Sunday, November 14, 2010

How To Be A Choral Accompanist

Laura Lowe has written a concise yet definitive guide to what choral accompanists need to prepare in order to be a pianist for your typical volunteer church choir (TVCC for short). Part I looks at how to prepare the vocal lines and Part II covers learning the piano part, working with a conductor, and finding trouble spots before the first rehearsal. Hopefully a third part is in the works...

How To Be A Choral Accompanist, Part I
How To Be A Choral Accompanist, Part II

3 comments:

  1. I still cannot abide "The 'A' Word". I am not being an elitist: we are just SO much MORE.

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  2. I tend to use the terms "pianist", "collaborative pianist", and "accompanist" interchangeably in my blog. However, I do feel that, in order to reflect current realities in the musical field, solo pianists should be referred to as "uncollaborative pianists".

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  3. I tend to use the terms "pianist", "collaborative pianist", and "accompanist" interchangeably in my blog. However, I do feel that, in order to reflect current realities in the musical field, solo pianists should be referred to as "uncollaborative pianists".

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