1. Efficient Rehearsal Techniques
Getting maximum bang for our rehearsal buck…

2. Pacing

3. Tell me, and I’ll forget
Show me, and I might remember
Make me do it, and I *will* remember
Sue Hollingworth

5. Intervention/enforcement cycle
Diagnosis
Intervention
Recognition
Monitoring
Enforcement

6. Intervention Enforcement To introduce a new change
Music needs to stop for it to be made
Enforcement
To maintain/embed previously-made changes
Can be done within the flow of the music

7. Intervention/enforcement cycle
Diagnosis
Intervention
Recognition
Monitoring
Enforcement

8. Both processes Need framing as positive to-dos
Give singers opportunities to achieve something (active engagement)
Only offer their pay-off when the cycle is completed with Recognition

9. Common inefficiencies

10. Common inefficiencies
Confusion of diagnosis and intervention

11. Common inefficiencies
Confusion of diagnosis and intervention
Leaving too long between interventions
Trying to do multiple interventions at once

12. Common inefficiencies
Confusion of diagnosis and intervention
Leaving too long between interventions
Trying to do multiple interventions at once
Leaving too long between intervention and enforcement

13. Common inefficiencies
Confusion of diagnosis and intervention
Leaving too long between interventions
Trying to do multiple interventions at once
Leaving too long between intervention and enforcement
Trying to communicate an enforcement in the same channel as the singers are using

14. Common inefficiencies
Confusion of diagnosis and intervention
Leaving too long between interventions
Trying to do multiple interventions at once
Leaving too long between intervention and enforcement
Trying to communicate an enforcement in the same channel as the singers are using
Failing to complete the cycle with recognition

15. Tips to improve efficiency

16. Tips to improve efficiency
Positive framing: “Do this!”

17. Tips to improve efficiency
Positive framing: “Do this!”
Isolate and repeat

18. Tips to improve efficiency
Positive framing: “Do this!”
Isolate and repeat
+ - + demonstrations

19. Tips to improve efficiency
Positive framing: “Do this!”
Isolate and repeat
+ - + demonstrations
Match scope and style of intervention to the size and nature of the change needed

20. Getting high-quality attention

21. Ways to refresh attention
Change activity (effective re-start)

22. Ways to refresh attention
Change activity (effective re-start)
Vary length of activities

23. Ways to refresh attention
Change activity (effective re-start)
Vary length of activities
Vary content of activities
Repertoire - programming
Learning new v polishing established
Skills focus v artistry focus
Director-focus v interactive
Intervention-focus v enforcement focus

24. Further Reading Daniel Coyle, The Talent Code (2010)
Marco Iacoboni, Mirroring People: The Science of Empathy and How We Connect with Others (2009)
Doug Lemov, Teach Like a Champion (2010)

25. Dr Liz Garnett
October 2016