Thinking about starting off your group’s journey right? Start with Job One.
Job One isn’t auditions. Job one isn’t repertoire selection. Job One isn’t musicianship or score study or team building games.
Job One is making sure we all have the same outcome in mind. Whether it’s a power trio or a marching band, a vocal jazz quartet or a 100-voice chorus, we must be heading in the same direction.
(We don’t have to have the same reasons for going the same direction. We can be fellow travelers with different aspirations.)
When we agree about outcome, we move together more easily. We have fewer disagreements about decisions. We get more accomplished.
We we take care of Job One, everything else falls into place.