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This entertaining and informative classical music blog lists resources for the collaborative piano field as well as musical activities by Royal Conservatory of Music faculty member Christopher Foley.
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Amazed at how many students of mine found the best example of a ground bass was, in fact, the "inhalitus" in Bach's Cigarette Cantata. --@DFelsenfeld on Twitter ...
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There's gotta be a story behind this...Ran into Steve Buscemi today at work. Someone asked him if he was an accompanist. He said he was an accompanot. My life is always amusing.--@MissCarlyPants on Twitter ...
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don't pity the accompanist too much... those dudes make serious cash!@neddaahmed, in response to @noelrk(if only it were true) ...
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Why is it, then, so wonderful? Well, once in a while, we just click into place: there comes a fleeting moment when each of us, playing highly individuated and often wildly complicated parts, actually become an ensemble. We … blend. This is a tremen...
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The unnamed pianist in this Twitter status update certainly put their foot in their mouth, as ShellyAnnSings tweets:Accompanist said "I'm sorry, I was counting like a singer"The chorus booed, & thedirector informed us that there'd be stones avail...
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Always construct a written payment contract between you (the pianist) and your collaborator containing the fee amount and when that amount is expected to be compensated.--Michael Yenny, from the wall of the Collaborative Piano Blog Facebook PageThank...
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I finally have a paying job as an accompanist. Yes!--Elizabeth Vaughn on Twitter (@rainthesnowaway) ...
Anti-quote of the Day
Do not invest too much of your practice time on accompanist literature. Accompanist literature should be a supplement to each practice session, not a substantial portion.--from eHow's How to Accompay on Piano ...
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The best way to become a conductor is to work as a rehearsal pianist, study, and watch other experienced conductors in action. You start to conduct when you become a man. It's not enough to be talented. You need life experience, whether you're conduc...
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A set of films by Justin Blome accompanied Mr. Broome’s performance, which ended with Cage’s “4’33”.” His version was oddly rushed: I clocked it at 4’20”.--from Alan Koznin's review of pianist David Broome in the New York Times(Thanks...
The Search for the Perfect Musical Quote
My newest post for the MTH blog is up, entitled Personalize Your Music Teaching Website with Favorite Quotes. The article looks at how to change the pre-loaded quotes on MTH music teacher websites, places to find them, and the importance of using a q...
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From Stephen Sondheim to Dr. Kaiser:I am not the composer of A Chorus Line.Sorry,Stephen Sondheim The original note is available for purchase from Roger Gross Ltd.(via Soho the Dog) ...
