![]() If salaried, an accompanist usually makes between $30,000 – $45,000, more if he or she gets to work with a highly established institution. Still, you can most certainly become a successful accompanist even if you have just a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Piano Performance, however the emphasis in repertoire is very different between the two degrees.Īccompanists are usually paid in the range of $30 – $50 per hour of rehearsal and recital, although some of the top ones can usually charge more. Although technical ability and experience can outweigh the necessity for a collaborative piano degree, most accompanists today, especially ones in their 20s and 30s, have degrees in collaborative piano. I want that job.Ī collaborative piano degree has become the gold standard for pianists looking for careers in accompaniment, as opposed to regular piano degrees. One of my friends regularly accompanies a dance company where she is paid to improvise the entire rehearsal. Some repertoire that accompanists tend to get very familiar with include German lieder, which are art songs that were popular in the 19th century, showtunes for accompanying musical theater artists, church hymns, choral music written with piano parts and choral music written without piano parts (to ensure accurate rehearsals), chamber music written for soloist and pianist, and the orchestra parts of concerti to accompany soloists in rehearsals. Accompanists are employed in universities, in (some) dance companies, in choirs, and by individual soloists for rehearsal and recital purposes. Of all the major music professions, accompanists are noted for probably having the most technically advanced sight-reading ability, as they are frequently employed for the specific purpose of accompanying auditionees, very regularly without ever seeing the sheet music before the accompaniment gig. ![]() ![]() ![]() While any instrument can in theory be used as an accompaniment instrument, keyboard and guitar-family instruments tend to be used if there is only a single instrument, as these instruments can play chords and basslines simultaneously (chords and a bassline are easier to play simultaneously on keyboard instruments, but a fingerpicking guitarist can play chords and a bassline simultaneously on guitar).Accompanists are typically pianists, sometimes organists or digital keyboard players, who play collaboratively with other musicians, most notably vocalists and chamber musicians, in rehearsals and performances. The accompaniment for a vocal melody or instrumental solo can be played by a single musician playing an instrument such as piano, pipe organ, or guitar. In popular music and traditional music, the accompaniment parts typically provide the "beat" for the music and outline the chord progression of the song or instrumental piece. In homophonic music, the main accompaniment approach used in popular music, a clear vocal melody is supported by subordinate chords. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles of music. Accompaniment is the musical parts which provide the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece.
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