra

We’ve all seen a conductor standing in front of an orchestra wielding a baton. All the baton waving might look random to the untrained eye, but there is meaning in every gesture. Gustavo Dudamel, the conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, shows us how he guides the musicians using his body and eye contact.
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[@jacko8030]

That’s definitely the accent I expect from a conductor

[@notatrombonist6833]

nice one

[@bloubear2557]

HAHAHAHA

[@dangooseboost6101]

That's cause of your good taste on tv shows ;)

[@jilliandelrosario2847]

i was lowkey expecting someone less famous for a guest... but GBS, HOW DID YOU ACQUIRE GUSTAVO DUDAMEL???

[@kevinsteel7875]

They asked and he agreed

[@raycox4139]

Keep in mind, he is a product of El Sistema, a Colombian music program for street kids.

[@YaYa-lj8ln]

I love how passionate he is. I hope I find a job like that someday.

[@foreverplaceholder]

How to Conduct an Orchestra. Me: With electricity running through the intruments?

[@snqoqo]

H8w weird, that piano's starting to dance and it turned purple!

[@rachieyim]

Who wants two set violin to see this ?

[@stoneminer4464]

ME. See if it's sAcRiLeGiOuS or not

[@walnut5203]

If you can conduct slowly, you can conduct quickly

[@stephenhu2000]

@@stoneminer4464 given that most of this video is dudamel and history, i'd say it's legit musically

[@alexmcmunn9390]

No

[@fredshoestrings4888]

Yes, was thinking this all the way through

[@thepiemaster0933]

The Great Big Story: as a musician myself (violin) bringing in Dudamal was a FANTASTIC thing to do and I really like how you brought him in. He is one of the greatest

[@plastique45]

He's literally the worst conductor in the world.

[@sageobrien6776]

As a conducting/composition student, I can say that this video is good, especially what with your conversation with gustavo dudamel, but you would need a whole video series to really go over conducting. The possibility's for conducting are infinite. (Great Big Story still did a good job though, so I'm not hating or anything.)

[@MasonYTAoS]

Who here is from an orchestra? No? Ok...

[@timfrost2089]

I gotchu brother. Cello is my way 👌

[@MasonYTAoS]

I play the violin myself

[@ikhk5309]

Tim Frost yes my dude first chair cellos unite

[@Alex_Whatareyoudoing]

Well not orchestra but cathedral choir, we work with orchestras tho 😁 I feel every conductor has a totally different style and it’s like a horse you need to learn how they work

[@ssamyo]

Play violin

[@TheWizard45134]

RIP For those people who never had orchestra in their school.

[@dad2827]

Rip me

[@P0PG03S]

"I fear I might be writing a Requiem for myself."

[@chanyeols6thstewardessgirl684]

Whenever I see classical stuff on youtube, I always think of twoset

[@timfrost2089]

Why are you on KZbin WHEN YOU COULD BE PRACTICING LIKE LING LING?!? Jk me too 😂

[@Virky404]

i started waving my stick around and my furniture started floating.

[@HowDoYouPronounceGIF]

It's leviOsa, not leviosAR

[@benhaushalter5067]

Conducting so many instruments by yourself can be scary at first. I remember feeling like I was going to pass out, but now I love it.

[@abramporras7877]

The conductor is a beast he knows everybodys parts and lets you know when to get it in

[@diorynovis]

Add one more stick then you have chopsticks.

[@hakeem108]

Broooo they actually got Gustavo Dudamel to do this interview wtf

[@bogdanchatsky6324]

I really love the quality and montage of most of your video. You are truly outstanding channel on youtube, giving the knowledge in interesting manner, with style and individualistic approach. Thank you so much for your work!

[@violaisreallycool]

Love this video! Nice to see an orchestra related video on Great Big Story.

[@raycox4139]

So, years ago I went to a conducting workshop (old band director here) and they told a story. To recognize music educators, the Chicago (maybe; large, major orchestra) invited high school band and orchestra conductors to lead the symphony. The program didn't last long because symphony musicians complained too much. It seems they liked the school conductors too much...

[@HichigoShirosaki1]

Coordinating how loud certain groups of instruments sound, how fast they are, reining in one's that go out of sync, etc. It requires sone really good hearing and understanding how it needs to sound at any given point.

