![]() I don't know a whole lot about this field yet but it seems to me that the general idea is that the number of hours your "job" is based on is the time spent for performance (and any in-person rehearsals), but not the prep time. Or, as I've done, I'll simply turn down the job if it seems to be not doable in the time available. Then I will probably charge more for the short notice. The exception to this is if the work is difficult AND it's short notice. They are paying for my expertise and experience, and for my turning up on the day and delivering a good performance, not for how long I spent practising. So it's the same rate whether I'm sight reading or I've spent the last two weeks working on it. I figure that the pieces I sweat over will pop up again - and they usually do. In the past I have just set a standard fee, regardless of the difficulty of the music.If it takes you 10 hours to learn a piece, and it takes someone else 30, then the illogical outcome would be that the slower learner would be paid more. If I have to practice 30 hours to learn a piece, I should get paid more than if I have to practice 10 hours. It seems most logical to adopt a rate that takes into account the difficulty of the music. Many of the prep department piano teachers also accompanied-I'm not exactly sure if they had things much better! ![]() The musical theatre people would drag you along to auditions, and pay privately for that. I didn't get anything for my own practice. I think the university took the view that the group lessons (which met two or three hours a week) were easier than the weekly private lessons the upperclassmen got (singing more difficult and individually assigned literature), so "easy" lessons balanced out the "hard" ones, supposedly. The sticky thing for me was group lessons of 3, 5, up to 10 freshmen or sophomores having essentially the same literature (in different keys). I did a double degree, graduated in music first, still accompanied while completing the other degree, so I continued to get "studenty" rates-unfortunately. 😀 The university paid, not the individuals (although some did pay extra for recitals as "a tip"). 2catloverĪ loooooong time ago, I got $10 an hour-lessons, practice with students, recitals. Concerning my qualifications, I have a doctorate in organ performance, but have been employed for many years as a piano accompanist to supplement my church job income. However, there was no compensation for the time spent learning the music, which is a massive amount of time. recital (which includes the recital hearing, dress rehearsal, and recital). Previously, I charged $10 to accompany a 1/2 hour lesson, and $8.00 for a 1/2 hour rehearsal $15 for one piece on a student recital and $75.00 for a jr./sr. In the past I have just set a standard fee, regardless of the difficulty of the music. I am curious to know about current fee rates. My fees have been the same for 10 years, and it is time to raise them. However, the university has asked me to submit a current fee sheet to distribute to students. Since I am free lance, I set my own fees. ![]() ![]() I am a college piano accompanist for applied music students: rehearsals, lessons, studio classes, contests, recitals, etc.
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