| Foreword |
| Preface to the Third Edition |
| Preface to the Revised Edition |
| Preface to the First Edition |
| Inspiration |
| Other Studies |
| Conducting Technique - General |
| The Baton |
| Odds and Ends |
| Beat Patterns - Theory |
| Beat Patterns - Specific |
| The Left Hand |
| Dynamics, Accents, Phrasing, Tempo, Character |
| Cues |
| Off-Beat Cues, Accents, and Syncopations |
| Conducting to Records |
| More Odds and Ends |
| Starts and Stops |
| Subdivision and "Merging" |
| Moulding the Music |
| Fermatas |
| Ears |
| Nerves |
| Thoughts on Interpretation |
| Some Rehearsal Suggestions |
| Solos and Recitatives |
| Changing Beat Units |
| The Avant Garde |
| The Concert |
| Non-Musical Chores |
| On Teaching Conducting |
| Additions & Amplifications for the Third Edition |
| Index |
