<P> An early form of conducting is cheironomy , the use of hand gestures to indicate melodic shape . This has been practiced at least as far back as the Middle Ages . In the Christian church , the person giving these symbols held a staff to signify his role , and it seems that as music became rhythmically more complex , the staff was moved up and down to indicate the beat , acting as an early form of baton . </P>
<P> An early form of conducting is cheironomy , the use of hand gestures to indicate melodic shape . This has been practiced at least as far back as the Middle Ages . In the Christian church , the person giving these symbols held a staff to signify his role , and it seems that as music became rhythmically more complex , the staff was moved up and down to indicate the beat , acting as an early form of baton . </P>
the motion given by early conductors to guide an instrumental ensemble was called
the motion given by early conductors to guide an instrumental ensemble was called
cheironomy
cheironomy