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What’s in a Gesture?

June 28, 2019 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment


A talk about the role of the choral conductor with Bradley Ellingboe. Is the physical gesture the most important thing we do? Most would be probably say no. For Brad and I, it barely sneaks into the top 5! Here is the list:

  • Ear for pitch/rhythm
  • Conducting gesture
  • musical imagination
  • Motivational skills
  • Verbal fluency

How would you arrange these in order of importance? Listen to find out our rankings.

“Remember, the things that we learned most easily are often the most frustrating for us to teach.”

Bradley Ellingboe
Bradley Ellingboe

You can listen from the widgets below which will take you to Apple or Castbox to finish listening, or you can find the show on Google Play, Spotify, Youtube or Stitcher!

See more about Choralosophy and the multimedia Choral Content at www.choralosophy.com

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