Day 69: How do you conduct a piece that has no strict beat, like a free-form introduction?

Robert Emery explains how a conductor approaches a passage that has no strict beat, such as a free-form introduction.Got a music-related question? Send it over to Robert Emery to be answered on Ask The Maestro: ⁠⁠robertemery.com/ask-the-maestro⁠⁠---Robert Emery is a conductor, presenter, and lifelong musical storyteller. Through 'Ask The Maestro', he answers the questions audiences have always wanted to ask about classical music. Providing real answers from the podium — direct, informal, and  entertaining — he blends his expertise with humour, honesty, and real backstage insight.Click here to see Robert's other series: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Classical Connections⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music Trivia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.