dress_rehearsal_r3citals

Dress Rehearsal R3cital Series

The goal of the Rach3 Project is studying the process of piano rehearsal using data-driven computational models. A central component of the project involves collecting a large, multimodal dataset of piano rehearsals, the Rach3 Dataset. An essential part of any musician’s journey is what happens during a live performance. After all, rehearsals are ultimately aimed at performing in public.

With this in mind, we are thrilled to introduce the Dress Rehearsal R3cital Series (yes, the spelling is intentional!). This series is designed with two objectives in mind:

1. To give pianists contributing data to the Rach3 dataset a clear performance goal, bringing focus and direction to their rehearsals.
2. To create a comparative snapshot of their progress, contrasting practice-phase performances with those in a live concert setting.
3. To simulate the pressures and dynamics of a real concert, the Dress Rehearsal R3cital Series performances will be recorded with the same multimodal setup we use in our rehearsal sessions and will also be live-streamed on YouTube to an online audience.

Watch the recitals here.