# Do Orchestras Really Need Conductors? : Deceptive Cadence : NPR

<http://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2012/11/27/165677915/do-orchestras-really-need-conductors>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

They seem important. After all, they're standing in the middle of the stage and waving their hands. But the musicians all have scores before them that tell them what to play. If you took the conductor away, could the orchestra manage on its own?

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