What are composers doing when they’re waving the stick?

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If everyone has sheet music and all the timing information down, then what’s the composer’s role?

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The person waving the stick is a conductor. A composer is the one who wrote the music.

The sheet music is a set of instructions to the musicians. One of the conductor’s job is to make sure the musicians play in unison. They musicians have to start together, play together, and end together. Also, the conductor is like a sound board technician. They can alter the EQ or “equalizer” by telling some sections to play louder and softer at a certain point to enhance the music or feeling. It’s like adding more bass, mid-voices, or more treble on a sound system.

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