Often we refer to rehearsal as a practice. The term practice is really used far too often and is miss understood. So what is practice and what is rehearsal?
Practice is something that you do on your own time. You practice by yourself. This is the time that you figure out rhythms and work on the issues that you have with the music.
Rehearsal is something that we do as a group. It is not practice! During a rehearsal we are trying to put all of the individual pieces together to make a cohesive ensemble. We are working on making the music work as a group.
The problem is that far too often individuals show up to rehearsal and have not practiced. Then when we try to rehearse as a group, that individual is actually trying to practice during the rehearsal. This is detrimental to the success of the group. In order for a rehearsal to truly be effective, all of the members must be prepared.
This is in no way saying that you must be able to play everything perfectly before you arrive at rehearsal. However, you must be able to work through the piece and you should have spent a considerable amount of time working on the parts that you struggle with.
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