Music led by conductors don’t actually have a strict rhythm to it, some chords might be held longer than others, and some shorter than others. The conductor drives the music, if they weren’t needed they wouldn’t be there
This isn’t true - there’s plenty of music where the tempo stays pretty strict throughout but still calls for a conductor! The conductor serves to keep the full ensemble together generally, but of course professional groups could probably get through a whole piece without one if the tempo doesn’t change much. The conductor also serves to unify the group in terms of interpretation, how loud or soft to play, how smooth or separated the notes should be, which instruments/voices should be more noticeable than others, and so on.
Music led by conductors don’t actually have a strict rhythm to it, some chords might be held longer than others, and some shorter than others. The conductor drives the music, if they weren’t needed they wouldn’t be there
This isn’t true - there’s plenty of music where the tempo stays pretty strict throughout but still calls for a conductor! The conductor serves to keep the full ensemble together generally, but of course professional groups could probably get through a whole piece without one if the tempo doesn’t change much. The conductor also serves to unify the group in terms of interpretation, how loud or soft to play, how smooth or separated the notes should be, which instruments/voices should be more noticeable than others, and so on.