Week 4 - Rehearsal Vs Practice
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This document discusses the differences between rehearsal and practice for musicians. It provides tips for effective practice habits including having a schedule, breaking goals into chunks, warming up, recording yourself, and periodically changing techniques. Good rehearsal structure and roles are important for getting the most out of rehearsals. The dangers of over-rehearsing include injury, losing focus, and increased band tension. Taking breaks and limiting rehearsal time can help avoid burnout.
Week 4 - Rehearsal Vs Practice
- 1. REHEARSAL VS. PRACTICE INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE
- 2. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE WEEK 4: REHEARSAL VS. PRACTICE ▸ Rehearsal vs. Practice ▸ Practice Habits ▸ Getting the most out of rehearsal ▸ Dangers of over-rehearsing
- 3. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE REHEARSAL VS. PRACTICE ▸ What is the difference between rehearsal and practice? ▸ Rehearsal: ▸ Practice:
- 4. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE 7 PRACTICE HABITS ▸ Operate on a schedule ▸ Break goals into manageable chunks ▸ Warm up every time ▸ Record yourself ▸ Sing your part ▸ Switch up your techniques ▸ Keep a clear head
- 5. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE PRACTICE HABITS ▸ Operate on a schedule ▸ Have practice goals ▸ To reach maximum potential, keep a structured schedule and stick to it. ▸ Break goals into manageable chunks ▸ Break your goals into small, manageable steps ▸ Warm up every time ▸ Keep finding warm up exercises (magazines and websites) ▸ Warm up at the beginning of every practice
- 6. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE PRACTICE HABITS ▸ Record yourself ▸ Recording your practices will help you see and hear what your are doing wrong, or could do better ▸ Your recordings will become a record of your progress ▸ Sing your part ▸ If you feel that your progress is becoming stagnant, an extremely useful technique is to put down your instrument and sing your part. ▸ This will remove any instrumental inhibition you may have and take you straight to the music. ▸ You'll actually have to feel the pitches firsthand instead of just pushing through them.
- 7. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE ▸ Switch up your techniques ▸ Lean on proven successors, but never become completely content ▸ Periodically reevaluate your methods, and in doing so, you'll continue to learn about yourself. ▸ Keep a clear head ▸ The goal of practice is to improve a skill by addressing and correcting mistakes in an effective nature ▸ The most important thing in that moment can often be remembering to take a deep breath and remain calm.
- 8. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE GETTING THE MOST OUT OF REHEARSALS ▸ Establish roles and responsibilities ▸ What are some roles within a band? ▸ What responsibilities do these roles involve? ▸ Who is going to fill each role? ▸ What are some roles and responsibilities outside our band, but necessary for performances? ▸ How do we fill those roles?
- 9. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE GETTING THE MOST OUT OF REHEARSALS ▸ What is the main point of rehearsals? ▸ What are some elements of a rehearsal? ▸ How can rehearsals be structured to be the most effective?
- 10. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE ▸ Load in (15 mins) ▸ Warm Up (30 mins) ▸ Work on transitions (30 mins) ▸ Break (15 mins) ▸ Intro’s and outro’s to each song (30 mins) ▸ Run your set (45 mins) ▸ Load out (15 mins)
- 11. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE DANGERS OF OVER-REHEARSING ▸ Injuring yourself ▸ Second-guessing yourself ▸ Band tension ▸ Missing out on opportunities ▸ Losing focus ▸ Forgoing time to be creative ▸ Burning out and loosing passion
- 12. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE OVER-REHEARSING ▸ Playing music is a physical activity - so if you over rehearse you run the risk of hurting yourself. ▸ Singers - popular opinion is don’t rehearse for more than an hour at a time ▸ Drummers - technique is in the wrist ▸ Guitarists, warm up your fingers, wrists and forearms to avoid injury ▸ But most importantly; rehearsing too much at too loud a volume will damage your ears
- 13. INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE ▸ Sometimes taking a 20 minute break is more productive than rehearsing for an extra 20 minutes ▸ A well-rehearsed band is a strong band, but if your band is getting to the point when you’re arguing over the music a little too intensely, you might want to take a break.