I have been accompanying ballet classes for over 35 years, and often get asked about how it is done. I have found it very difficult to teach others how to do it. I hope any accompanist who wants to learn to play ballet class will watch this video. You have explained everything here so beautifully! I hope we will have a opportunity to communicate with each other sometime. This is fantastic!
I might get a job as a ballet accompanist for the first time this coming school year. My goal is to watch all your videos this summer. Thank you for doing this!
Hi Ellie! Nice to see you here and happy to see that these videos will help you 😉 Do you know that I have an online course? I send you the link and take a look. It might be something very helpful for you and get a clear structure of the ballet classes and what means the role of the pianist in the class 😉 mariana-palacios-s-piano-course.teachable.com/p/course-for-ballet-pianists
Great first video Mariana!!! I know it was a Russian ballet teacher that taught me how to match the quality of the movements .Frappes, light and quick, grand battements heavier march etc. The good thing is every class has the same set of steps for the barre and usually the same meters. If a person can master playing for class it will make them a much better musician. You have to think and adjust constantly.... It carries over to many things! Thanks you for your passion in helping people learn about this wonderful skill that can lead to a rewarding profession!
3:41. This is such a good tip!! I play at a large studio with several dance rooms, often with multiple classes going on at once. Whenever I have a break from one of my classes (or sometimes before my class starts) I like to go stand outside the door of one of the rooms (which are usually open) and listen/watch the other pianists play. Like you said, I've learned so much from just watching and observing. Also, I would add, if you have the opportunity to sit in at a class, do it!!! (Or ask if it can be arranged.) When I was first starting out, I got the opportunity to watch one of the more experienced pianists at our studio play for various classes, which made me a little more confident about playing for my classes as I wasn't going in completely blind! AND it also paid off because I later got asked to substitute for her so I already had an idea of what to expect and the types of things I could play for her classes. Another tip that was especially helpful for me: if it's your first time playing for ballet, LET THE TEACHER KNOW!!! That way it'll put a lot less pressure on you and the teacher will know to give you more time, guidance, etc. Also, be patient with yourself! It took me about three months before I started to feel like I was starting to get the hang of it, and it wasn't until about a year when I REALLY started to feel like I knew what I was doing. And I'm still learning new things every day! Like any new skill, it takes time and practice to learn, so just be patient with yourself and try to enjoy the process. The payoff is very rewarding 😊
Thanks Roxana for your detailed comment! 🙏🏼👏🏼 So happy to see other motivated pianists that love and respect this job! Yes, observing other musicians is so helpful and, I’d say, healthy. We are sometimes too lonely with our ideas, frustrations, successes… it’s good to share! Sharing is caring 😇 And also so good what you say about the teachers 🙏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼
Hej Mariana! This is a great video for beginner ballet teachers as well, so they know how to communicate to their pianists. Good job! Keep going! Everyone else, Mariana is a wonderful pianist for ballet classes!
Hola! Encantada 👋🏼 Me alegro de que hayas encontrado esta ayuda. Has visto que tengo un curso online? Podría serte de gran ayuda porque allí tienes todos los ejercicios detallados con partituras, profesoras marcando, una clase centrada en improvisación y todo explicado en detalle. Échale un vistazo ☺️ mariana-palacios-s-piano-course.teachable.com/p/course-for-ballet-pianists
Que bueno que haces un video para los pianistas que se inician en el mundo del ballet. Esa carrera no se estudia y puede ser difícil para muchos al inicio pero luego te enamora.
Really good tips and concepts! I'm sure you're going to specify that a polonaise intro is 6 cts, and every now and then a really fast piece intro is 8 cts.
Hi! Thanks for your comments 😊 Yes, nice that you mentioned that, so other pianists can read it: intro for polonese in 6 counts and in faster pieces is possible to play a 8 counts intro 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 But 99% of the times intro in 5-6-7-8 dancers’ counts 😉
These delightful videos are a great service to the profession. In addition to pieces in different tempos the pianist needs to find pieces in different meters. Which you’ll undoubtedly cover in a future video.
