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fyeahthespianpeacock:

I swear Sondheim makes the best songs that showcase the best in many people’s voices. Yet for the accompanist to sight read the piece, they would need two more arms and a third eye.

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Here’s the thing: Any audition accompanist worth his salt should know the rep backwards and forwards. Therefore, if he knows there are songs out there which are hard to sight read, he should practice them and be ready for them. This means Sondheim. If a girl hands you “Another Hundred People,” there is no excuse for you not to have an idea of how to play it. It’s your job. I have ranted sufficiently for tonight.

I dunno, I’ve been filling in for the piano player for a Sondheim show and I’m finding the score a lot easier to sight read than the Menken show I did last semester

Guys.  The accompanist will just be someone who can play piano… nothing more.  You may find a brilliant sondheim song but you really shouldn’t want to make that big of a risk.

(Source: fuckyeahthespianpeacock, via vary-my-days)