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5 for '25: Five Great Books to Upgrade Your Rehearsal in the New Year

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5 for '25: Five Great Books to Upgrade Your Rehearsal in the New Year

Happy New Year! Reading books seemed to fall out of fashion for a time, but every signal seems to show an increased appetite for reading, and there are plenty of great books out there to feed the minds of conductors who want to hone their rehearsal technique. Here are five I’ve read recently that are worth your time.

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The Intelligent Fail

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The Intelligent Fail

Edmondson gives four characteristics of an Intelligent Failure

  1. The failure takes place in a novel situation.

  2. The context “presents a credible opportunity to advance toward a desired goal.”

  3. Due dilligence (practice, preparation, research, deliberate process, etc.) is undertaken….

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Jordan Randall Smith is the Music Director of Symphony Number One.