Comments on: How To Become a Musical Theatre Music Director http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/ The Community for Working Musicians Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua n=Nesbitt http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-16613 Joshua n=Nesbitt Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:36:22 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-16613 Hey James - my story is almost identical haa I started playing piano when I was 5 by ear. Ever since I have played in various concerts, charity events and now I am 16 and play at functions. HOWEVER, I can't really read music. Although I'm Grade 5 practical and Grade 3 theory; Like you, I can read SLIGHTLY, but very slowly. My strength is listening to music and the playing it - look at my website, I have a varied genre. Currently I'm in Year 11 and hope to go to Sixth Form to do Music then hopefully off to Uni to study it further. I have just been given work experience in The Lion King in the West End, with the MD, which I will be doing sometime in July. Musical Theatre is my main passion - I just love it. It's my main passion and I can't think of any better job than being in the pit as an MD. I have a good knowledge of conducting too. I just wanted to see how you're doing, two years later and what you plan to do. Thanks Joshua Hey
James – my story is almost identical haa
I started playing piano when I was 5 by ear. Ever since I have played in various concerts, charity events and now I am 16 and play at functions. HOWEVER, I can’t really read music. Although I’m Grade 5 practical and Grade 3 theory; Like you, I can read SLIGHTLY, but very slowly. My strength is listening to music and the playing it – look at my website, I have a varied genre.

Currently I’m in Year 11 and hope to go to Sixth Form to do Music then hopefully off to Uni to study it further.

I have just been given work experience in The Lion King in the West End, with the MD, which I will be doing sometime in July.

Musical Theatre is my main passion – I just love it. It’s my main passion and I can’t think of any better job than being in the pit as an MD. I have a good knowledge of conducting too.

I just wanted to see how you’re doing, two years later and what you plan to do.
Thanks
Joshua

]]> By: murad prince http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-15084 murad prince Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:05:22 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-15084 please show me any way....... please show me any way…….

]]> By: murad prince http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-15083 murad prince Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:04:17 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-15083 actually i am a guitarist.i also know keyboard and drams..i wanna be a music director..and i wanna get a degree of music..so how and where i can get it..i can do everthing for it and i can go anywhere for it bcuz i loveeeeeeeee music..wel,im from bangladesh actually i am a guitarist.i also know keyboard and drams..i wanna be a music director..and i wanna get a degree of music..so how and where i can get it..i can do everthing for it and i can go anywhere for it bcuz i loveeeeeeeee music..wel,im from bangladesh

]]> By: 8 Music Director Sites | Best Music Making Software http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-14831 8 Music Director Sites | Best Music Making Software Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:49:43 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-14831 [...] How To Become a Musical Theatre Music DirectorApr 9, 2008 In musical theatre, where I primarily work, the music director is the person that teaches the music to the [...] [...] How To Become a Musical Theatre Music DirectorApr 9, 2008 In musical theatre, where I primarily work, the music director is the person that teaches the music to the [...]

]]> By: Kamesh soni http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-14795 Kamesh soni Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:58:32 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-14795 I wants to b music director. I m only 14 years old. I wants to b music director. I m only 14 years old.

]]> By: Colin Sweetman http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-6241 Colin Sweetman Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:37:33 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-6241 Great article. Currently doing MD for some Menken myself. The man knows how to write some great tunes. Great article. Currently doing MD for some Menken myself. The man knows how to write some great tunes.

]]> By: vina fejeran http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-3401 vina fejeran Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:38:40 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-3401 hello... well your article really helped me on tips of becoming a musical director. i am in high school and my homework was to find tips on how to be a musical director. luckily, your article was the best so far.. muchness, vina jean fejeran "vee" hello…
well your article really helped me on tips of becoming a musical director. i am in high school and my homework was to find tips on how to be a musical director. luckily, your article was the best so far..
muchness,
vina jean fejeran “vee”

]]> By: Dan H http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-2027 Dan H Mon, 18 May 2009 19:49:41 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-2027 I stumbled across this website just now. It was rather odd to hear your story that was so close to mine (scary, even!!). I went to an arts school in my youth as a non-classical pianist, and somehow I ended up being a musical theatre MD (one day I realized I was one) after years of working as the principal pianist in various productions. Anyhoo, keep up the good work! I stumbled across this website just now. It was rather odd to hear your story that was so close to mine (scary, even!!). I went to an arts school in my youth as a non-classical pianist, and somehow I ended up being a musical theatre MD (one day I realized I was one) after years of working as the principal pianist in various productions.

Anyhoo, keep up the good work!

