Bottle Rehearsals
Sometimes your choir needs a Bottle Rehearsal.
Rehearsal Technique
Point of Individual Practice
Why do we hope for individual practice from our singers?
Rehearsal Modes
There are four rehearsal modes.
Subliminal Tuning
It’s amazing how far an ensemble can go without really understanding what they’re doing.
Musical Decision Making
It’s essential that your ensemble is engaged in at least some musical decision making.
Tell A Story
Storytime has multiple uses in rehearsal.
Unexamined
Consider Socrates’ thoughts on vocal warmups.
Flat Phrasing
What’s behind singers starting out with flat phrasing?
Why I Chose This
Let your ensemble in on your programing rationale.
Reasons For Good Posture
It’s not enough to say, “stand tall!” There are lots of reasons we can communicate.