Gracias por tu comentario! Vives en España? Voy a hacer un curso presencial en Barcelona el 2 y 3 de Julio. Si te interesa escríbeme a cursopianodanza@gmail.com y te mando la información 😉🎹
Gracias por el trabajo que está haciendo, soy de Panamá y es un gusto encontrar canales como este, muchas gracias. Me gustaría saber donde se toman los cursos para adquirirlos
Hola David! Gracias por tus palabras ☺️ Hace un mes saqué un curso online que creo que te podría interesar. Te dejo el link: mariana-palacios-s-piano-course.teachable.com/p/course-for-ballet-pianists Cualquier duda no dudes en hacérmela 😉
@@marianapalaciospianist Tengo una consulta, veo que hay videos, pero también hay partituras para las clases? Por lo menos los puntos 5 y 6. Me gustaría pero tengo esta duda
@@davidsanchez6917 Sisi, hay muchos vídeos y partituras. En las clases 5 y 6 está cada ejercicio marcado por dos profesoras diferentes con compases y energías diferentes, y con cada profesora propongo una música que toco y que podéis descargaros la partitura. Es muy completo 😉
Hi! I'm so thankfull for your videos. It helps me a lot. Are you accompaning contemporary dance classes? If yes, can you do some teaching about accompaning these types of classes? Once again, thank you
Hi Leonard! Thanks for your words 🌟👍🏼 Yes, I play sometimes for contemporary dance classes. I’ve thought about it but it’s another large subject! 😅 Tere are so many ways to play for contemporary (styles, schools, instruments, music sets…). Maybe in the future I’ll try to summarize in a video my experience about it 😉 But I prefer to focus only on playing for ballet at the moment. Have you seen my videos playing for contemporary in my Instagram highlights? They have this emojis 🎹🥁 I use to mix wavedrum, loop station, iPad (with the apps Garage Band and Oval Iphad) and piano ☺️
@@marianapalaciospianist Thank you for the answer. Yes, i understand you about it. But anyway I'm som greatfull for your videos. Keep going in it!! I'm new in this area but i realized that you filled up the hole and you 're a big help for the people like me. Thank you for the tips! Looking forward for your next videos 🙂 Wish you all the best!!!
07.00" I would suggest to find square pieces of Music. Try to count what u hear(find the acoustic beat) in 8. 8.13" i have an easier tip for 5,6,7,8. Make a cadenza! Example in C Majore piece: 5(=Dminor7), 6(=Gmajor), 7+8 (=Cmajor) Or you play the last 4beats of the music you choosen.
Hi Didi! Thanks for your comment. Yes, exactly, the best it’s to find pieces that are already squared, and yes, feeling the eights from what you hear. Even though I’ve been playing for many years, I always check that all the phrases are squared and are organized in 8+8+8+8 or plus 8+8. I have on mind to make a video about how to make clear intros 😉 Definitely II-V-I works very well 👏🏼
I have been accompanying ballet classes for over 35 years, and often get asked about how it is done. I have found it very difficult to teach others how to do it. I hope any accompanist who wants to learn to play ballet class will watch this video. You have explained everything here so beautifully! I hope we will have a opportunity to communicate with each other sometime. This is fantastic!
Thanks a lot for your comment Linda! I really appreciate it 😊
Your English is very elegant and smooth.
👍🏼🙏🏼
I might get a job as a ballet accompanist for the first time this coming school year. My goal is to watch all your videos this summer. Thank you for doing this!
Hi Ellie! Nice to see you here and happy to see that these videos will help you 😉 Do you know that I have an online course? I send you the link and take a look. It might be something very helpful for you and get a clear structure of the ballet classes and what means the role of the pianist in the class 😉 mariana-palacios-s-piano-course.teachable.com/p/course-for-ballet-pianists
Me siento afortunado de haber conseguido este canal, ¡gracias!
Hola José! Qué bien, me alegro 😃 Estás empezando a tocar para clases de ballet?
Fan of the TRIANGLE!!!!!
Triangle power 💥🔺😜
Además también estoy aprendiendo inglés con usted, muchas gracias por el aporte!!
Haha! Muchas gracias 😂😅 No me esperaba un comentario así pero me alegro que te ayude 😊
Great first video Mariana!!! I know it was a Russian ballet teacher that taught me how to match the quality of the movements .Frappes, light and quick, grand battements heavier march etc. The good thing is every class has the same set of steps for the barre and usually the same meters. If a person can master playing for class it will make them a much better musician. You have to think and adjust constantly.... It carries over to many things! Thanks you for your passion in helping people learn about this wonderful skill that can lead to a rewarding profession!
