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Stick Time: Your Final Assignment

April 17, 2015 by Scott Dorsey Leave a Comment


The academic year is – thankfully – drawing to a close; for some fortunate folks 2014-15 is already in the history books.  The next few weeks will provide a welcome change of pace and a respite from the daily grind.
 
Before you lose yourself to travel, summer employment, or a well-deserved collapse, may we suggest one more assignment?  Take a brief look backward to assess your rehearsal performance with this casual little quiz.
 
Be honest, kids (if you can’t be honest with and about yourself, well, we can’t help you).
 
 
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                              2014-15 REHEARSAL PERFORMANCE QUIZ
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[1] What year-long goals did you set for the choir at the beginning of the academic year?
 
[2] Based on item [1], give a grade reflecting the accomplishment of each those goals.
 
[3] In what ways did the choir exceed your expectations?
 
[4] In what ways did you let the choir down?
 
[5] How often did you BEGIN rehearsals on time?  (One second late is still late.)
 
     ___ 90%-100%     ___ 80%-89%     ___ 70%-79%     ___ Below 70%
 
[6] How often did you END rehearsals on time? (One second late is still late.)
 
     ___ 90%-100%     ___ 80%-89%     ___ 70%-79%     ___ Below 70%
 
[7] How frequently did you write a bona fide rehearsal plan?
 
     ___ 90%-100%     ___ 80%-89%     ___ 70%-79%     ___ Below 70%
 
[8] How many times did you lose your temper in rehearsal?
 
     ___ 0-2     ___ 3-5     ___ 6-8     ___ 9-10     ___ More than 10 times
 
[9] What do you know now about the choir that you didn’t know on September 1, 2014?
 
[10] Are you being completely honest with yourself in this quiz?
 
     ___ Yes     ___ No
 
[11] If your conducting mentor could watch unedited video of your entire year of rehearsals, what would she/he say about your work?
 
[12] How frequently did you do warm-ups before working on repertoire?
 
     ___ 90%-100%     ___ 80%-89%     ___ 70%-79%     ___ Below 70%
 
[13] Does the choir sound better than they did at the end of LAST season?  If so, how?
 
[14] How frequently did you incorporate sight-singing exercises in the rehearsal?
 
     ___ 90%-100%     ___ 80%-89%     ___ 70%-79%     ___ Below 70%
 
[15] Are members of the choir individually better musicians than they were at the end of LAST season?

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