The book discusses Western conducting practices, the evolution of conducting concepts, and the theory of conducting dynamism. Western conducting evolves stringent conducting practices when applied to Western art music through the application of strict conducting patterns and convention in tandem with Western classicism. Western conducting produces syncretic conducting when applied to African art music through the adoption of African and Western music idioms in performative syncretism. Western conducting interacts with gospel music and evolves synthetic conducting through the adoption of idioms from assorted music cultures: Popular, African and Western. The theory of conducting dynamism explains the interception of conducting practices, and concepts in conducting transmutations in tandem with different music cultures, music contexts, music compositions; and music conductors. The book challenges conducting conventions, recommends the upgrade of conducting concepts, materials and methods, techniques, objectives and education in line with the emerging conducting practices in twenty first century Southern Nigeria and beyond.
