Listening to each other was much more difficult, the band line at the back made earplugs a necessity as well as playing with a mic attached to my flute for the first time! But we quickly got used to the challenges and enjoyed playing the loud, jazzy and often cheesy tunes.
I learnt to adapt to a completely different style of rehearsal today. It had the feel of a modern pop gig however we all still wanted the standards to be just as high as a traditional orchestra. It was also a learning experience for the MDs who led the rehearsal of such a large group.
I felt today was a worthwhile change of pace from our few days of intensive classical rehearsals and the pieces benefitted from our ensemble's greatly improved unity and confidence. It was great to see everyone dancing around to the rhythm section and smiling. It was a challenge for many of us when one of the pieces demanded unison singing and clapping. People's confidence away from their instruments is often lower but we were all soon belting out the tune in true Colab spirit!
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