Jonathan Still, ballet pianist
Music, dance, IT, trivia. Not necessarily in that order.
Posts about the work of ballet pianists—including stuff that might not seem immediately related (like historical dance, character, musicology, and so on)
The most useful learning experiences come from analysing mistakes and things which could be improved. Talk these over with your pianist outside class-time, and treat finding a solution as something…
Musicians are used to working in isolation (all that practising alone), so some pianists feel very shy about talking in front of the class. Be careful about assuming that pianists…
There is no need to explain things to a pianist that they already know or understand. For example, if you have just shown an exercise in three, while singing snippets…
Given that much of what happens between you and the pianist in the class is unprepared, mistakes are bound to happen. There is no point in making an issue out…
If you have just spent ten minutes trying to control children, it can be easy to leave your voice in the same register when you go back to talking to…
There’s no point in asking a pianist for a krakowiak if they don’t know what it is. Aim to build a shared vocabulary which means something to both of you.…