This paper reports on an exploratory research-and-development project concerning a device for conveying a conductor's gestures wirelessly to a visually impaired (blind or partially sighted) performer as a haptic signal. The research team developed this device from January to July 2017 under a University College London (UCL) Institute of Education "seed-corn" grant. As a platform for its development, they firstly observed and analysed video footage of conductors at the Royal Academy of Music, London using Elan software to create a gestural model. Subsequently, through gaining blind end-users' feedback on the device, as well as an experiment to compare their timing using either (i) a two-dimension haptic signal or (ii) a metronomic pulsation, it is suggested that the development of technologies for this purpose should focus on the meaning the conductor intends to convey coupled with haptic signals blind end-users themselves deem suitable, rather than adopting a "sighted perspective" in attempting faithful transference of two-dimensional captures of arm movements from one medium to another. Reasons for this assertion are explored. THE ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCES OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIREDVisually impaired musicians participate in some music ensembles with limited or no reference to the conductor's gestures by contrast with their sighted counterparts. These musicians navigate the experience variously depending on particular sight conditions and personal approaches; these are not without challenges. I've done those "Come and sing" events, so "Come and sing Mozart's requiem, come and sing Messiah" just for fun. …They [the sighted singers around me] are obviously just reading their music and not watching the conductor. Sometimes conductors say "Don't listen to them, go in time with me, look at me" and I think "Maybe I should just go home then" (laughs). (Felicity, keyboard player and singer, blind) Felicity 1 is a visually impaired 2 singer who performs in choirs alongside sighted musicians. Her remark above highlights a perennial issue: Integration into many types of conducted musical 1 Pseudonyms have been used in this paper for every respondent. 2 We have used the term "visually impaired" as an umbrella term to denote those with sight health problems or the absence of sight such that they meet the requirements of UK registration by an ophthalmologist. Under this umbrella there may be people who the layperson may describe as "blind" or "partially sighted", and we use those terms too. Other terms in common usage include "sightless", "sight impaired", "low vision", etc. with