The Unashamed,
Collaborative Pianist
I. Accompanying
–vs– Collaborative: What does that mean?
II.
Why do we collaborate?
A.
Musical Growth
B.
To perform different repertoire
C.
To perform and work with others
D.
To support various causes
E.
To expand our understanding of music
F.
To widen our “palette” of pianistic colors
III. Pay –vs– no
pay
IV. Requirement for Music 1192: At a minimum, one coaching and one
performance in Repertoire Class of a chamber music piece (or accompaniment
piece). If you are not sure, ask the
instructor.
Why
Collaborate?
·
Strengthens
program objectives
·
Helps to
compensate for inherent weaknesses
·
Build
partnerships beyond the program’s objectives
·
Program outcomes
become systemic and reproducible
Recipe
for Successful Partnerships
·
Develop contacts
·
Follow-up
·
Share the
objectives and goals
·
Define roles of
each partner in the program
How
it works
·
Proximity
·
Matching
interests
·
Ongoing programs
·
Commitment
·
Commuting
distance
·
Subject Areas
·
Funded research
·
Institutional
& individual
What
will not work
·
Incompatible
goals
·
Incompatible
personalities
·
Different agenda
·
Unequal
partnerships
Successful
tips
·
Close Proximity
for practice
·
Well established
goals
·
Research done
whenever necessary
·
Strong
interpersonal relationships
·
Ideal
soloist/pianist match for performance
·
Mutual
Commitments