[@Choungie]

You picked the best conductor, I love you for that

[@mike_chr_]

Got a Great Big Story ad. Nice.

[@carolynbangun5879]

Here is some things my orchestra teacher does; First, he pats his chest very quietly so we know the tempo He will (sometimes) lean a bit on his left for conducting He is a (sorta) shy teacher. So when making an announcement he doesn’t put the mic to loud He gives us a cell phone/food party even tho food is not aloud in orchestra

[@Tax_Collector01]

Any (ex-)orchestra/band kids here? I played first violin, third row, outside chair.

[@Andrew...00]

viola, 5th desk, outside chair

[@raychan3122]

cello, 1st chair ;-)

[@shhtha]

Gustavo seems like such a kind person

[@ivannovotny4552]

Educational and informative, I learned something today and thank you for it.

[@bigjoe33]

30th! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MORE THAN MOST KZbin INFO CHANNELS!

[@user-wk8cf8wx1d]

If you can conduct slowly, you can conduct quickly

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

wtf does that mean

[@me_is_hobo]

I’m case you’re curious, these are the composers that appeared in this 0:24: Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach, Schubert, Mahler, STRAVINSKY

[@Yj-zf5rd]

I just got a great big story ad while watching a great big story video

[@MunkyChunk]

I got a Great Big Story ad on this video 😂😂 *ADVERTISEMENT 1000*

[@itsame_radey7240]

this is so inspirational

[@richardwilliams473]

I believe the conductor is the luckiest man in the world: To be that close and personal with all those professional musicians in front of him !!!

[@sannekolind5523]

Sometimes it just looks like the conductor is having a seizure

[@A3Kr0n]

It takes a very special person to stand in front of a bunch of people and wave a stick for a living.

[@angjiapheng]

I someday would like to have a video about conductor by showing comparison and difference of orchestra playing same music with and without conductor, as well as how conductor affects the outcome of a piece of music that looks the same on paper

[@gawrrr7721]

I’ve played some of the pieces in the background. It gives me flashbacks from when the conductor was upset with the whole orchestra and flipped😣

[@zebobez2715]

Aha wow you guys actually got to interview Gustavo Dudamel. Bravo.

[@caseygates2175]

Great video! We just need to learn the difference between further and farther.

[@cyrus_p624]

"a new conductor has like 20 seconds to earn the whole orchestra's respect or they won't follow him at all and play on their own" (Or something like that) -Twoset violin

[@abhijeet_-xp3yx]

Thanks,i will conduct an orchestra tomorrow 😃👍🏻

[@me_is_hobo]

0:27 I love how this video DID mention Stravinsky

[@Amonimus]

Very passionate and dramatic speech. And doesn't answer the question at all.

[@cspersky]

New comentator? Love it

[@chellez29]

I figured that! You have to work with your orchestra to get the sounds and the mood together! I would love to do this one day🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

Welp, that's definitely me when I conduct an orcastra

[@SilkyC]

I could watch a conductor wield his/her baton all day long. ALSO ya'll got Dudamel?!?!?! Amaaaaazing

[@oranbrie]

i know dudamel as that crazy Dvorak New World Symphony conductor lol

[@London_miss234]

Very lovely!

[@CryzVoid]

i dead*** got a great big story ad on a great big story video

[@wahaha858]

So they have a GBS ad in the beginning, the video itself as an ad, and an ad at the end. Ultimate gamer move.

[@onelmedina1349]

I had the pleasure of being under his conduction. He is great , I love it .

[@ionlygroommymy2cats]

may i ask when and what orchestra you were in ?

[@Twilights]

I got a great big story ad before this

[@violenthipshaking]

In the Netherlands, we have a TV programme called Maestro, in which celebrities try to conduct an orchestra. In the first episodes, things turn out pretty bad.

[@snaketown9352]

When Dudamel is in a video, I click on it and I watch it.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Dudamel was at his prime when conducting the symphony of the new world to the pope

[@ethantamales]

classical musician here, im ready for the worst edit: this was fantastically done. for all the other videos on the internet that portay musicianship so trashily, this is easily the best ive seen. thank you

[@franzliszt9799]

What surprised me the most is that the fact that they got Dudamel for this video

[@vitorkk328]

Well, this maestro is good... But not as good as my boy Bugs Bunny!

