![]() They contacted me in late September saying I was "one of the people who made it to the next level" and scheduling an audition.įor this church church audition I had to: (I thought.) First of all, I saw the position and sent in my resume in early June. I had an audition for a church job, but it was really weird. For the fall concert, her regular accompanist wasn't available and she asked if I could play. But she's had an accompanist for years that she's very happy with, so she didn't need me. The director said she was amazed by my sight reading skills and even said she gave my name to the local high school director. Last school year I was a middle school math teacher (don't ask) and when it was close to concert time I sometimes popped into the choral room during my planning time and asked if she wanted me to run through some songs with them. I also played for one chorus concert in the fall. ![]() About two year before that I played Godspell with her, another show she won't do without live music.) (RENT is one show she refuses to do without live music. I've worked with this MD for almost 15 years now, but they almost always use tracks for their shows these days. They are very few and far between, and I've never really picked up momentum, even after all these years.įor example, this year I played for a local production of RENT at a local community theater mostly of high school and college kids. The problem is that I'd really like to get more work as a pianist/accompanist. I currently have a new job as an elementary music teacher and, although it can be quite challenging, I enjoy it very much. I graduated waaay back in 1991 with a music ed degree, piano emphasis. The comments about colleges not preparing people adequately brought back a lot of memories and stirred up a lot of thoughts, but that's not what I'm hear to talk about right now. Hi, I'm new to the sub I just discovered some posts about accompanying and other piano jobs that I found very very interesting. See reddit's content policy for more examples of unwelcome content. commenting on someone's appearance), and the like, are not welcome and will be removed. Comments that contain personal attacks, hate speech, trolling, unnecessarily derogatory or inflammatory remarks or inappropriate remarks (e.g. If you're unsure if your post will be considered spam, please contact the moderators before posting.īe nice to each other. Spam includes posting too frequently, posting mainly links to your blog / Youtube channel, low-content blog posts, etc. No spam, advertising, low-content blog posts, etc. No generic piano music videos / playlists. Very basic theory/song/other tutorials are better suited to /r/learnmusic. The amount of Synthesia "tutorials" or beginner song tutorials we get is too much and would overtake the subreddit if we allowed them. No basic tutorials or Synthesia "tutorials". Please provide as much information as possible to foster good discussion. Pictures lacking context or details are subject to removal. Low-effort and meme image posts are better suited to /r/classicalmemes, /r/pianomemes, or /r/musicpics. No low-effort images, memes, jokes, or context-less images. If the FAQ doesn't answer your question, you can ask your question as a comment in the 'No Stupid Questions' post. What's a good keyboard / piano to purchase?.How do I find sheet music to this song?.Can someone write out the notes to this song?.What is the make or model of my used piano?.The following list of commonly-asked questions have been linked to the appropriate sections of the FAQ: read the FAQ Newest Comments | Participate! Piano Jam | 'No Stupid Questions'Ĭommon generic questions should be asked in the 'No Stupid Questions' post. Welcome to /r/piano! Whether you're an absolute beginner or a seasoned professional, we hope you've come to talk about pianos.
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