Shadowing Practice: Class Notes: What Does a Conductor Do? - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hello and welcome to NPR's Class Notes.

I'm Alison Young.

Have you ever wondered what a musical conductor actually does?

Well, I certainly have.

And today, that's exactly what we're going to look at.

Bye.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

This person is called the conductor.

The conductor is the person who keeps all the musicians of the orchestra and their different instruments together and on track.

But a conductor does much more than that.

What do the arm waving and all those other gestures mean?

You might even wonder why a conductor is needed in the first place.

If the musicians in an orchestra know the music in front of them and are following the score,

Can't they just perform on their own?

Today we're going to meet a conductor and learn what she does.

Her name is Sarah Hicks, and she's led some of the best professional and student orchestras in the world.

She'll help us understand what's behind a conductor's leadership

and how the back and forth she has with the musicians on stage creates great music.

Hi everyone and welcome.

I'm Sarah Hicks and when I'm conducting an orchestra there are

so many things that I have to know and feel all at the same time.

First and foremost, I have to know the music inside and out what the notes are, how fast or slow they are, how soft or loud they are,

and how they all add up together to create phrases and melodies.

I also need to know the instruments the musicians are playing, what they sound like by themselves, what they sound like together, and what the effect is on me and the audience.

In an orchestra, there are four families of instruments.

the woodwinds, the brass, the percussion, and the strings.

And since they're not all playing together at the same time, I need to know how to cue instruments to bring them in.

Also important to know is the rhythm of the music, the time signature, Is it in 2 -2?

Is it in 3 -4?

Is it in 4 -4?

My gestures tell the musicians what to do.

And finally, since musicians are spread across the stage, I need to know how to get their attention all at the same time so we can start together.

And when the music is ending, how to stop together.

Let's talk about time signature here.

So that music you just heard was by Engelbert Humperdinck from his opera Hansel and Gretel.

It was in 4 /4.

So let me do it again and I want you to watch my hands.

One.

Two three, four, one, Two.

3. Four.

You want to try it all together?

Yeah!

So take your right hand.

I'll take my left hand.

We're going to start up here.

are gonna go Down, to the left, to the right, A.

Down?

Across, across, across.

Oh!

One two, three, Four, and that's your four, four pattern.

Let's try one more beat pattern, this time not 4 /4, but 3 /4.

And this is music from the Concerto 4 Orchestra by the Polish composer Witold Ludoslawski.

Did you notice a different beat pattern?

So instead of four beats, there are three beats.

And it looks something like this.

One.

Two.

3 One to Three.

Want to try that?

Yeah!

Take your right hand, my left hand, down to the right, Ah.

Down.

Right?

Up.

One, two, three.

And that's your three four beat.

It's fun, isn't it?

Yeah.

But remember, as a conductor, everyone's eyes are always on you.

And the musicians are counting on you to keep the time and to keep them together, and also to help them express what the music's all about.

- So does anyone have any questions?

Yes, Gaby.

How does the conductor show the orchestra when to play loud or soft?

Two ways.

I can make them play loud by making my gestures bigger.

and soft by making my gestures smaller.

Or I can raise my arm, or lower my arm.

Yes, Olivia.

How does the conductor show the orchestra how to play fast or slow?

Well, I show them with the speed of my beat.

I can start at one tempo, and then I can speed up my beat to make them faster.

or slow down my bead to make them slower, and they'll follow me.

Henry.

How do you let musicians know when to start playing?

I usually give them a cue.

sometimes with my hand, sometimes with my finger, and sometimes if I know they're going to be too loud, with my whole hand like this.

Sala!

Who's your favorite composer to conduct and why?

It changes every day.

Sometimes it's Mozart because I love his precision, sometimes it's Mahler because he's so emotional, and sometimes it's Leonard Bernstein because he's bubbly and boisterous.

Yes, Gaby.

What made you decide you wanted to be a conductor?

Well, I was a concert pianist when I was in my teenage years.

I hurt my hands and so couldn't play the piano, but my dad told me you can still hold a stick.

And so I started conducting when I was 17.

Thank you.

So now you know the conductor is not just some funny or unnecessary person waving their arms around.

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They're actually the leader.

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They guide the musicians to play together and make the best music they can.

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33 cümleler

Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları

Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 101 cümle ve 893 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 6:23 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 140 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin %85’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.

Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler

Videodan öğrenmeye değer 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:

Kelime	Telaffuz	Anlam
conductor isim	/kənˈdʌktɚ/	orkestra şefi, koro şefi
musician isim	/mjuˈzɪʃən/	müzisyen
orchestra isim	/ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/	orkestra
gesture isim	/ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/	işaret, jest
signature isim	/ˈsɪɡ.nə.t͡ʃə/	imza
composer isim	/kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/	besteci, kompozitör
finger isim	/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/	parmak
string isim	/stɹɪŋ/	ip, tel
piano isim	/piˈænɪː/	piyano
phrase isim	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	deyim, tabir
opera isim	/ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/	opera
unnecessary sıfat	/ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/	gereksiz, lüzumsuz
brass isim	/bɹæs/	pirinç
rhythm isim	/ˈɹɪð.əm/	ritim, ritm
melody isim	/ˈmɛl.ə.di/	melodi, ezgi

Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller

Kelime	Telaffuz	Anlam
add up fiil		birikmek
slow down fiil		yavaşlamak
speed up fiil	/spiːdˈʌp/	hızlanmak, hızlandırmak

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

Yapı	Videoda
Edilgen yapı be + fiilin üçüncü hâli — kimin yaptığı değil, ne olduğu önemli	is called · is needed · are spread
En üstünlük the -est / the most … — bir grubun en üstü ya da en altı	the best
Fiil + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — ardından -ing biçimi gelen fiiller	start playing · started conducting
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — şu anda ya da bu sıralar olan bir şey	are following · I'm conducting · are playing

Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar

Konuşmacı I'm, they're, we're gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 16 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.

“sh” ve “zh” sesleri: musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/, precision /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/, percussion /pɚˈkʌʃən/

Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır

Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; conductor, musician, orchestra gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.

Gölgeleme Tekniği Nedir?

Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.

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