It's the most important thing and our conducting pattern always has to have the downbeat of the hand in sync with the strongest impulse in the music , the strong.

这是最为重要的,而我们的指挥手势,总是和着乐曲的强音,做出重拍的动作

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String players are taught whether it's cellists going this way, downbeat or violas and violinists coming down this way that the downward motion of the hand or the pull across the strong pull across should come with the downbeat; that emphasizes the downbeat.

弦乐手们都是这样教出来的,是不是大提琴手这样的时候或者中提琴手,还有小提琴手们在这里这样拉,当手势冲下,很重的向下的手势时候,是重拍出现的时候,都是在强调重拍的

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