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To make their movements more visible to the players, and more focused. Not all conductors choose to use a baton, however.

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The baton is "an extension of the arm" and makes his/her movements more visible to the players.

Not all conductors do, however most of them do nowadays. Choral conductors tend to use batons less than orchestral conductors. Sometimes a conductor might put down the baton for a more expressive or slower piece of music.

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