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Rehearsal Tools
In order to have a great rehearsal it is best to make a plan, create a map and know where you are heading! The best time to plan your upcoming rehearsal is the morning after your last one while the musical issues are still fresh in your mind.
This section offers tips about score preparation, rehearsal recordings, memorization, utilizing technology, warm-ups and much more!
Preparing for Rehearsal
Some excellent tips and tools to help revitalize your rehearsal!
- Seelig's Rehearsal Don't's and Do's – Tim Seelig
- Musical Mishaps
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Use this form to find out where your singers are struggling with musical issues. - Score Preparation
Warm-ups
There are as many theories about warm-ups as there are conductors! Here are some helpful (and contrasting) thoughts from a few conductors.
- Rene Clausen reflects on preparing warm-ups
- The Choral Warm-ups of Robert Shaw
- The Feldenkrais Method for Singers
This one is packed full of resources! - Warm up Conversation GALA AD List
Technology in Rehearsal
The first steps into digital sheet music have been taken. While there is much room for growth and development there are several tools available for use in the traditional choral rehearsal in the areas of music readers, notation readers and audio/video apps.
- Tablets in Rehearsal – Mark Howarth
- Technology Discussion – GALA AD Discussion Group
- Rehearsal Recordings
Memorization
Off book or on? That is the question. If your chorus memorizes their music (or if you would LIKE them to) here are some tips and tricks to encourage accurate memorization.
- Tips and Tools for Memorizing – Chorus America
- Memorization Conversation AD List
- Tips for Memorizing Music – Jane Ramseyer Miller
- Memorization Timeline Template
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Tips for Healthy Rehearsals
Chorus America has some excellent rehearsal resources. Check out this article.