Welcome to The Art of Listening, a Podcast about classical music, conducting, composition, the business of music, and how to listen to it all. Each week, conductor, composer, and violinist Gabriel Gordon and a host of featured guests discuss the Art of Listening.

In this episode of “The Art of Listening” Gabriel Gordon and Jeff Bradbury discuss how to best plan and run a symphonic rehearsal. 

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·      What is a rehearsal?

o  When is a rehearsal … NOT a rehearsal?

·      Planning a rehearsal?

o  What do you need to be thinking about before the rehearsal?

o  What should a conductor do to prepare for a rehearsal?

o  Sharing rehearsal plans with the orchestra ahead of time

o  What should a conductor bring to a rehearsal?

§ Music

§ Equipment

§ Additional resources

§ Notes / Outline

·      What to do when you get to a rehearsal?

o  Tips & Tricks

§ Tips for Amateur Ensembles

§ Tips for Professional Ensembles

o  Should conductors help set up and tear down the room?

o  Should the conductor be the first one in the hall?

·      The art of starting on time

·      Beginning a rehearsal

o  Conductor Introductions

o  Sharing the outline vs jumping in

·      Best practices for working in rehearsal with an orchestra

o  Youth, Community, Semi-professional, Professional Orchestra differences

·      Rehearsal techniques

o  Creating a rehearsal strategy over the course of many rehearsals

o  How to start a new piece of music

o  How to introduce a new piece of music

o  When to talk … When to rehearse

o  Should you let the stick do the talking?

·      Podium Tricks

o  How to inspire musicians of all levels to do their best

o  Body language – yours and theirs

o  80 people all agreeing – a challenge in an ensemble and in life

·      Concluding the rehearsal

o  How to end a rehearsal professionally

o  How to end a bad rehearsal

o  How to end the penultimate rehearsal

o  The Call to Action

§ What should musicians do before the next rehearsal

o  The post rehearsal conductor’s reflection

§ How to get feedback about a rehearsal

§ How to prepare for the next rehearsal

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