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CONDUCTING SCHOOL

In October 2016, Leonard Slatkin launched his Conducting School 1.0, a monthly video series designed to teach music lovers basic conducting techniques. View the conducting series here and on Maestro Slatkin’s Youtube channel.

Lesson One: The Baton
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Two: The Basic 4 Pattern
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Three: The Basic 2 and 3 Patterns
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Four: What to Do with the Left Hand
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Five: Putting the Two Hands Together
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Six: A Few Exercises
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Seven: The Other Beats
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Eight: Placement of the Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Nine: The Use of Your Body to Indicate Dynamics
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Ten: Getting On and Off the Stage
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Eleven: What’s the Score?
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Twelve: Clef Notes
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Thirteen: Stop and Hold
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Lesson Fourteen: How It Looks and Sounds, Part One
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Lesson Fifteen: How It Looks and Sounds, Part Two
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Sixteen: Putting It All Together, Part One
Leonard Slatkin’s Conducting School 1.0

Lesson Seventeen: Putting It All Together, Part Two
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Lesson Eighteen: Putting It All Together, Part Three
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Lesson Nineteen: Putting It All Together, Part Four
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MUSIC FESTIVALS

During his tenure as Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin launched an annual midwinter festival focused on the music of a particular composer (Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Mozart) or country (France and the United States).