what's the most effective way to achieve this?
2007-10-10 14:33:59 · 6 answers · asked by tahitipooh 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
well well well, Tessa:
Funny that you would tell me about "nothings comes without hard work" and calling me lazy. First of all, I already have a post graduate degree in music, which took lots of work including hours and hours of practice on the piano and studying. For my papers and exams I went to libraries instead of push keys on the computer to get my research done. As I recall, you are the one who wouldn't even research for your music history paper or exam and posted questions repeatedly asking people to do the thinking for you. what about those questions on Haydn that you want others on this site to give you answers that should have come out of your own sorting through and reasoning?
Most pianists learn to play from piano score but not choral score, so it is normal for the majority of us to need more training for this specific skill. from your rude answer I can also see how ignorant you are.
2007-10-11 16:35:27 · update #1
Scots pine:
I am sorry, I tried to understand what you are talking about but I simply I don't see a point that's relevent to my question in your answer
2007-10-12 16:04:38 · update #2
This is something I am not particularly good at -- but I have found that if you scan quickly the outer parts, it is easier to fill in the inner parts. The problem for me is when the damned tenor part is written an octave higher than it sounds. Always fouls me up.
2007-10-10 15:10:37 · answer #1 · answered by glinzek 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I answered this just a few minutes ago at the end of my answer to your Q about being annoyed with ppl....I was not able to find this question when I checked your profile page so I just added it to the ans. I made this a.m. ....so you can see it there, sorry! Please forgive me. I am winded this afternoon.
As I am sitting here thinking it over (again), all I can say is that my friend really was annoyed at having to do this on the spot, and that the best thing to do is to get the organist to give you the music to look over ahead of time ..... not just 20 minutes ahead of time when everyone is coming into the rehearsal room, but a week ahead of time if he can, at least a couple of days, hey?
Usually the organist knows that far ahead what they are going to sing for the service, doesn't he? After all, the programs for the service have to be printed ahead of time, and do they not print the title of the anthems, etc. in the Sunday morning program? So, for sure he knows that far ahead. When is your rehearsal? So, at least one hour before rehearsal..... that is the very minimum of time you should be given ..... not everyone reads four staves spaced that way .... surely the organist should understand that you will be more comfortable, the choir will sing better because you will know inside of you what it all sounds like and will project it to them, and the organist should be happier, too. He should make no remarks to you at all, except, "Here you are, PK" !!! I am saying that just in case you need a defense. And say a prayer or two or three. They always work !!!
After all the whole idea is Love .... and what is it all worth if love, understanding and tolerance does not come from the Minister of Music, which is just what a church organist is, n'est-ce pas?
P.S. I know I have split my answer and I do not even care about points.....so pls. not to even think about that .... I am sorry ...
2007-10-12 16:00:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say try and memorise the melody being sung (frees you from trying to read 1 more part), then scan the outer parts first (soprano and bass), so it becomes easier to fill out the inner parts, because you get a sense of the harmony and how the music moves from the outer parts and the melody. I'm doing the same thing for my accompaniment class, and I've found that it's actually not that different from playing accompaniment. Because when you play the accompaniment, you also need to look at the choral parts simultaneously to follow the singers. Thus the only difference in playing choral parts instead of accompaniment, is that you've to play out what you're following with your eyes. (makes sense?) Practising often will help you loads. You get used to reading 4 staves at once and it becomes easier for your brain to tell your hands what to do.
I play for my church choir during rehearsals, and sometimes I even have to just play the bass (my left hand notes) and the harmony of the accompaniment with one hand and play whatever I can play of the vocal parts with the other hand. Used to drive me crazy, but now I'm more used to it and I find it easier.
2007-10-11 07:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly? As cliche as it is - practice. Whatever group you're working with most likely has a large selection of music, and if the music is meant to be easy, then reading the choral parts will probably be easy, and you can slowly work your way up to learning to read the more complicated parts. I'm assuming that you're already a talented piano player, and learning to read this is much like learning to read cross-staff pieces and other such things - just a different part of the brain firing.
2007-10-10 22:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by Amy C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tessa needed the points to ask more questions about Haydn LOL
the answers you got seem good ... it's a skill like any other just don't be impatient with yourself .. you know it takes time
2007-10-12 10:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by toutvas bien 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
duh, practise! please, no pain no game, if you don't want to put in the effort, then you're not going to get anything out of it. so stop sitting here and brood over it. haven't you heard before nothing comes with hard work? nothing comes out of laziness and slackness which you are veering towards
2007-10-11 08:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by tessa 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