rehearse
Prepare to perform
To rehearse is to practice a performance before presenting it—actors rehearse scenes, musicians rehearse concerts, speakers rehearse presentations.
The word extends to any preparatory run-through: Let me rehearse the plan one more time.
To rehearse can also mean to recount or enumerate: She rehearsed her grievances at length.
Raised performance platform
- scriptWritten words for performance
- directorOne who leads
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- linesStrokes connecting two points
cue · run-through · understudy · read-through · audition · cast · costume · props
Act of redoing
- run-throughFull practice of something
- drillHole-boring device
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- preparationArranging things in advance
polish · refinement · hone · walkthrough · dry-run · simulation · workshop · coaching
Designing performance movement sequences
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- movementChange in position
- stepsSequential actions in process
formation · spacing · timing · mirror · barre · studio · count · transition
Acquire knowledge or skill
- reciteSpeak from memory
- retainKeep possession of
- internalizeAdopt beliefs as one's own
- cramForce into tight space
absorb · master · review · remember · commit · study · familiarize · engrave
Live musical performance
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
aria · choir · ensemble · accompanist · score · tempo · dynamics · phrasing
Formal display to viewers
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- eulogyTribute for the dead
sermon · pitch · talking-points · delivery · pacing · enunciation · projection · podium
stage
Raised performance platform
lines · cue · run-through · understudy · read-through · audition · cast · costume · props · monologue
repetition
Act of redoing
- run-throughFull practice of something
- drillHole-boring device
- sessionScheduled time for activity
preparation · polish · refinement · hone · walkthrough · dry-run · simulation · workshop · coaching · iteration
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
steps · formation · spacing · timing · mirror · barre · studio · count · transition · lift
learn
Acquire knowledge or skill
- reciteSpeak from memory
- retainKeep possession of
- internalizeAdopt beliefs as one's own
cram · absorb · master · review · remember · commit · study · familiarize · engrave · ingrain
concert
Live musical performance
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- conductorOne who directs musicians
sonata · aria · choir · ensemble · accompanist · score · tempo · dynamics · phrasing · intonation
presentation
Formal display to viewers
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- vowsSolemn binding promises
eulogy · sermon · pitch · talking-points · delivery · pacing · enunciation · projection · podium · teleprompter
- acting verbspretend, perform, portray, enact, play a role
- performingperform, sing, play, act, dance
- practice phrasespractice makes perfect, try again, once more, repeat after me, say it again
- preparationprepare, preparing, ready, readies, readiness
- presentationspresentation, slides, slide, keynote, slideshow
- pretendingpretend, pretending, fake, feign, make-believe
rehearseimprovise
Perform without preparation
ad-lib · wing it · extemporize · play it by ear · freestyle
- dress rehearsalComplete practice performance
- wedding rehearsalPractice session before marriage
- rehearsal dinnerPre-nuptial meal for wedding party
- mental rehearsalPracticing something mentally
- band rehearsalMusical group's practice session
- choir rehearsalGroup vocal training session
rehearsal, rehearsed, unrehearsed, rehearsing, rehearses, rehearsals, rehearsers, rehearser