So thats how it works

And even people who do underestimate how *hard* it is. Seriously, conductors spend *hours* working on technique on tricky portions of the music where the meter is complicated.

I had a friend who was a conductor for a choir and apparantly there is an entire language in wavy hand motions.

there is. In an orchestra or a band usually you technically learn two languages for doing the same thing and then have to align them.

If you are over 18, please watch Mozart in the Jungle, it's amazing

*the low brass just starts playing a random beat on a Bflat because they are totally lost*