Rehearse/Perform as a Band

Practice – Practice – Practice… Effectively

Choosing the Right Song/Music

Basic (Level 4c-b)

Choose a song that suits the singers’ voices

Intermediate (Level 4a-5c)

It must be at the musicians’ technical & musical ability

Advanced (Level 5b-6b)

Decide how you can make the song ‘your own’

Word/week: Direct Speech

Practise in ‘sectionals’

Basic (Level 4c-b)

Learn your parts separately

Intermediate (Level 4a-5c)

Practise in small parts until fluent

Advanced (Level 5b-6b)

Develop your part: chords, drum-beat, melody

Word/week: correlation “If I practise well, I will improve.”

Rehearse effectively

Basic (Level 4c-b)

Don’t just sing/play through: Focus on a section to improve

Intermediate (Level 4a-5c)

Don’t give-up: Find solutions to any problems

Advanced (Level 5b-6b)

Outstanding team-work: Make significant progress

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Perform with Commitment (Recording)

Basic (Level 4c-b)

Take part in the performance: errors are not noticeable

Intermediate (Level 4a-5c)

Perform with confidence: posture, timing, fitting-in

Advanced (Level 5b-6b)

Perform in style and with expression: tell a story

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