I hope this wasn't too convoluted! I do look forward to hearing from you and any help you, or any one from the site, could offer would be so appreciated. So to propose a clear question for the blog, how do other university staff pianists divide up their time between vocal and instrumentalists and how is that time coordinated: by the pianists themselves, by the students, or by the students' teachers. Of course, when I worked as a freelancer, this was the way my clients preferred it, but I'm having trouble convincing my instrumental faculty colleagues of the vocal students inherent need for more time with their pianists in their regular weekly preparation for their lessons etc. I'm basically trying to gather information from other pianists that do what I do - and see if they do, in fact, give the lion's share of their time to vocalists.
#Accompanist vs collaborative pianist full#
I am a full time "staff accompanist" at a University in _, and lately have come under a bit of fire because some of my colleagues have questions about the fact that the vocal students in my department seem to get so much more of my time than the instrumental students.
Hi there! I am wondering if there is a way to ask a question to you and the collaborative piano community (as it relates to this blog) as a whole. She holds a master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, New York), a Graduate Diploma from New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, Massachusetts), and Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Keyboard Collaborative Arts from the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California), where she worked as a teaching assistant and a recipient of the Gwendolyn Koldofsky Scholarship, Keyboard Collaborative Arts Ensemble Awards and USC Keyboard Collaborative Arts Departmental Awards.A reader recently sent in a question for the readership of the blog, which is copied below with identity and location redacted: Zhao came to the States in 2013 after receiving a bachelor’s degree in Music (Piano Performance). During her years of teaching, she always includes various teaching methodologies and tailors her teaching styles to meet the needs of every individual.ĭr. She provides both in person and remote private instructions for students of all ages and abilities. Their recordings have been very well received by Western and Chinese media.Ī current faculty at the La Cañada School of Music, Dr. In collaboration with Chinese composer, Hanbo Ma, and poet, Meng Meng Chen, she recorded two original Chinese art songs, 《Piano Language》 and 《New Year’s Eve》as a singer. Zhao remains committed to propagating Chinese culture through music making. Her recent collaboration with the American composer Nicolas Lell Benavides in making a digital album of the comedic opera, Pepito, is now available on major music services.ĭr. She also enjoys working with composers as an orchestral pianist. She worked with the New Opera West (Los Angeles) and gave local performances to promote new operatic works. Zhao has been on the creative teams for several new works. Her commitment to community engagement has led to collaborations with the Nashville Opera, where she served as music director, accompanist, and tour manager for the 2022 Mary Ragland Emerging Artist Program.Īn advocate for new music, Dr. She also played for numerous master classes, including those of Elly Ameling, Julius Drake, Margo Garrett, Midori Goto, Graham Johnson, Martin Katz, Roger Vignoles as well as many other eminent artists. Zhao was a staff pianist at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and New England Conservatory Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education. Other summer festival experience includes the Franz-Schubert-Institut, Songfest and Beijing International Music Festival and Academy.
She was a piano fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center. She is in high demand as a collaborative pianist working with singers and instrumentalists, and has made appearances in concert venues and music festivals in Europe, North America and China. Dr Zhao’s strong passion and interest in musical collaboration has led her to enjoy a broad musical career. A member of the National Music Honors Society, Pi Kappa Lambda. Increasingly sought-after as a musical partner, pianist You Zhao is establishing herself as a versatile and active collaborator in instrumental, vocal and orchestra music.
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