]]> By: James Harrison http://www.musicianwages.com/musician-profile/musical-theatre-music-director/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 James Harrison Sat, 09 May 2009 22:50:53 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=194#comment-1739 Hello, This is brilliant. Thanks for this! it was really really intresting..... im 16 just leaving school about to go to college and do sound tech, i have always loved musical theatre and been involved in the performing side for atleast 10 years, i've managed to involved with the uk tour of chicago and joseph and the technicolor dreamcoat, (helping with the lighting) i was talking with the MD of joseph, a really really nice guy who helped out with some of my questions! i've produced backing tracks for various sites (good ones using samples etc, not that horrible midi sound) i've always wanted to play live for theatre BUT my big problem is the sight reading part, although the MD of joseph did say you dont have to be able to sight read that much in theatre, i can read music but i have to work it out and i'm really very slow at it....and just not good. my talent is listening to music and being able to play it by ear perfectly, when i produce backing tracks for theatre companies and these sites i just have to pick out all the layers (instrument parts) by my ear, and then fuiger out how to play them and record! thats what im best at, (i use logic pro 8 on a mac to sequence the tracks and various samplers) i went up to grade 5 in piano.... and my sight reading really is poor. I would LOVE so much a job in musical theatre playing piano down in the pit, the MD of joseph did say he just improvises alot of it now after playing it so many times where as the other keyboard players have to stick more to the music, but he was doing the lead piano so he didnt.... i really do want a job in this area, but with my poor sight reading will this effect what i want to do? i've tried my best to learn or teach myself to do it better but i just dont have the knack, the only thing i can think of doing is starting off at grade 1 sight reading and working my way up, but i really am poor at it, it anoys me beacuse i've done so much musical stuff (backing track wise) and playing live with my own little gigs, and playing live for theatre companies with the one off song, but its not had anything to do with reading music, all just coming out naturally, will it bother me not being able to sight read? because i REALLY REALLY want this as a carear, but i do worry that my music reading will get in the way of everything :( it really anoys me, because i am capable of playing really well, just as good as you hear the people in the pit, but not from reading music :( if anyone can help please do let me know, or give me some advice Thankyou, My email is harrisononthewall@hotmail.co.uk Do have a look at me playing www.youtube.co.uk/jamez123123 or some of my backing tracks on www.youtube.co.uk/jhbackingtracks Thankyou. James Hello,
This is brilliant. Thanks for this!
it was really really intresting…..
im 16 just leaving school about to go to college and do sound tech, i have always loved musical theatre and been involved in the performing side for atleast 10 years, i’ve managed to involved with the uk tour of chicago and joseph and the technicolor dreamcoat, (helping with the lighting) i was talking with the MD of joseph, a really really nice guy who helped out with some of my questions!
i’ve produced backing tracks for various sites (good ones using samples etc, not that horrible midi sound) i’ve always wanted to play live for theatre BUT my big problem is the sight reading part, although the MD of joseph did say you dont have to be able to sight read that much in theatre, i can read music but i have to work it out and i’m really very slow at it….and just not good. my talent is listening to music and being able to play it by ear perfectly, when i produce backing tracks for theatre companies and these sites i just have to pick out all the layers (instrument parts) by my ear, and then fuiger out how to play them and record! thats what im best at, (i use logic pro 8 on a mac to sequence the tracks and various samplers) i went up to grade 5 in piano…. and my sight reading really is poor.
I would LOVE so much a job in musical theatre playing piano down in the pit, the MD of joseph did say he just improvises alot of it now after playing it so many times where as the other keyboard players have to stick more to the music, but he was doing the lead piano so he didnt…. i really do want a job in this area, but with my poor sight reading will this effect what i want to do?
i’ve tried my best to learn or teach myself to do it better but i just dont have the knack, the only thing i can think of doing is starting off at grade 1 sight reading and working my way up, but i really am poor at it, it anoys me beacuse i’ve done so much musical stuff (backing track wise) and playing live with my own little gigs, and playing live for theatre companies with the one off song, but its not had anything to do with reading music, all just coming out naturally, will it bother me not being able to sight read?
because i REALLY REALLY want this as a carear, but i do worry that my music reading will get in the way of everything :(
it really anoys me, because i am capable of playing really well, just as good as you hear the people in the pit, but not from reading music :(
if anyone can help please do let me know, or give me some advice
Thankyou,
My email is harrisononthewall@hotmail.co.uk
Do have a look at me playing http://www.youtube.co.uk/jamez123123 or some of my backing tracks on http://www.youtube.co.uk/jhbackingtracks
Thankyou.
James

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