

This form should be used for any and all requests for the 2022-2023 academic year. Please complete this form as fully as possible.

The deadline for submitting Request for Accompanist forms is Friday, Septemat 5:00 p.m. Section IV: Deadlines Request for Accompanist The Director of Collaborative and Studio Teachers should be available for consultation, but they are NOT responsible for these assignments, agreements or disputes. These arrangements are considered private and professional. A list of professional and student accompanists will be provided. If services require an out-of-town trip, arrangements for travel, lodging, and food must be agreed upon as well.Īll remaining applied music students are required to contract and pay for their own accompanists. These arrangements need to be discussed with the accompanist, studio teacher, and Director of Collaborative Piano prior to the date of service. The student is required to contract and pay for any services requested beyond these hours, including competitions, recitals, juries, master classes, etc. However, payment for dress rehearsals and the performance of a recital is still the obligation of the student. The intention of assigned accompanist hours is to help ensure sufficient preparation time for student recitals by offsetting a significant portion of the costs of hiring a pianist. While a student is entitled up to 7 or 14 hours per semester (see Eligibility in Section I), accompanists should not be called upon more than ONE hour per week. These staff accompanists have a limited number of hours available that, when combined with the hours of the graduate assistants, are assigned according to the priorities outlined in Section I after all Accompanying Request Forms have been received. The pianists available are drawn from an accompanist pool of Four quarter-time Graduate Assistants, and staff-accompanist. Any repertoire that is known or anticipated, along with an assessment of difficulty level, will be very helpful in making an appropriate accompanist assignment. Studio teachers are asked to assist in this process by completing the accompanist request forms in as much detail as possible. Section II: Criteria for Assigning PianistsĮvery effort will be made to match pianists to the demands of the repertoire that needs to be performed.

Recitals Required for Degree (Priority given to students giving a required recital during the 2022-2023 academic year).There are a limited number of "free" accompanist hours available, so prioritization is as follows: Vocalists: 2 semesters with 14 hours/semester.Instrumentalists: 2 semesters with 7 hours/semester.Sacred Music) Performanceīachelor of Music Education with Instrumental or Vocal Emphasis Vocalists: 4 semesters (Junior/Senior) with 14 hours/semesterīachelor of Music with Instrumental or Vocal (inc.Instrumentalists: 4 semesters (Junior/Senior) with 7 hours/semester.Master of Music with Instrumental or Vocal Performance Concentrations The School of Music will make an effort to provide an accompanist to the following applied music students: The School of Music's accompanying policies are in place to provide pianistic support for ensembles, classes and to alleviate the financial burden on students by providing a limited number of hours of accompanying services during semesters for which those students are eligible. Music Theory Pedagogy Graduate CertificateĪccompanying Guidelines and Policies Section I.Contact Director of Undergraduate Studies.The Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy.
