Katya Aubry MUAG 3800.003 2.5.14 Rehearsal Observation #1 or !

y "irst rehearsal observation# $ %e&i%e% to 'o to a rehearsal "or Avenue (# U)*+s all,"e!ale -a.. &hoir. *his 'rou/ is %ire&te% by a vo&al -a.. tea&hin' "ello0# an% it is a 50,!inute rehearsal. *his 'rou/ /er"or!s !ost o" their re/ertoire 0ith a rhyth! se&tion# 0ith the e1&e/tion o" one a&a/ella /ie&e. $n -a.. ense!bles# the &on%u&tor uses his or her han%s instea% o" a baton. $ noti&e% several thin's about rehearsal setu/ an% &on%u&tin' te&hni2ue 0hile observin'. irst# $ noti&e% that !any ti!es the arti&ulation 0hen &on%u&tin' 0as not 1003 &lear. $t 0as !ost &lear %urin' entran&es an% &uto""s# an% al0ays visible. 4o0ever# !any ti!es# es/e&ially %urin' the u/,te!/o /ie&es# the &on%u&tor 0as !ovin' his bo%y a lot so it 0as %i""i&ult to %eter!ine the /re&ision o" his &on%u&tin'. 5hen you are &on%u&tin'# it+s a&&e/table to "eel the !usi& /hysi&ally but it shoul% not be a %istra&tion "ro! the rhyth! an% ti!e "eel bein' establishe%. *his not only a""e&ts the &hoir# but also the rhyth! se&tion. $ also noti&e% that the &on%u&tor tal6e% a lot %urin' the rehearsal# an% %i% not see! "ully or'ani.e% at ti!es. 4e atte!/te% to se&tion out an allotte% a!ount o" /ra&ti&e ti!e "or ea&h /ie&e# but %i% not sti&6 e1a&tly to the s&he%ule be&ause o" tal6in' in bet0een. 5hen !a6in' notes# he so!eti!es ra!ble% 0hi&h too6 u/ so!e ti!e. $ also noti&e% that so!e o" the 'rou/ !e!bers 0oul% not be alert an% listenin' to &o!!ents be&ause o" the ra!blin'. 4o0ever# the %ire&tor %i% a 'reat -ob o" establishin' style# /hrasin'# an% rhyth!s. One &oul% see "ro! rehearsal that he is a /assionate instru&tor an% en-oys the !aterial an% &on%u&tin' the 'rou/. Overall# $ 0oul% say that the 2uality o" the 'rou/ !e!bers &o!/ensate% "or any %is&re/an&ies !a%e !y the %ire&tor7 this is only his se&on% se!ester %ire&tin' a 'rou/ an% he %oes it 0ith an e1&ellent attitu%e an% enthusias!.