{"id":12134,"date":"2009-10-23T13:13:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T21:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=12134"},"modified":"2009-10-23T13:13:51","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T21:13:51","slug":"the-wunderkid-conductor-28-year-old-venezuelan-gustavo-dudamel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=12134","title":{"rendered":"The Wunderkid Conductor &#8211; 28-year-old Venezuelan Gustavo Dudamel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all the hoopla about <A HREF=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/culturemonster\/2009\/10\/esapekka-salonen-gustavo-dudamel.html\">this new conductor<\/a>, how come nobody has commented on how he tightens his neck and pulls down on his spine when he conducts. A lot of musicians do this. They think it shows they&#8217;re trying really hard when they contort their body. They&#8217;ll pay a price. You don&#8217;t want to shove your head down and compress your spine. It results in all sorts of ills. 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