Professors are encouraged to create a weekly calendar at the beginning of each semester.If you are not successful in finding a sub, tell the student and the studio professor how sorry you are. Please inform the student and teacher involved about your need to be absent. The most current list of accompanists and their contact information is always posted on the Accompanist Bulletin Board. In an emergency, if you need a sub, please contact one of the other accompanists on the official list to ask if they can help out. If you want, you could split the hours into half-hours. Please announce in Masterclass about these sign-up sheets and your availability. You can put a sign-up sheet on the Division Bulletin Board (eg., String board, Woodwind Board) with times that you are available to rehearse with students. Scheduling Rehearsals (Especially for pianists who play for Masterclasses) For any hours beyond these 10 hours, the student must pay you. Make no assumptions when money is involved.Īre recitals considered as billable hours, just like rehearsals? It is always a good idea to make a simple written contract with the student stating hourly rate and number of hours planned. Be professional, and make all financial arrangements clear from the start. When students want extra rehearsals beyond the allotted hours (see above), they must pay you directly. BTW, not unlike the world of psychiatry, an “hour” at the Cali School is a fifty-minute hour, followed by a ten-minute break. Every accompanist is requested to keep a personal notebook to maintain accurate records of weekly hours of work. Toward the end of each semester, it is your responsibility to make the small corrections to the original estimate.
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This estimate is based on weekly studio work plus the anticipated hours for recitals, rehearsals, etc.
Furthermore, if one of you is late, he or she cannot expect the other to wait beyond twelve minutes.ĭuring the first few weeks of each semester, the Accompanist Coordinator and the Cali School Secretary will estimate the number of billable hours that you will be paid. If a student needs to cancel an appointment with the pianist, or if the pianist must cancel an appointment with the student, he or she must give at least twenty hours notice. Make no assumptions when money is involved.Īre there guidelines concerning cancellations and lateness? It is always a good idea to make a simple written contract with your accompanist stating hourly rate and number of hours planned. The University will not pay for accompanists for these events or for rehearsals for such events. You may make private arrangements, but you must pay the accompanist to work with you. May I use an accompanist for extra-curricular events such as competitions, non-degree recitals, or off-campus recitals? Students must pay accompanists privately for any time beyond the maximum number of rehearsal hours shown above. See the hours available in the section above. *Are vocalists being shortchanged? No! Unlike all other students, vocalists have weekly lessons with their accompanists.ĭo I need to pay any special fee for a degree recital? Rehearsal = 3 hours (but 1 hour for vocalists*) The university pays for a limited number of rehearsal hours for each kind of performance, as follows: How many hours will my accompanist work with me?
Music scores must be given to the pianist no later than four weeks before any performance. Will the accompanist already have all the necessary music? Your studio professor will take care of making arrangements for an accompanist. At the beginning of each semester, you should discuss with your studio professor your accompanist needs for the entire semester.
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Professional staff accompanists and piano students are available for masterclass performances, Wednesday mid-day recitals, degree recitals, juries, and for voice and choral conducting lessons. Will an accompanist be available to work with me? Accompanist Policies Accompanist Policy FAQs for Music Students
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