Exactly! That’s the point 😉 I love your passion about this profession 🌟🎶 Thanks for your words 🙏🏼
I love the triangle concept! ❤️️ Great video! We want more!
Thanks!!! 😇🤩 Every Thursday comes one new video 💥
3:41. This is such a good tip!! I play at a large studio with several dance rooms, often with multiple classes going on at once. Whenever I have a break from one of my classes (or sometimes before my class starts) I like to go stand outside the door of one of the rooms (which are usually open) and listen/watch the other pianists play. Like you said, I've learned so much from just watching and observing. Also, I would add, if you have the opportunity to sit in at a class, do it!!! (Or ask if it can be arranged.) When I was first starting out, I got the opportunity to watch one of the more experienced pianists at our studio play for various classes, which made me a little more confident about playing for my classes as I wasn't going in completely blind! AND it also paid off because I later got asked to substitute for her so I already had an idea of what to expect and the types of things I could play for her classes. Another tip that was especially helpful for me: if it's your first time playing for ballet, LET THE TEACHER KNOW!!! That way it'll put a lot less pressure on you and the teacher will know to give you more time, guidance, etc. Also, be patient with yourself! It took me about three months before I started to feel like I was starting to get the hang of it, and it wasn't until about a year when I REALLY started to feel like I knew what I was doing. And I'm still learning new things every day! Like any new skill, it takes time and practice to learn, so just be patient with yourself and try to enjoy the process. The payoff is very rewarding 😊
Thanks Roxana for your detailed comment! 🙏🏼👏🏼 So happy to see other motivated pianists that love and respect this job! Yes, observing other musicians is so helpful and, I’d say, healthy. We are sometimes too lonely with our ideas, frustrations, successes… it’s good to share! Sharing is caring 😇 And also so good what you say about the teachers 🙏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼
If I may ask, where do you work?
Hej Mariana! This is a great video for beginner ballet teachers as well, so they know how to communicate to their pianists. Good job! Keep going! Everyone else, Mariana is a wonderful pianist for ballet classes!
Thanks so much for your support! 🙏🏼🌟🙏🏼
@@marianapalaciospianist It is Allyson here..and I have always enjoyed your playing for my classes in Dans Centrum!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Allyson! Happy to meet you here too 😃
Soy tan nuevo en esto! Acabo de leer tu tesis y ahora estoy con tus videos, muchas gracias por todo!
Hola! Encantada 👋🏼 Me alegro de que hayas encontrado esta ayuda. Has visto que tengo un curso online? Podría serte de gran ayuda porque allí tienes todos los ejercicios detallados con partituras, profesoras marcando, una clase centrada en improvisación y todo explicado en detalle. Échale un vistazo ☺️
mariana-palacios-s-piano-course.teachable.com/p/course-for-ballet-pianists
Great advice on all your points. 💋💋💋
Thanks!
its fun listening to you
😅😉😂👍🏼
Thank you -- this is amazing.
You are welcome! 🙏🏼🌟🎶
Que bueno que haces un video para los pianistas que se inician en el mundo del ballet. Esa carrera no se estudia y puede ser difícil para muchos al inicio pero luego te enamora.
Eso es! Al menos tener algo por lo que empezar 😉 Gracias 😘
This was so well put together and articulated! Thank you for your wisdom
You are very welcome! Thanks for your comment 😃👍🏼
Gracias por el vídeo Mariana! Super-helpful!
Muchas gracias! Me alegro 😃👍🏼
Really good tips and concepts! I'm sure you're going to specify that a polonaise intro is 6 cts, and every now and then a really fast piece intro is 8 cts.
Hi! Thanks for your comments 😊 Yes, nice that you mentioned that, so other pianists can read it: intro for polonese in 6 counts and in faster pieces is possible to play a 8 counts intro 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 But 99% of the times intro in 5-6-7-8 dancers’ counts 😉
These delightful videos are a great service to the profession. In addition to pieces in different tempos the pianist needs to find pieces in different meters. Which you’ll undoubtedly cover in a future video.
