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200183 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.200183 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2025-05 20 pages Burchell, Lauren Norton, Kay Desbordes, Julie Barrett, The Honors College School of Music, Dance and Theatre Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies, Sch The study of conducting is a life-long pursuit of developing skills such as bodily awareness, gestural language, left-hand independence, and musical realization. Coming into one’s own personal conducting style, while also demonstrating clear and concise gestural communication, is the most crucial step of maturation in a conductor’s growth. Combined with a deep understanding of music theory and history, conducting orchestral repertoire well is a feat fueled by study, preparation, analysis, performance, and reflection. This overview briefly details the incredibly unique circumstances that have allowed me to grow exponentially as a conductor over the course of just under three years. My performance studies culminated in a concert of masterworks on November 3, 2024; my conducting study resulted in my admission to Arizona State University’s Master of Music in Performance (Orchestral Conducting) program. This account may serve as a how-to guide of sorts for future conductors so that they too may find a foothold in the seemingly impossible. Music conducting Orchestra a young conductors guide to the professional world Symphony Symphonies Conductor gustavo dudamel dudamel lauren burchell burchell music conducting Symphony Orchestra dvorak faure saint-saens danse bacchanale symphony no. 9 symphony no. 8 sicilienne kay norton julie desbordes norton desbordes gomez guillen alejandro gomez guillen a young conductors guide conducting orchestras Beethoven Stravinsky petrushka symphony no. 4 symphony no. 8 A Young Conductor's Guide to the Professional World