Originally Posted by Romanticist

I truly and honestly believe that sometimes a conductor may Over exaggerate a cue or something because he/she is just musicgasmly excited or just to impress the audience. The great Victor Borge, a comedian, would conduct entire pieces hilariously, he would hold the orchestra until he'd find a "missing" page to the conductor's score or break instruments in the orchestra (violins) by "accident".

Simon Rattle is another that may do simply ridiculous cues for instruments. He really enjoys his conducting.

Overall though, yes a conductor is a good thing, and what I believe makes a good conductor is one who can sucessfully execute the orchestra throughout a concert and have fun at the same time...no one likes a conductor with puny little cues or tiny virtually invisible time signature patterns.


Goodluck with lessons violinfiddler!