Audition (for show) when accompanist messes up

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Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:39:26 +0000

My son has had this happen a few times, but has never corrected the accompaniest. He just does his best to sing along. The most common is a very different tempo from what you envision–either much faster or much slower. But there was one time where the notes were a bit wrong in the middle. My son just goes with the flow. Personally, I don’t know if I’d correct the accompaniest. Or at least, if I did, I’d be VERY careful to make sure to take the blame as noted above. You’d shoot yourself in the foot if you came across as rude, snarky, demanding, or whatever. Even if you’re ‘right,’ the actor really needs to be prepared for anything with a smile, so the audition would reveal that.