LEADERSHIP
PRACTICE VS. REHEARSAL | Christy Colmenares
The importance of understanding the difference their respective instrument parts and the time between practice and rehearsal is vital to, not is used to do a run through of the set-list, only establish a standard of excellence and establish transitions between songs, review For example, run through songs and
preparation for our worship teams but also to dynamics and elements of the set-list that need adjust minor details, spend no more than
create a distraction-free atmosphere during to be rehearsed with the whole band. 10 minutes on a single song, run through
rehearsal and keep you from derailing.
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our worship services. If you have been part
of a music team before, perhaps you have
Plan how you are going to use your time.
transitions in and out of songs, etc.
PRODUCTIVE REHEARSALS
COMMITMENT
experienced rehearsals where not everyone
arrives prepared, some team members have Now that we have clarified the difference not heard the songs prior to rehearsal, and at between practice and rehearsal, let’s take Lastly, remember that the previously mentioned
the end of the day, rehearsal was spent learning a look at how we can be set up our team to tips require commitment from you and the
songs for the first time. In this article, I want to experience productive rehearsals. entire team. Excellence is the result of the
share a few tips that will hopefully equip you
commitment we make daily to give the best of
and your team to have productive rehearsals In order to have productive rehearsals we need ourselves. This commitment includes preparing
that will lead to an amazing worship experience to be intentional with how we use our time. individually at home, sending songs in time to
in your church. When planning out your rehearsals, establish our team so they have time to prepare prior
a start and finish time and make sure to stick to coming to rehearsal, being on time for our
to it. Usually if your rehearsals are more than rehearsals, and also respecting our team’s time
an hour and a half to two hours long, chances by using our rehearsal time wisely.
PRACTICE VS. REHEARSAL
Let's quickly clarify the difference between are that you may be using rehearsal as a Practice and Rehearsal. time of individual practice. I encourage you If you’d like to learn more about RehearsalMix
to implement these two tips to your rehearsal and find accurate charts for your team, visit
Practice refers to your personal preparation. times to create productive moments: multitracks.com
This is what needs to happen before rehearsal. •
Set the expectation to start and finish on
During your practice times you learn the songs, time. If your rehearsal starts at 7pm, set a
chords, adjust your guitar tones and keyboard goal and expectation to end at 8:30 pm.
sounds, etc. Practice is a personal time where This will keep you focused on the key
each musician learns their respective parts of elements that you need to run through in
the songs to come prepared for rehearsal.
Christy Colmenares
Resides in Austin, TX and forms part of the
MultiTracks.com team as the Brand Manager
for MultiTracks.com’s Latin American branch,
Secuencias.com.
Secuencias.com
Our team at MultiTracks.com has created some
excellent resources to help you practice at
home. RehearsalMix gives you access to listen
to each mix of each instrument included in the
original master recording so you can listen to
your instrument elevated from the original mix
to make your practice times easier and more
productive. Check out MultiTracks.com if you’d
like to learn more.
Now, rehearsal is a time for the whole band
to come together and assemble all the
musical elements that they have individually
prepared for each song in the set-list. During
rehearsal, everyone should be prepared with
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