As we plan rehearsals or seasons, choose repertoire and design concerts and develop techniques and set goals we need to ask ourselves questions about the people we lead: What do they need now? How much can they absorb? When in the rehearsal period will they need recharging? When will they be most or least likely to be challenged? When will they need to be peaked? What speaks to them? What tires them? What motivates them? What do they want from this experience?
