does anyone do accompanying? at the moment my current projects are

Poulenc - Flute Sonata 2nd movement
Poulenc - Oboe Sonata 3rd movement
Binge - Saxophone Concerto 2nd movement
Handel - Flute Sonata in G 3rd-5th movements
Lefevre - Clarinet Sonatas
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto 2nd movement
Mozart - Bassoon Concerto 2nd movement
Telemann - Saxophone Sonata
Bach - Saxophone Sonata

Which Bach sax sonata?

I do but not quite like yours.
I play as rehearsal pianist for our National Youth Theatre and second keyboard in the band which plays at the show. We are doing Annie in a couple of weeks .. then Seussical the Musical which is awesome music to play.
I have also accompanied a friend on piano for a singing competition ( nothing very major) last week. That was my first go at doing that ( practised with her a lot) and it was good fun. Just think if she goes on to be a famous singer I will be able to say I have been her accompanist

In March I accompanied some grade 1 and 2 clarinettists and I've done some at school concerts too

ummm....it was a transcription of the G minor Flute Sonata BWV1020, i havent really started that yet..im focusing more on the Binge and Poulenc

Yeah I've played that..and the Binge

since i dont have an oboist at hand..i'll have to transcribe his oboe sonata for sax, like the Telemann

Do you have time though? Even to do all this accompanying? With A-levels to do and other important practice.

i have A level music lessons i could do practise in. the sets very small and we seem to know what we're doing so we can afford delays i guess (to put it into perspective, the two of us who did GCSE music last year started the course the January before the exams and we both got A*)

Talent obviously just oozes out of you.

well what harm will missing one lesson do? besides...i'll need to practise 1 or 2 of these for my A level course anyway!!!

Accompanying is part of your course?

well...playing in ensemble is yes...e.g. if i accompanied a saxophonist playing the Bach BWV1020 Sonata...thats an ensemble performance for me that gets marked

So wouldn't it be better just to work on that?

If you can play the Binge Rondo accomapniment, I'd be very impressed. Both the head of music and sax teacher at our school struggled with it.

Fast too!!

see, i havent got anyone who can play that sonata (well..i do but he's a busy guy working at his LRSM) plus i havent really worked at the piano part

well...i can always give the rondo of the Binge a whirl even though my music teacher (also head of music) who can sight read just about any accompaninent (even the Creston Rapsodie ) and struggled a fair bit. the sax teacher would NEVER be able to do it...he aint good as a pianist...the fool

The second mvmt of the Binge is fine, it is the 3rd that is hard

yes...i know

IM NOT ####### STUPID!!!!!

You wonder why no-one likes you, maybe because I said a simple comment , general observation and you try to be clever and insult back

oh really? i thought it was because i cant say that im good without 7859781943 people criticising me

That as well.

You are just too arrogant

you and the rest of you lot are too hostile.

enough said

No - you just need to learn how to not be so horrible and arrogant and listen to good advice from decent musicians.

and i have...no ones actually said WHY my recording of the Sunken Cathederal isnt good enough....so unless proven otherwise i say that its a pretty alright recording

why do you think im not taking Grade 8 Piano...hmmm?

laugh away...only because you know its a relatively decent recording

Erm NO!!! If I actually liked it then I would say so

well what the freaking ###### is wrong with it then?!?!? im waiting *tick tick tick....*

Well the main thing wrong with it is that you are playing it. Causes a lot of problems that does.

jealousy there

Why would I be jealous of an arrogant ###### who can't play the piano

cant play the piano....original....

Well you can't - cough *Rachmaninov* cough

ive explained the Rachmaninov you ignorant #####

get a grip and smell the bacon

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone like you!?!

Arrogant moron

What, are you cooking your head?

(sorry, couldn't resist ).

No it is too big to fit in the oven!!!

you can talk

yes people do like me...because they got to know me...fool

HAHA!!

Of course I am incredibly arrogant

I don't want to get to know and arrogant idiot like you

Actually, YetAnotherPianist did, in a very pleasant and helpful post on another thread.

where

yeah ok love whatever you say deary

Love hahahah bless you

http://forums.abrsm.org/index.php?showtopi...ndpost&p=155856

Matt beat me to it - thanks

k

I can tell you how to improve your Sarabande - use a metronome to learn the counting. The tempo is not consistent, and neither is your pulse. You need to work on subdividing the beat into duplets and triplets. (And don't play it on a sunny day!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

ok

a few things:

1) Don't bother insulting me, I won't take it to heart anyway!
2 you don't have to say you can play a piece to earn our respect, if you deserve respect we'll give you it anyway. ie, You're a much better flautist than me, so I respect you for that.
3)Can you please not swear in every sentence when you get annoyed, you'll only end up being moderated.