tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post5884249663557475897..comments2022-12-23T02:21:31.320-05:00Comments on ONCE MORE WITH FEELING: Hiding in Plain Sight - a note to audition pianists!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399266373570613570noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-33112896662393224162010-03-05T17:00:54.250-05:002010-03-05T17:00:54.250-05:00Keith again...hehehe. I have pianistophobia. I fee...Keith again...hehehe. I have pianistophobia. I feel like I can't hear them...or I'm standing too far down of them...the room feels mis-arranged or something! Table WAY over there, piano way by the door and ME in the middle thinkin', "WHAT IS HAPPENING?!"<br />Then my 16 is done and I was of course, less than my best. Hell! If Liberace was playing for me I wouldn't've known it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-21366439970036472012009-11-05T10:42:19.319-05:002009-11-05T10:42:19.319-05:00Amen. And if one of the pianists I hire is ever r...Amen. And if one of the pianists I hire is ever rude or unprofessional to you, I want to know about it. OR if they are the opposite and you had a great experience, I'd love to hear about that too!Joy Dewinghttp://www.clemmonscasting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3495622859323058834.post-83984751251394206332009-10-30T23:08:24.326-04:002009-10-30T23:08:24.326-04:00As a collaborative pianist who has played a great ...As a collaborative pianist who has played a great many auditions, I would add one comment for other pianists: when a singer ~ or instrumentalist ~ is nervous, the tempo they indicate may be something other than exactly what they intended. Be aware of this ~ it happens often ~ and accommodate the singer! Stubbornly holding to a certain tempo when you KNOW the singer is about to run out of air is inexcusable. You're there to HELP.<br /><br />For example, you can move forward during a singer's long note. They will thank you for it. And if the coloratura isn't clear, perhaps it's a little too fast.Gretchen Saathoffhttp://gretchenspianos.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com