This text is designed to be used in both beginning and advanced conducting courses required of music majors and music education majors. Whereas most conducting texts focus exclusively on the technical aspect of conducting, Bailey's more comprehensive text also focuses on artistic andexpressive development and the development of the conductor's ear. The book includes flexible instrumentation exercises written specifically to address common technical and musical problems, analysis and score study instruction, movement exercises, instruction on expressive conducting, and auralskill exercises designed to help students detect playing errors.