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Recitals, Juries, and Proficiencies

4.1    Accompanying Policy

March 9, 2005

Accompanying

During the first two weeks of each semester, applied students will set about the task of choosing an accompanist. This process enables soloists to find pianists that best suit their purposes (schedules, attitudes, etc.). By the third week of each semester, those students not yet able to locate an accompanist should approach the Chair of Piano Studies to assist them in their search. A list will be compiled showing those students in need of an accompanist and those pianists available to accompany (the list should include how may students each pianist can accept). Soloists will then contact pianists on the list. Music must be in performance, including juries. The Music Office will post a reminder on the student bulletin board of the four-week period before juries, drawing attention to the deadline.

At the first meeting of each semester, the soloist, accompanist, and applied teacher should review the agreement between soloist and accompanist, discuss repertory to be performed during the semester, and attempt to formulate a schedule of performances involving both parties during the coming semester.

Accompanist Payment Policy

Any student using an accompanist for weekly lessons, student weekly recitals or junior or senior recitals must pay the accompanist at the time the accompanist agrees to accompany the student. This means that for regular weekly lessons the student will pay the accompanist in advance for the semester. For performances the student will pay the accompanist at the time the accompanist agrees to accompany the student and should not begin practicing the music or with the student until payment is made.

Accompanists should not continue playing for weekly lessons or accompany in recital if the amount of payment agreed upon has not been paid.

Instrumental majors, who do not require the services of an accompanist on a weekly basis, should contact a pianist to play for their Tuesday recital and jury performances as soon as they know their literature—not when they are ready to begin rehearsals. Student and accompanist should determine fees to be paid in advance, and all fees must be paid before the first performance date unless prior arrangements have been made.

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