Creative Tension: Your Rehearsal Superpower

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Creative tension is an asset, not a problem – it’s an opportunity to explore multiple musical perspectives.
  • There should be space in the room for each person’s voice to be genuinely heard.
  • Asking a question rather than asserting an opinion can still convey that opinion, while inviting conversation.
  • Playing an idea is often more useful than talking about it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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“An excellent quartet player must have the convictions of a fully developed artist and the malleability and open-mindedness of a labor negotiator.”

— Arnold Steinhardt, Guarneri Quartet