Répétiteur

A vocal coach (also a tutor or a coach ) is playing on the piano instead of the orchestra when singers, choirs, instrumentalists, dancers and actors to learn a piece of new or repeat, rehearse their roles or scenes are rehearsed (opera, operetta, ballet, etc.), and are beyond corrective in individual samples of musical notes. The samples coordinating plans and responsible for the rehearsal of the singers and the classification of other accompanists accompanist of a theater called study guide.

Requirements

A professional accompanist should - like a conductor - be able to read extensive orchestral scores including historical clef and transposing instruments while playing implement technically. However, the game score is only conditionally required in today's theater practice, because for which to be sampled pieces usually piano scores. In exceptional cases, however, the accompanist must also be able to transpose. The phonetic representation of the respective orchestral parts in a piano reduction is done under an inevitable reduction of the score that must be handled flexibly, however, the respective samples situation accordingly - hence basic skills are very helpful in the areas of music theory, composition and improvisation.

While in the professional field, the sound result is to be as authentic as possible, the type of triage or a reduction in layman area is an important methodological tool samples (see: choir practice ). Often the accompanist also takes on tasks of the conductor or choirmaster, by, for example, in a staged opera sample, the singer and his colleagues at the piano dirigentisch coordinated or even from the piano inserts are on the stage. In addition, the ability for vocal labeling of the vocal parts, and thus knowledge of the pronunciation of the Italian and French is required ( at times also of English, Russian or even rarer languages ​​like the Czech ) - on the one hand, to the music as on a sample missing singer colleagues replace and keywords to sing, on the other hand, to sing a singer at the rehearsal of his own game of problem areas and thus virtually bringing musical or standard pronunciation immediately.

Training

Prerequisite for access to the profession of Korrepetitors is usually a college degree in conducting or choral conducting, including a comprehensive education in the subject title game. Some music colleges also offer a special program " coaching " to. As a minor score game coaching is also in full-time church musicians ( cantors ) and school musicians included in the study. A purely pianistic training is not usually sufficient, as required for the professional flexibility and the ability to improvise there are usually not taught. Here, however, exceptions to this are the employment at a music school ( see below ) and of course specially gifted pianist who bring these properties from the outset.

Employment opportunities

An accompanist is usually at a theater or a musical training facility, eg a college of music, made. Often a point is considered as a coach at a theater as a precursor or even as a prerequisite for a career as a bandmaster and conductor. Therefore, the tasks of the Korrepetitors and Kapellmeister be combined in one place at many (especially smaller ) theaters; looks similar to the practical situation of the church musician. Since, as mentioned above, now all major works in a piano reduction available are ambitious pianists are semi-professional use increasingly to be found in voluntary work or a second job. However, in principle it is also possible to become a freelance accompanist, which is often used by pianists and amateur choirs. For appointments at a music school to care for budding instrumentalists even a purely pianistic education is often the only academic requirement.