@BenjaminZander tells @TED of the Power of the #Conductor (of an Orchestra) - #Conduct

That word (the main one linked below)—I felt like there might be something more to that word ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which the linked video builds ...

The word “Conduct” carries traces of “With, Together + to Lead” (Direct, Command, Manage (originally Military); Behave in a Certain Way; (in Physics) to Carry, Convey, Transmit).

I remember when I first wished to be an orchestra-conductor ... watching the conductor, it seemed like he was 'playing' the orchestra (like it was one of those multi-keyboard pipe-organs). 

But "the conductor doesn't make a sound" (Benjamin Zander tells us near the end of the linked video). The Conductor gets all his power by causing others to feel powerful—which brings a shine to their eyes.







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