[Harp-L] Re: Band Rehearsals -- What is your formula?

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is the standing agenda for rehearsals with my power trio:
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1)  Planning and status (20-30 minutes)
- Our objectives, near and long term--it's very important for us to be clear on these.
- Status of current initiatives
- Issues--what's not working, musically or otherwise?
- New ideas for music, promo, etc.

2)  Musical rehearsal (2.5 hours)
- Group warmup and interplay/improvisation exercises (15-20 min)
- Current and new repertoire (2 hours)
- Post play analysis: what worked?  what didn't?  (20 min)

3)  next steps: homework, etc. (15 min)

This is a 3-hour rehearsal, and it's intended to allow us to:
- make progress in repertoire 
- make progress as a performing team
- identify and execute on next steps for the music and our promotion of the band

Regards, Richard Hunter

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