The Conductor as Leader video course now available

Based on the classic book The Conductor as Leader:  Principles of Leadership Applied to Life on the Podium by Dr. Ramona Wis, comes a new video course available through Forward Motion of Manhattan Concert Productions https://www.fwdmotion.org/sp-ramonawis-conductorasleader

With updates for current challenges and a conversational approach, Dr. Wis (who also writes The Conductor as Yogi blog for ChoralNet) offers a comprehensive exploration of leadership and some practical ideas about how we can use our talents as conductors to be a significant part of a significant experience. This book has been the “go-to” for university courses, faculty reading groups, and professional seminar presentations across the country and now the video course brings these ideas to you personally, with prompts for action and reflection to personalize these ideas to your life, right now.  And the course provides the option for CEU credit (and soon, an option for graduate credit), to further serve your professional goals.

This course is for any conductor who wants to better understand their role as a leader from the podium. It doesn’t matter if you conduct university choirs or the community band, or if you conduct by default because you are the general music teacher and beginning orchestra was part of the job (and you needed one.) The principles in this course apply to all conductors and teachers who are willing to look hard at the way in which they live their professional lives. Regardless of your setting, these are fundamental principles that, when applied, can help you and the ensemble grow to the next level, to reach your goals and to accomplish this in a way that makes creating music in a community of musicians a rewarding experience—not just on “good days,” but every day. If you want to grow as an artist who leads, if you want to understand how to make a significant difference in the lives of those you conduct, and if you want to enjoy the process of developing excellent ensembles, then this course is for you.

Check out the book:  The Conductor as Leader:  Principles of Leadership Applied to Life on the Podium. https://giamusic.com/resource/the-conductor-as-leader-book-g7071

Dr. Ramona Wis is the Mimi Rolland Endowed Professor in the Fine Arts, Professor of Music, and Director of Choral Activities at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Dr. Wis is also a 500-hour CYT (Certified Yoga Teacher) and a certified Brain Longevity® Specialist, a research-based certification on yoga and integrative medicine for brain health and healthy aging. Reach her at: or ramonawis.com.