[@charleswolfe619]

Or Thomas Cat

[@captprime9446]

I think you mean LEOPOLD!!

[@burgernthemomrailer]

me: *accidentally stubs toe* also me: *FUCKING DIES OF GANGRENE BECAUSE MEDICINE WAS SHITE*

[@JuiceQuica]

I might meet Gustavo this season :)

[@aisakataiga4880]

Conductors are secretly wizards from hogwartz

[@podgie10]

All i know that they just need to wand there hand like a fairy god parent....

[@seanseow1499]

Ignorance

[@XxxXxx-yh5gz]

Bryson Adams rude

[@francescosavi2196]

Come on, it was funny

[@Roy_100Malaeb]

An ad about great big story came before watching

[@bsgrannydied]

Wow thank you, I am now a Conductor!

[@spisee5445]

I just saw a Great Big Story add

[@nazmulurrahmannazmul2681]

Someone please name the background musics in this video.

[@Swisscats88]

Ling Ling can conduct an orchestra and play every instrument at the same time.

[@prestigedoggy7624]

I personally play bass and violin just flexin really quickly

[@De-ii1yq]

If u can conduct slowly you can conduct quickly

[@tasyal7082]

Awesomeeeee

[@oktavian_]

What is the name of the song in the opening part of this video?

[@tianhaoluo8417]

Beethoven's symphony no.9, second movement

[@oktavian_]

Tianhao Luo thank you so much 😊

[@natekim8518]

A discount version of the Scherzo mvmt from Beethoven 9

[@oktavian_]

Nathan Kim thank you

[@hiera1917]

*”song”*

[@bunebone]

Nice.

[@lgbaloni]

TwoSetters?

[@maestrojen944]

I conducted before it's so fun and humbling.

[@danielwalker2381]

*I didn’t see the channel name and thought it was a HowToBasic video*

[@baffffg3308]

Yes

[@darthjoneskrate4186]

I just got a great big story ad

[@SubscribersWithoutAnyVid-lt3vy]

i thought this was a howtobasic video for a second

[@timmallette1888]

♥️Dudamel

[@anaiswatterson5733]

I just got your ad. The one with a prosthetic lego arm.

[@thegreatnexus4207]

Ohh Boyy.. Here Comes Those Ad's.

[@AnaHernandez-hl6yr]

A Venezuelan Maestro!!

[@alyssaporter2057]

How many band kids are here?

[@ethanchaparro2028]

🙋🏽‍♂️

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Choir here. Had a music teacher who managed to make schoolgirls sing Victoria's Ave Maria and Hassler's Cantate Domino *by heart,* as we couldn't read music scores.

[@christophermatthews3977]

Me

[@emilioooo9678]

Whose idea was it to put the mozart vs salieri piece in the background?

[@jamesbca8032]

Oh my gawd

[@zorrokitty5666]

Cello gang where you at?

[@hypercarspotters1227]

who else had a great big story ad?

[@pinecone27]

My life. I got a great big story ad on a great big story video. Edit Omg I got the add at the end of the video to UUXNCUCIIUNWCNHW

[@ats1029]

The thing is that you get presentated as the Director and you get recognition by the work of others. Anyone who Knows about music could do that, it Doesnt seems a Difficult thing..

[@DbladeMedic]

Now conduct dream theaters dance of eternity! Go!

[@poeks]

I got your add on your own video

[@rowan454]

My right hand normally gives the beat too

[@whdstudios2441]

My Choral Conduction given from my former High School choir teacher My Orchestral Conduction given from The Internet

[@JishiChan]

THE DUUUUUDDDEEEE

[@rxzon1209]

I got a Great Big Story advertisement

[@IziFiz]

Playing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Mvt. 4 in high school currently, and let me tell you without my conductor, we as a symphony orchestra would be screwed. xD

[@andreiacaldas8922]

Lindo

[@DaPug2176]

Hi

[@dwightaldous5740]

Where's my baton!?

[@hironjyoti1286]

Your adds are in your video itself 🤔😅

[@angadskate28]

How did à thai power company sponsor this video

[@starwarsxexocollab1393]

As a millennial, I give thanks to orchestra conductors who raised me with the best soundtracks of Disney ever.

[@thysquid2157]

You don’t need to be a millennial to appreciate Disney’s fine music!