Description
MUSI 129. ACCOMPANYING: VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. This course provides instruction in the art of accompanying singers and instrumentalists on the piano. Various musical aspects are addressed, including phrasing and tempo, metrical pulse, tonal balance, recitative, orchestra reductions, alto and tenor clefs, transposing instruments, and musical style periods. Practical issues include page turning, proper deportment on stage, and rehearsal techniques. Prerequisite: Piano skills above the intermediate level. Alternate years, two hours.