Research was and still is involved in the controversial issue about innate talent or extensive practice as the determinants of excellent performance in a range of domains. This study aims to contribute by presenting an analysis of practice activities in a domain that appears to be particularly suitable—orchestral conducting. Most conductors usually attain expertise in instrument playing prior to commencing conducting studies. Twenty-seven students of German study programs of orchestral conducting (approximately 18.7% of the population) responded to a questionnaire about their practice activities in conducting programs and their instrumental experiences. Descriptive results show the wealth of prestudy experiences conducting students have. A clear influence on practice activities cannot be stated. During study, students rated conducting-specific practice activities as more demanding and devoted more time to them than to general music practice activities. Therefore, conducting-specific practice activities might have been practiced more deliberately than general music practice activities.

研究一直是与生俱来的天赋或广泛实践的争议问题，这些天赋决定了其在各个领域的出色表现。这项研究旨在通过对似乎特别合适的领域（管弦乐队指挥）中的实践活动进行分析来做出贡献。大多数指挥通常在开始进行学习之前就具有乐器演奏方面的专门知识。二十七名德国管弦乐队指挥学习课程的学生（约占人口的18.7％）回答了有关他们在指挥课程中的实践活动和乐器使用经验的调查问卷。描述性结果表明，进行学生活动具有丰富的研究经验。不能说对实践活动有明显的影响。在学习期间 与一般的音乐练习活动相比，学生对特定于指挥的练习活动的要求更高，并且将更多的时间花在了他们身上。因此，进行特定于练习的练习活动可能比一般的音乐练习活动更刻意地练习。