Ready - Session - Go
Prepare Your Scores For Recording Sessions And Readings
During an hour-long Ready-Session-Go, our expert conductors will help you:
Get your scores and parts industry-ready for your reading or recording session
Advise on orchestration, notation, rhythmic clarity in meter choices, and more
Offer suggestions on how you can get your chamber or orchestral scores considered for performances
Learn about the unique perspectives, experiences and approaches of each SoundScore conductor below and book a session.
James Anderson - Conductor
“In my 20+ years of conducting, I have been fortunate to work on new scores crafted by beginning students all the way to Pulitzer Prize-winning composers. These remarkable experiences have given me valuable skills to assess effective notational techniques, an ability to anticipate potential pitfalls due to balance, pacing, and textural issues, plus a variety of methods for clarifying compositional intent for the musician. I’d be delighted to help you refine your score and parts for a successful performance.”
Jim works with composers on an assortment of compositional techniques with the end goal of maximizing the finite (and precious) time allotted for rehearsal and reading sessions. Sample topics might include:
Orchestration choices
Clarification of inconsistent notation
Identification of rhythmic and/or metric ambiguity
Alternative instruction descriptions
Stylistic elements And much more
Susanne Blumenthal - Conductor
“I am available for consults and advice in all apsects of preparing, rehearsing and conducting contemporary scores.
In our one-on-one Session, topic might include:
Preparing and prepping advanced and complex scores; anticipating the musical challenges and rehearsal issues that might arise; and how to conduct groups through complex harmonic and rhythmic scores, and more. Sessions can be tailored to your specific project or goals.
I look forward to Meeting you online!“
John Kaefer - Conductor
“I am available for consults and advice in all aspects of film/tv music production.
In our one-on-one session, topics might include: writing/mixing in a DAW, virtual instruments, preparing/prepping scores for recording, and advice for working professionally in the film/tv music industry. Sessions can be tailored to your specific project or goals.
I look forward to meeting you online!”
Alan Pierson - Conductor
“I will help you fine-tune your scores and parts to get the most out of professional readings. The topics we discuss should reflect your, and your score's, needs and interests.
Looking forward to meeting you online!”
Alan works with composers on all aspects of their compositional notation and structure. Some topics he often addresses are:
Orchestration.
Notating challenging rhythms and extended techniques.
Bringing music of diverse styles to orchestral musicians.
Coordinating aleatoric/independent elements
Vincent Povázsay - Conductor
“With my experience conducting ensemble readings and premieres of new works, I can offer advice on how you can best prepare for a reading and what to expect. Whether you’re writing a piece for a chamber ensemble or large orchestra, I will help navigate you and your score through common pitfalls to avoid lost time in readings and rehearsals.
Looking forward to working with you online!”
A few topics you might explore with Vincent include:
Preparing scores and parts.
Utilizing electronic elements.
Extended technique usage and notation.
Spatialized ensembles.
Writing for percussion and setup considerations.
Christian Reif - Conductor
“Making your artistic voice realized and heard clearly is a primary goal of any artist. I look forward to assisting you in anyway I can, and connecting.”
Some areas of help I might afford during our time:
Instrumentation/orchestration.
Idiomatic writing for orchestra.
How to get your ideas best translated and realized.
Experiences with orchestras: What works? Where are the challenges?
Benjamin Grow - Conductor
“I look forward to helping you develop a plan on how to move forward on recording projects and engaging ensembles and other conductors to experience your music and get your work recorded.”
A few topics you might explore with Benjamin might include:
Developing a plan to get works from the page to the recording studio.
Consulting on the practicality of going from score to a wider audience.
Helping to develop a plan to get your music considered, recorded and performed.
Stefano Flavoni - Conductor
“Making your compositional voice heard clearly is a primary goal of any composer. I look forward to meeting you and connecting on your music to help you in any ways I can.”
Some areas of help I might afford during our time:
Instrumentation/orchestration pitfalls; how to avoid them.
How to get your ideas best realized and maximize your time with any larger ensemble or orchestra.
Experiences with orchestras: What tends to work well. Where are the challenges?