"Air Conducting"

[JWfangirl1992 18]

Ok I'm curious, is there any particular track/cue/or album that you find yourself "air conducting"? For me its the Battle of Hoth. I was in the car with my mom and I was listening to it on my iPod and my mom thought I was having a fit.

[King Mark 3,631]

Yes.be carefull,or your mother will send you to a therapist to "cure" you of your love for JW

[oierem 152]

I love air conducting. I cannot resist myself, every time I'm listening to something that really captures my soul I HAVE to "air conduct".

I try not to do when I'm in public, though.

[David Vincent 8]

I can't resist to do that with The Battle of Yavin, especially when the death star explodes !

[standbyfax 0]

I air conduct so often to so many cues from so many different composers. When I really get into the music, it just kind of takes over. My single favorite piece of music to air conduct is the Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem Mass. I wear myself out with that one, haha.

I've caught myself a few times doing it very slightly when walking to class with my iPod on. To keep from being committed, I quickly stop.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

Ok I'm curious, is there any particular track/cue/or album that you find yourself "air conducting"? For me its the Battle of Hoth. I was in the car with my mom and I was listening to it on my iPod and my mom thought I was having a fit.

So despite of what common is believed, Girls and Women also maestrobate.

[BLUMENKOHL 1,068]

[Christopher Walken Voice] Wow...

[indy4 155]

I air conduct a bit for Main Title March from Superman. For most of the other songs, I drum long.

[Richard Penna 3,685]

I air conduct all the time in private; never when there's anyone else in the room. Makes music sound so much better when you imagine an audience and an orchestra that you're in charge of

[David Vincent 8]

But my arms usually hurt after a while, it is tiring. I am really impressed how John Williams can do that for such a long time at his age.

[ChuckM 1]

"The Firetruck" from John Powell's score to Evolution.

[Trent B 337]

I find myself air conducting a lot of times but I don't mind it.

[Datameister 2,042]

Since all conducting is generally done in the air, I'm going to refrain from calling this practice "air conducting." That being said, I do conduct the music I'm listening to quite a bit. It's enjoyable.

[TownerFan 4,983]

But my arms usually hurt after a while, it is tiring. I am really impressed how John Williams can do that for such a long time at his age.

Yes, me too. I think every conductor needs to be always in pretty good shape, it's very demanding from the purely physical point of view. It's impressive to see how in good form JW still is, considering he's 75.

[JWfangirl1992 18]

But my arms usually hurt after a while, it is tiring. I am really impressed how John Williams can do that for such a long time at his age.

Yes, me too. I think every conductor needs to be always in pretty good shape, it's very demanding from the purely physical point of view. It's impressive to see how in good form JW still is, considering he's 75.

I thought the same thing. I was air conducting to all the pieces on the DvD that came with the RotS soundtrack and by half way through I thought my arms would turn to jello

[John Crichton 4]

I find myself air conducting a lot of times but I don't mind it.

With lightsabers?

[Trent B 337]

I find myself air conducting a lot of times but I don't mind it.

With lightsabers?

Smart ass lol.

No I don't use the lightsabers like that.

[John Crichton 4]

Didn't Williams conduct at a concert with a lightsaber once?

[SomeNewGuy 0]

I don't know how to air conduct. I air-tap and pretend that it means something.

[Admiral Holdo 16]

I just wave a pencil around and pretend I know what I'm doing.

[JWfangirl1992 18]

I just wave a pencil around and pretend I know what I'm doing.

I did that once in history class when we were watching an icredibly boring movie on the Holy Roman Empire. The music sounded like a cross between the Emperors Theme from Star Wars and Voldemort's theme so I was "conducting" that. However I absolutely have no idea how to conduct so i just swing my pencil around or if i dont have anything I just use my hand.

[Panthera 0]

I like your Super Smash Bros Brawl signature.

[Richard Penna 3,685]

I don't know how to air conduct. I air-tap and pretend that it means something.

Me too. I still call it air-conducting though.

[nightscape94 965]

I'm geared up to air conduct Wagner's complete Der Ring des Nibelungen, the Solti versions next weekend!

Just kidding, I would probably die like so many conductors before me.

Tim

[Red 75]

I have never air conducted. I don't think I know how.

[JWfangirl1992 18]

Air conducting = waving your hands around like a complete and utter moron.

[Red 75]

I haven't done that, at least, not in relation to music.

I don't think I want to.

[Maestro 147]

I'm an avid air-conductor. It's especially dangerous when I'm driving and I get both hands going.

But the best thing happened the other day, when my former chorus director gave me an old baton he didn't use anymore. Now I drive around with this thing in the compartment of my car door, and I conduct in style! It's wonderful, and adds so much to the music-listening experience.

...and John truly must be fit to conduct as often as he does. It's tiring!

[Beowulf 4]

Respighi's "Pine's of Rome" are the best pieces of music to air-conduct to....EVAR!

[Trent B 337]

Didn't Williams conduct at a concert with a lightsaber once?

I don't think so...

[Elmo Lewis 6]

And yet he did.

It was the red one, which I remember is Darth Vader's, right?

[oierem 152]

Berlioz conducted his "Fantastic Symphony" with a sword in the premiere, so...

I'm sure a lightsaber is more dangerous, though I didn't know Williams actually conducted with one.

[Greg1138 3]

I air conduct a lot, but since I am a conductor anyway, I have an excuse! It's good practise for technique...just as ayone else would practise an instrument at home....though of course for conducting nothing quite beats geting out there and doing it for real and learning by mistakes....

[JWfangirl1992 18]

I'm an avid air-conductor. It's especially dangerous when I'm driving and I get both hands going.

Heheh...remind me when I get my liscense never to drive anywhere near you .

[gkgyver 1,645]

Didn't Williams conduct at a concert with a lightsaber once?

You're kidding, right?

Isn't Howard Shore the ultimate "air conducter"?

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Howard Shore conducted the LotR symphony without a baton in Antwerp.

David Arnold conducted his Casino Royale suite with a breadstick.

[Genius_Gone_Insane 5]

Can't listen to The Forest Battle without stroking my stick around in the air, maestrobating in front of everyone.

[Red 75]

.....Yeah.

[John Crichton 4]

And yet he did.

It was the red one, which I remember is Darth Vader's, right?

I don't remember. I think it was a DC concert a while back, he pulled one out for the encore or something.

[Jacob 0]

Listening to the Raider's March right now and can't resist channeling the music through my waving hands.

[Hitch 57]

I air conduct with a pencil. Peio should know. He caught me in the act.

[Elmo Lewis 6]

I play air guitar most of the time, but that obviously doesn't include film music listens. So I don't know if it should count.

[Morlock 11]

Ait conduct with a pencil, generally at about 4 AM. Not very often, but I've been driven to do it more often recently, by 'Tangiers' from The Bourne Ultimatoum.