Rehearsal Evaluation


December rehearsal evaluation
We fit in plenty of rehearsals at the beginning of term leading up to a chamber concert, and had enough repertoire for a 25 minute performance slot. This was a success and we recorded ourselves and reviewed it to make improvements for next time. However, since then we have all been extremely busy and it’s been very difficult to fit in rehearsals. We have had very productive rehearsals and work really well together as an ensemble.
Next term, we need to;
·        Arrange rehearsals further in advance to ensure we all prioritise them.
·        Do a mock performance on 2nd February - hopefully having another goal will motivate us to rehearse together more often.
·        Organise coaching with a brass teacher.
·        Arrange more repertoire to have ready for rehearsals in January.

February rehearsal evaluation
We managed more hours of rehearsal in these six weeks than in the whole of the autumn term! We organised rehearsals before the term started and generally kept better communication on when we’d all be around. When it was looking particularly busy, I created a doodle poll to easily ensure we could find some time to rehearse. This was effective because the poll takes 5 minutes to complete and in a trio there aren’t too many people to chase up.

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