0 a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, etc. practise in order to prepare for a performance:
They didn't have time for (a) rehearsal before the performance.
She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first rehearsal tomorrow.
The dancers were dripping with sweat after a morning's rehearsal.
We whizzed through the rehearsal, so that we'd be finished by lunchtime.
I've got a rehearsal tonight.
Students working in pairs might be given one or more of the following tasks: essay outline/essay; progress report; review; project; rehearsal; performance.
If the rehearsal hadn't started up again, perhaps he might have added others.
The best performers of live electroacoustic music, of course, will find ways to make their repertoire work effectively, both in rehearsal and performance.
