have started with the violin or maybe the French horn

是从学小提琴或者圆号开始
so you're listening to intonation issues and things like that.

因为你会熟悉器乐的声音
Yeah. I would agree with that.

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I can't--

我想不出
well, with the exception of maybe Robert Shaw,

除了罗伯特·肖之外
I can't think of a single big-name conductor

我想不出一个有名的指挥家
who started as a choral conductor

是从合唱指挥出身
and now is in charge of a major symphony orchestra.

最后负责一个主要的交响乐团
The vast majority of them are either string players,

大多数指挥要么曾是弦乐演奏者
keyboard players--a few wind or brass players here and there

或是键盘手少部分是木管乐手或铜管乐手
but I've done a few things to try and supplement that

我已经做了一些事情去弥补
perceived lack of knowledge.

弥补自己的不足