指挥棒是指挥家的技术工具(technical instrument),区别于乐团、管乐团、或者是合唱团所使用的发声的工具(sounding instrument)。无论使用或者不使用指挥棒,手的技术都应该被精通掌握;同时,双手在它们各自不同的功能作用中应当变 The baton is the technical instrument of the conductor, as distinguished from an orchestra, a wind band, or a sounding instrument used by a choir. The technique of the hand should be mastered, with or without a baton; at the same time, both hands should be varied in their respective different functional roles