tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post5353547452328516541..comments2024-03-23T14:36:56.227-04:00Comments on The Collaborative Piano Blog: A Celebration of NYC Ballet AccompanistsChris Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-57938445924794958072011-06-27T15:13:35.639-04:002011-06-27T15:13:35.639-04:00My pleasure, Elizabeth. BTW great pictures on your...My pleasure, Elizabeth. BTW great pictures on your blog.Chris Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-67628816119627562832011-06-25T22:16:26.435-04:002011-06-25T22:16:26.435-04:00Thanks for this post. I've been accompanying b...Thanks for this post. I've been accompanying ballet in NJ for a few months and had NO IDEA where to begin to learn this skill when I first started. It was a stressful beginning as I learned from scratch and found few resources.Elizabeth Grimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283397561867581379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-33160354435317681002009-01-07T15:40:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for this post on ballet accompaniment. It'...Thanks for this post on ballet accompaniment. It's easy to get discouraged in an environment where one is possibly the only musician, and it's nice to have this skill recognized as something valuable and unique. I'd also say that playing for dance will deepen any pianists understanding of rhythm, pulse, dance forms, etc. in a very visceral way.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221811144596166472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-35029531111737828812008-12-16T13:50:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:50:00.000-05:00You took VIOLA at the Academy??? OMGOne name I rem...You took VIOLA at the Academy??? OMG<BR/><BR/>One name I remember: Anita Perrin. She was my favourite ballet class accompanist. Lyrical, quick, and to this day I associate one of the early Beethoven piano concerti with "jetes". LOLUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378637773433023386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-33304810989039242122008-12-15T21:30:00.000-05:002008-12-15T21:30:00.000-05:00At about the time you were taking ballet lessons a...At about the time you were taking ballet lessons at the Academy, I (bespectacled and with acne) was probably taking viola lessons down the hall...Chris Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-91795709577935021712008-12-15T14:35:00.000-05:002008-12-15T14:35:00.000-05:00There is nothing like a great ballet accompanist. ...There is nothing like a great ballet accompanist. I took ballet from age 10-15 and there were some pianists who were AWESOME and lifted me off the floor with their playing; others fell flat, didn't find short excerpts quickly enough, nor chose music that suited the exercise or choreography. It makes a HUGE difference. Since I was also a piano student, I really paid attention to the pianist. The first thing I did in class was look over to the piano to see who it was. I applaud all ballet accompanists who "get it".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378637773433023386noreply@blogger.com