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Recorded piano accompaniment?

Posted by Hmmm on 2/8/2021, 2:31 pm

I've never used SmartMusic or recordings of piano accompaniment for S&E, but this year we are having to do that.

What happens when there is a cadenza mid-piece or a portion where accompaniment drops out? Is it acceptable to have metronome clicks? Does the met have to "turn off" as soon as piano re-enters?

Same for solos that may start off with the soloist "a capella" for, like 16 bars. How do you make a recording of that?

Re: Recorded piano accompaniment?

Posted by small school on 2/8/2021, 7:18 pm, in reply to "Recorded piano accompaniment?"

I have a student performing a clarinet solo with a cadenza. I just trimmed the audio file to have four seconds of silence before continuing. I manually pause the audio while they play the cadenza then start it again when it lines up with their solo. As long as you practice it there should be no issues.

I use audacity to record the audio playing then trim the silence in the piano track.

Re: Recorded piano accompaniment?

Posted by Suggestion on 2/8/2021, 4:26 pm, in reply to "Recorded piano accompaniment?"

Don't let the performance at S&E be the first time you perform. Just go practice this and see how it works with SM.

Also, a cadenza really shouldn't have a metronome ...

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