Thanks! Exactly 👌🏼 Little by little I’ll try to cover different aspects. This field is very wide 💫
Estoy iniciando en este camino de aprender a acompañar ballet, gracias por el video!
Gracias por tu comentario! Vives en España? Voy a hacer un curso presencial en Barcelona el 2 y 3 de Julio. Si te interesa escríbeme a cursopianodanza@gmail.com y te mando la información 😉🎹
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Great Job！Thank you for the wonderful lecture for us!🧡🧡🧡
Thaaanks! 😃🧡
nice video! thanks you for sharing!
🙏🏼😃
Good tips Mariana! Efective and clear! Great video!
Thanks Juan! 🙏🏼 That’s what I try in every video: effective and clear 🌟
Thank you !
🙏🏼🌟
This is great.. looking forward to more!
Thank you so much! Do you play also for ballet classes? 😃
@@marianapalaciospianist yes I do.. can't wait to get back in the class...
Gracias por el trabajo que está haciendo, soy de Panamá y es un gusto encontrar canales como este, muchas gracias. Me gustaría saber donde se toman los cursos para adquirirlos
Hola David! Gracias por tus palabras ☺️ Hace un mes saqué un curso online que creo que te podría interesar. Te dejo el link:
mariana-palacios-s-piano-course.teachable.com/p/course-for-ballet-pianists
Cualquier duda no dudes en hacérmela 😉
Muchas gracias
@@marianapalaciospianist Tengo una consulta, veo que hay videos, pero también hay partituras para las clases? Por lo menos los puntos 5 y 6. Me gustaría pero tengo esta duda
@@davidsanchez6917 Sisi, hay muchos vídeos y partituras. En las clases 5 y 6 está cada ejercicio marcado por dos profesoras diferentes con compases y energías diferentes, y con cada profesora propongo una música que toco y que podéis descargaros la partitura. Es muy completo 😉
Wonderful video! I grew up as a ballet dancer and now would love to play for ballet classes! Would you be able to give tips on improvising?
Thanks! Yes, I have in mind to make a video with some tips on how to start to improvise ;) You'll have a new video every Thursday!
@@marianapalaciospianist thank you thank you!
Hi! I'm so thankfull for your videos. It helps me a lot. Are you accompaning contemporary dance classes? If yes, can you do some teaching about accompaning these types of classes? Once again, thank you
Hi Leonard! Thanks for your words 🌟👍🏼 Yes, I play sometimes for contemporary dance classes. I’ve thought about it but it’s another large subject! 😅 Tere are so many ways to play for contemporary (styles, schools, instruments, music sets…). Maybe in the future I’ll try to summarize in a video my experience about it 😉 But I prefer to focus only on playing for ballet at the moment. Have you seen my videos playing for contemporary in my Instagram highlights? They have this emojis 🎹🥁 I use to mix wavedrum, loop station, iPad (with the apps Garage Band and Oval Iphad) and piano ☺️
@@marianapalaciospianist Thank you for the answer. Yes, i understand you about it. But anyway I'm som greatfull for your videos. Keep going in it!! I'm new in this area but i realized that you filled up the hole and you 're a big help for the people like me. Thank you for the tips! Looking forward for your next videos 🙂
Wish you all the best!!!
@@7leohorvath7 🙏🏼😃
useful thank you、
👍🏼😃
07.00"
I would suggest to find square pieces of Music. Try to count what u hear(find the acoustic beat) in 8.
8.13" i have an easier tip for 5,6,7,8. Make a cadenza!
Example in C Majore piece:
5(=Dminor7), 6(=Gmajor), 7+8 (=Cmajor)
Or you play the last 4beats of the music you choosen.
Hi Didi! Thanks for your comment. Yes, exactly, the best it’s to find pieces that are already squared, and yes, feeling the eights from what you hear. Even though I’ve been playing for many years, I always check that all the phrases are squared and are organized in 8+8+8+8 or plus 8+8. I have on mind to make a video about how to make clear intros 😉 Definitely II-V-I works very well 👏🏼
About playing the last 4 beats, this depends on the piece 😅 Have you seen a meme about it at @balletpianomemes on Instagram? Super fun 🤣
Mariana Palacios Izaguirre thanks! I will watch👍