The Armchair Conductor: How to Lead a Symphony Orchestra in the Privacy of Your Own Home

About this book

This little book--packaged complete with baton--is a trifle cutesy in places. But along with the whimsy it provides a surprisingly good basic course in conducting from its history through "How to hold the baton " and simple conducting patterns. Its chock full of illustrations jokes telling anecdotes and conductor biographies. If youve ever waggled a finger in time to the music while listening to the radio or a compact disc or secretly yearned to lord it over a symphony orchestra youll find something here to enjoy.