Quintus 5,391 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I voted yes. I hardly ever do it nowadays, in fact I don't even remember the last time I did, but in my teens I would frequently take up the 'Air Baton' and conduct Jurassic Park, Raiders and Star Wars, to name the usual suspects. All in the safety of my bedroom Give me a few double vodka mixers and I'd likely do it again in an instant. KotCS still wouldn't get a look in though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 5 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Yep.And I've done it to KOTCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 73 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I can safely say I have never air conducted, but I'm certainly moved to music in other ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hello, my name is Chuck McKnight.And I have gone three days without air conducting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 2,082 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I do it all the time, albeit from the safety of my chair right here.But if I'm not doing that, I still find that I move my fingers up and down on my knees as if I were playing the melody on the piano. This is fun on the track I'm playing now, The Moon and the Superhero, which has a massively positive melody (the rendition at 1:36 is fantastic after the love theme buildup) and makes me feel like I'm playing it And in really complex pieces (Jungle Chase, Quidditch Match), where I know the rhythm of what every instrument is doing, I dart my arms around a little and switch between instruments. It's a little weird, and it comes from spending far, far too much time listening to music.In short, if I ever had the opportunity to be in front of a real orchestra, I'd take it.(grr, these last two tracks from Hancock are annoyingly addictive ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I air conduct all the time - except for me I'm actually practicing since I'm a band director. I'll do it in front of my students. They always think I've flipped my lid.I do it when I drive, though, and I'll get strange looks from fellow drivers, or my wife screaming at me to keep both hands on the wheel. So I'm doing 80 MPH at the time!! She needs to live alittle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 783 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I was going to make a thread about this subject this morning, so it's very odd you would do it.YES, definitely. All the time, especially during powerful moments or prolonged action sequences like "Arlington" or "Visitor in San Diego". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 2,082 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I do it when I drive, though, and I'll get strange looks from fellow drivers, or my wife screaming at me to keep both hands on the wheel. So I'm doing 80 MPH at the time!! She needs to live alittle. I only do the finger-piano thing in the car. But that's ok, because most of the time I only hold the wheel with my right hand anyway. I'd have to kick a lot of my driving habits to pass a test again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 5 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I have to make an addition, I'm really more of a faux-air conductor. I just wave my hands around like I think conductors do, but I have eff all musical knowledge outside of a few guitar chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 2,082 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Ditto. Nothing I say should be mistaken for any actual musical ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 This is fun on the track I'm playing now, The Moon and the Superhero, which has a massively positive melody (the rendition at 1:36 is fantastic after the love theme buildup) and makes me feel like I'm playing it Good piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,284 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 but in my teens I would frequently take up the 'Air Baton' and conduct Jurassic Park, Raiders and Star Wars, to name the usual suspects. All in the safety of my bedroom Yes i think all of us maestrobated in our teens years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 783 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Yes i think all of us maestrobated in our teens years. Some of us still do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 44 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artyjeffrey 20 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Only in my mind.Then again, my upbringing has taught me that if I do something in my mind, then I am guilty of doing it with my hands. Therefore, yes, I am guilty!And now I shall scamper to the shower, to hunker down beneath the blast of scalding hot water, in an attempt to cleanse me of my shame.But it shall not be removed. No, it shall not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 783 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Only in my mind.Then again, my upbringing has taught me that if I do something in my mind, then I am guilty of doing it with my hands. Therefore, yes, I am guilty!And now I shall scamper to the shower, to hunker down beneath the blast of scalding hot water, in an attempt to cleanse me of my shame.But it shall not be removed. No, it shall not. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,017 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I would presume it to be a joke, one that I understand, if I am thinking what he is thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 No, my movements are limited to pretty much finger tapping or a little hand waving when I'm really into it.But I will confess something else: I'm a whistler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 1,394 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 All the time. I've given up on keeping my baton in its little plastic case. And yes, I have conducted KOTCS. Even in the last 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 32 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Guilty.Often while driving. But I try to keep it below viewing level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Only to The Battle of Hoth and The Desert Chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 152 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Give me a few double vodka mixers and I'd likely do it again in an instant. KotCS still wouldn't get a look in though.Aw, for a second I thought we were getting a thread by Quint that doesn't slam KotCS or modern JW. ^_^ indy4 - who air conducts every once in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 2 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Yes - frequently.....and fairly often I will also whip my baton out (careful....), grab a JW printed score and put the CD on just to practise........but those of us who conduct for real have a good excuse ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,095 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I do it every now and then. Who can resist going all out while listening to Beethoven's 9th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Yes i think all of us maestrobated in our teens years. Some of us still do. Peter: "Am I supposed to conduct with my penis?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,284 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 But I will confess something else: I'm a whistler. You... are... SICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 No, I have no knowledge of how to conduct so I don't.One of my friends actually bought a baton to conduct while listening to Williams. Of course he has some knowledge of how to conduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,759 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 we did this thread awhile back, and by awhile I mean at least 6 or 7 years, CCC was still in the post count race then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 55 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 As I have a baton from the Los Angeles Philharmonic (courtesy of their gift shop), I've been air-conducting to Mychael Danna's RIDE WITH THE DEVIL score lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 49 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Occasionally, but then I know how to conduct. That's my excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 55 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Sugar: I come from this musical family. My mother is a piano teacher and my father was a conductor.Joe: Where did he conduct?Sugar: On the Baltimore and Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,391 Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Occasionally, but then I know how to conduct. That's my excuse.And mine. After all, everyone knows how to conduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 49 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I meant I know the conventions of Western classical conducting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,391 Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Yeah, and so do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 But I will confess something else: I'm a whistler.Of course. I used to air-conduct, but I haven't done it in a long time I believe. I guess getting an e-piano and a guitar and an ukulele made me turn elsewhere when I'm in the need of "making" music with my hands. As for whistling, Escape from Naboo is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 49 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Yeah, and so do I.One would suppose that not everybody knows how to conduct in this fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,759 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 actually I find my head moving to the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artyjeffrey 20 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I would presume it to be a joke, one that I understand, if I am thinking what he is thinking....a la Ace Ventura, after discovering the true gender of Sean Young after having kissed her.Really, responding with "WTF?" is par for the course when listening to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 actually I find my head moving to the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,442 Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I was looking for that one, Wojo. Couldn't find it so I settled on the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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