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January 27, 2012
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fyeahthespianpeacock: I swear Sondheim makes the best songs that showcase the best in many people’s voices. Yet for the accompanist to sight read the piece, they would need two more arms and a third eye. ~ electricbloo.tumblr Here’s the thing: Any audition accompanist worth his salt should know the rep backwards and forwards. Therefore, if he knows there are songs out there which are hard to sight read, he should practice them and be ready for them. This means Sondheim. If a girl hands you “Another Hundred People,” there is no excuse for you not to have an idea of how to play it. It’s your job. I have ranted sufficiently for tonight.

fyeahthespianpeacock:

I swear Sondheim makes the best songs that showcase the best in many people’s voices. Yet for the accompanist to sight read the piece, they would need two more arms and a third eye.

~ electricbloo.tumblr

Here’s the thing: Any audition accompanist worth his salt should know the rep backwards and forwards. Therefore, if he knows there are songs out there which are hard to sight read, he should practice them and be ready for them. This means Sondheim. If a girl hands you “Another Hundred People,” there is no excuse for you not to have an idea of how to play it. It’s your job. I have ranted sufficiently for tonight.

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January 21, 2012
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YOU GUYS.

I have more to say about my experience accompanying cattle call auditions today, but for now here is this.

This one very socially awkward Asian kid sang part of Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar. It now stands as my favorite thing that has happened to me ever. I am probably going to write a surrealist play about it. We’re talking magic. Tempos all over the place. The screaming at the end. Oh my god. I can’t even talk about it. I thought I would die from sheer joy. I thought I knew true happiness, but I was wrong until now.

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