Professional Documents
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Victor Cheng
Personal Qualities:
The ideal conductor should be
Humble - Understanding the limits of one's own intelligence and abilities
Friendly - a personable conductor is one people will want to play for
Respectful - to treat each musician with dignity
Collaborative - soloists, orchestral / choral musicians
Perfectionist - knowing every detail of the score intimately, to know your
technique perfectly
Musically intelligent - aware of every music detail including - history,
harmonic structure, themes etc
Studious - to know the score and instruments, and history in great detail
Imaginative - conceive of the piece in your mind beyond blots of ink
Decisive - able to make a decision that not everyone will be happy with
Courageous - to hold onto your decisions, and champion ideas which may not
be popular
Proud (without being cocky, or egotistical), Inherently musical,
Intellectual, Curious, Charismatic, Inspiring, Succinct, Honest,
Supportive, Understanding, Determined, Flexible, Prepared,
Empathetic, Expressive, Sincere, Quick thinking, Inspiring
Personal Skills
Critical self-awareness
Able to admit their own mistakes
The capacity to transmit emotional energy or aura to all those involved
in performances (performers and audience)
Working alone and with large groups of people excellently
Being able to connect others through their leadership
Establish and maintain professional relationships
To leave ego at the door, and serve the music
able to answer to a board of directors
Self-regulation
Leadership Skills
Technical Skills
Musical
Baton / Conducting
Business Skills