OMAT InstituteEnsemble / Mapping / Rehearsal

Complementary group worksheet

See the group, not just the players.

Map up to eight profiles, choose what the project needs, forecast the ensemble’s likely musical character, and turn separate MAT results into a practical first-rehearsal plan.

Local exploratory worksheet

Place two to eight profiles side by side.

Enter each person’s three percentages from a completed profile. The worksheet stays on this page, normalizes each row for comparison, and creates a group map, project prompts, and rehearsal brief—not a compatibility score.

Profile Passport

Bring in a finished OMAT profile.

Profiles transferred from the questionnaire stay in this browser tab. You can also import a downloaded OMAT JSON file. Email addresses and answer-by-answer data are never included.

No profile imported yet.

Step 01 / Frame the work

Define the project’s musical intention.

The same group may need a different profile mix for a recording, a live set, a songwriting session, or a technically demanding arrangement. Choose a working intention before reading the pattern.

Working intention

Private by design: names, project details, and profile values remain in this page and are not submitted to OMAT.

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3 of 8 profiles · Rows that do not total 100% are normalized in the preview.

Step 02 / See the group

Group triangle map

Each numbered point is one member. The larger G marks the average group center—not an ideal target.

1Bass playerPerformative-leading · T 25 / P 45 / E 30
2Songwriter / vocalistExpressive-leading · T 25 / P 25 / E 50
3Guitarist / pianistTonal-leading · T 50 / P 25 / E 25

Project intention

T/P/E

Balanced coverage is the working intention.

The group center is relatively even. The useful next move is to decide who leads each kind of musical choice rather than searching for a missing type.

Profiles compared
3
Current strongest average
Expressive · 35%
Current smallest average
Performative · 32%
Largest average spread
3 points
The intention changes the discussion and rehearsal prompts. It does not change anyone’s profile scores.

Group coverage preview

Expressive currently carries the largest average share.

Tonal33%

Current lead: Guitarist / pianist

Performative32%

Current lead: Bass player

Expressive35%

Current lead: Songwriter / vocalist

Use this in the room

Four questions for the group.

  1. 01

    Where should balanced coverage be most audible—in every section, or at selected moments?

  2. 02

    Where could Guitarist / pianist, Bass player, and Songwriter / vocalist make their strongest current contributions?

  3. 03

    Performative has the smallest average share. Is that a meaningful gap, a deliberate choice, or something the project supplies another way?

  4. 04

    Which decision needs a lead person, and which decision would benefit from shared learning rather than role assignment?

T/P/E

Likely ensemble character

Mixed / distributed ensemble

No single domain is currently the group’s most common clear lead.

Adaptability may become the group’s signature.

No single domain currently describes the group’s most common clear lead. The ensemble may be able to move between structure, execution, and expression, especially when it deliberately assigns a lead for each kind of decision.

Likely musical strengths
  • Projects combining composition, execution, and interpretation
  • Collaborative arranging and cross-role problem solving
  • Material that changes character across sections or settings
Useful counterbalance

Distributed coverage does not make decisions automatically. Name who leads Tonal, Performative, and Expressive choices for this particular project.

TTonal 1PPerformative 1EExpressive 1≈Shared / integrated 0Close and dual-emphasis profiles are counted as shared rather than forced into one zone.

Step 03 / Act on the pattern

First rehearsal agenda

Use this sequence on one representative passage. It turns the map into a small experiment the group can hear, discuss, and revise.

  1. 01 / Intention

    Define what balance means for this piece.

    Agree whether the three domains need equal attention throughout, or whether they should take turns leading in different sections.

  2. 02 / Lead from strength

    Invite Bass player to open the performative conversation.

    Use the profile as a starting invitation, not permanent ownership. Another member can lead once the group hears what the decision requires.

  3. 03 / Isolate a variable

    Give performative work one focused pass.

    Loop the hardest transition under performance conditions; agree on count-offs, cues, and a recovery strategy.

  4. 04 / Integrate

    Play, compare, decide, and document.

    Run the same passage twice—first emphasizing expressive strengths, then the working intention. Keep the version that best serves the music and record why.

This forecast describes possible working and sonic tendencies—not genre, quality, or compatibility. Repertoire, instruments, culture, direction, and experience still matter. Do not use this worksheet to rank, exclude, hire, or diagnose musicians. Developmental magnitude is intentionally excluded from the group coverage calculation.