指 揮(しき)台(だい)

しきだい

noun

conductor's podium; rostrum

1. conductor's podium; rostrum

The raised platform on which an orchestra conductor stands during a performance or rehearsal. Elevates the conductor so that all musicians can see the baton and gestures clearly.

指揮者(しきしゃ)が指揮(しき)台(だい)に立(た)った。

The conductor stepped onto the podium.

指揮(しき)台(だい)の上(うえ)から全体(ぜんたい)を見渡(みわた)して指示(しじ)を出(だ)す。

From atop the podium, the conductor surveys the ensemble and gives directions.

新(あたら)しい音楽(おんがく)監督(かんとく)が初(はじ)めて指揮(しき)台(だい)に上(あ)がり、拍手(はくしゅ)で迎(むか)えられた。

The new music director stepped onto the podium for the first time and was greeted with applause.

A compound of 指揮(しき) (conducting, command) and 台(だい) (stand, platform). The podium is a symbol of the conductor's authority and is central to the concert stage layout.

Common collocations

指揮(しき)台(だい)に立(た)つ: to stand on the podium
指揮(しき)台(だい)に上(あ)がる: to step up to the podium
指揮(しき)台(だい)を降(お)りる: to step down from the podium
指揮(しき)台(だい)の前(まえ): in front of the podium

Similar words

演壇(えんだん): lecture podium, lectern — the podium used for speeches, not music
指揮棒(しきぼう): baton — the stick the conductor holds
指揮者(しきしゃ): conductor — the person who stands on the podium

Related Words

Compare: 演壇(えんだん) (lecture podium, lectern)

Compare: 指揮棒(しきぼう) (baton)

Compare: 指揮者(しきしゃ) (conductor)

Related: 譜面台(ふめんだい) (music stand)

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