The best singing pianists in Perth
Plenty of excellent Perth pianists cannot sing a line while their hands are busy, and never needed to learn. That is why this particular field is thin: it is a second discipline stacked on a first one, and only some players bother. Take the shortness of the list below as the real state of the city rather than a gap in it, and contact the names you like together instead of one after another.
The upside is that one booking covers an awkward stretch of the day. A ceremony in the Swan Valley, drinks while the light goes off the river, then dinner, all handled by one person with one load in. Ask for that as a single continuous run rather than three separate appearances and the quote usually reads better.
Top picks in Perth
Top picks are the acts in this category in Perth, without a review, rating or premium ranking: all these sort keys are tied.
Questions people ask about pianist and singer solo in Perth
What is the difference between a pianist and a singing pianist?
A voice changes what a room does. Instrumental piano lets a Perth reception keep talking at a comfortable level all night, while singing pulls heads around and drops the conversation within a song. Neither is better, but choosing the wrong one is how this budget most often gets spent badly. Work out what you want the room doing first.
Can one performer cover a ceremony and a reception?
That combination is most of why this category gets booked, and the thing that decides it is how far apart the two spots sit. Out on a lawn or down at the sand there is rarely anything to plug into, so find out whether they own a battery rig for the first part before they connect properly for the second. Then get the changeover in minutes and write those minutes onto your run sheet.
How far will a Perth performer travel for a wedding?
Further than you might expect, though the limit is usually the drive home rather than the drive out. Give them the address rather than the region, because two hours each way on top of a four hour booking is nothing like a short run up the freeway and only the venue name tells them which one it is. Raise accommodation in that same message instead of negotiating it a fortnight out.
There are no ratings on these performers. What should I judge instead?
There is no visible rating anywhere on this page, so a full song with the volume up is your evidence. Listen for whether the left hand keeps time through the phrases where the voice is doing the most, because that is where the combination usually falls apart and where a short edit conveniently stops. What the performer asks you afterwards matters just as much as what you heard.
Booking tips
Find out about the house piano first
Older Perth clubs and hotels often still have an upright in the corner, and the moment a voice joins it the booking needs amplification the piano itself does not. Write down who is bringing that, because the venue and the performer each tend to assume the other has it covered.
Insist on a recording made in a noisy room
Anything made in a studio has the two parts recorded apart and glued together afterwards, so it proves nothing about this skill. What you want is rough footage from a function with cutlery and conversation in the background.
Work out the drive before you fall for the date
Margaret River, the Swan Valley and anywhere past Mandurah are ordinary work for these performers, but a keyboard, stand, stool, speaker and microphone is a full car and a long day. Give the exact venue and ask whether accommodation is part of it.