tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124421514659504423.post1600335389279300624..comments2023-04-06T06:18:29.810-07:00Comments on The Opera Audition and other Opera Stuff too!: Your Music and Audition Time ManagementAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14050195467071589159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124421514659504423.post-30834210948456398142009-07-29T20:54:01.316-07:002009-07-29T20:54:01.316-07:00Excellent suggestion!
BillExcellent suggestion!<br />BillBill Florescuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657889665186196684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124421514659504423.post-1929271587852551772009-07-25T17:21:09.714-07:002009-07-25T17:21:09.714-07:00Hello! I just started following this blog and it&#...Hello! I just started following this blog and it's been a wonderful read so far! I just thought I would throw in my two cents here as well. I'm a singer, not a pianist, but I've heard several times that pianists also prefer the photocopied pages to be laid out the same way as they are in the publication, which I believe always have the even numbers on the right and the odd on the left (I think?). If pianists are used to page turns happening in the same places in the arias they play regularly, I can imagine that it would be rather off-putting to find that reversed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124421514659504423.post-30514153121682975172009-07-23T10:27:21.935-07:002009-07-23T10:27:21.935-07:00These are certainly some of the biggies. I think ...These are certainly some of the biggies. I think the overarching principle is: the easier the music and the road map is to follow, the more likely your pianist, who may be sight reading, will be able to support your interpretation. <br /><br />Just like the props question in the last blog, the question of 'plastic sleeves' or 'sheet protectors' often comes up with my colleagues. Some prefer them, as long as they are 'non-glare' which are more expensive and harder to find. I, personally, do not like them. They can make pages easier to turn, and that seems to be the only benefit within the audition. <br /><br />I suggest using copies that are back to back, without plastic sleeves, or even using the original copy (score or anthology) is fine, as long as the music easily lies flat on the music stand. Lately, I've taken to having all my scores spiral bound at Kinko's. It's a repetiteur's dream.<br /><br />All that said, most accompanists are your friends, and will try to do the best they can for you, if you are respectful and grateful. <br /><br />Not all of my colleagues dig this, but I prefer an actual metronome marking to any kind of tempo indication given from the singer. Mr. Florescu is right; by in large, be it because of nerves or what have you, the singer does not give the accompanist the tempo that they really want. It's a very strange phenomenon, but I've seen it happen with absolutely first rate singers.Jamie Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366694185447752340noreply@blogger.com