Looking for piano accompanist for violinist
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peanut_butter:
I just came across this website which may be useful: http://www.pianoaccompanists.com/
Peanut Butter,
Thank you. The website is really useful. Will know where to look in future when need arises. Really appreciate your help. -
No worries.
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Pen88n:
Wah so many. How to know which is good? Better to have recommendations in the end, I'd think?peanut_butter:
I just came across this website which may be useful: http://www.pianoaccompanists.com/
Peanut Butter,
Thank you. The website is really useful. Will know where to look in future when need arises. Really appreciate your help. -
Instrumental teachers will normally have their own preferred one/ones.
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Depending on needs, check for qualification - eg. may want a pianist who can guide aurel if kid playing violin not exposed to aurel / do not need pianist to guide aurel as kid has exposure with piano aurel. Maybe arrange for a trial lesson to test and decide - chemistry? able to contribute and guide song coordination? etc.
The teacher will have preference, but a lot really depend on the chemistry and coordination between the 2 players. I feel very strongly that for accompanist for kids, it is very important that the accompanist is caring and has kid’s interest at heart and want to help bring out the best in the kid. I just had a bad experience with a selfish one and felt held at her mercy till the very last minute. -
Any one knows the nafa piano accopanist ? Do you think he/she will like to accompany non-nafa ?
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jce:
A good accompanist need not be a good performer. Of course he/she has to be competent but at the same time, he/she needs to be a good listener, able to follow and support the soloist. When accompanying younger kids/inexperienced soloists, need to know how to pick up and \"help\" when soloist is in a lost.
Pen88n:
I feel very strongly that for accompanist for kids, it is very important that the accompanist is caring and has kid's interest at heart and want to help bring out the best in the kid. I just had a bad experience with a selfish one and felt held at her mercy till the very last minute.
Not easy to find a good accompanist. Not being able to get any references, as a last resort I engaged a piano teacher through a music school as accompanist. Music school claimed that that particular teacher has experience in piano accompaniment. I found out otherwise from the teacher after a number of lessons - it was her first time! Too last minute to do anything except keeping my fingers crossed.
Can't even count on her to \"help\". That piano teacher was obviously panicky before entering the exam room, looking all stressed up & nervously flipping and reading the piano scores. Worst, teacher made a boo-boo & played wrong notes during exam itself :shock: -
Sleepy, I thought normally violin teachers will have a list of accompanists for reference. I am quite surprised you actually had to find one yourself.
If you realise the accompanist is poor, can still quickly locate one fast before the exam. Experienced ones just need a few days notice unless we are talking about difficult stuff like franck violin sonata. -
Dreamaurora:
Sleepy, I thought normally violin teachers will have a list of accompanists for reference. I am quite surprised you actually had to find one yourself.
If you realise the accompanist is poor, can still quickly locate one fast before the exam. Experienced ones just need a few days notice unless we are talking about difficult stuff like franck violin sonata.
dd's string teacher doesn't have any reference for accompanists because teacher is not a local. Didn't forsee this problem upfront when engaging teacher
We've been trying to look for an accompanist on our own for months to no avail. So as a last resort, I have to turn to music schools & sign up one of their accompaniment packages once I know the exact date of exam & accept whichever teacher music school assigned whose schedule is open on exam day. Changing accompanist will be another lucky spin as it means walking in to another music school & start all over again. There wasn't sufficient time as we are required to follow music school's inflexible schedule.
However, I didn't expect a piano teacher who is teaching in a music school can't even play without mistakes, whether with or without prior experience in accompaniment :faint: -
Hearsay examiner will sieve out bad accompaniment so examinee will not be unduly penalised. Afterall, the examinee is the one being graded, not the accompanist. Not sure how true though.
But as mentioned by other parents earlier, an accompanist is supposed to “help” & not become a burden instead