DEPARTMENT:

Instructional

JOB TITLE:

Music Accompanist

REQUIREMENTS:

A. Education Level:

- High School Diploma, or GED.

B. Certification/Licensure:

- None Required.

- First Aid/CPR certificates desired.

C. Experience Desired:

- Experience as an accompanist. Be able to play according to

someone else’s interpretation.

- Ample experience playing piano well.

D. Other Requirements:

- Ability to play piano well, expressively as well as accurately,

and to sight read music. Must be able to follow director

and/or soloists.

- Complete knowledge of musical terms and directions.

- Some ability as a singer to lead sections or sectionals.

- Ability to work well with people, especially junior and senior

high school students.

- Ability to work extra hours in evenings and on weekends for

concerts, performances, and competitions.

REPORTS TO:

- Music Teacher, and Building Administrator.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Basic:

- Provide piano accompaniment for classroom, concert,

musicals, and competition. Will also provide technical music

expertise and support in music department. Will also assist

faculty with implementation of music.

Frequent:

1. Accompany all vocal music classes, including having music

prepared ahead of time, to be able to play either accompani-

ment or parts.

2. Accompany swing choir, chorale group, etc. at all practices

and rehearsals, and at all performances, whether during the

school day, before or after school, during the evening, or on

weekends.

3. Assist with all auditions, and keep records of all attendance

at these practices, rehearsals, or performances.

4. Help supervise students at all times, including off-site visits,

or at parties and trips.

5. Accompany band and orchestra soloists and small groups at

competitions and concerts if needed.

6. Rehearse before and after school and during planning periods with soloists. Teach them their part if they are having difficulty in reading music.

7. Lead sectional rehearsals to teach parts. Sing along with sections to help them stay on their parts. Play parts before and after school for students needing extra help. Re-write vocal parts, or add harmonies when needed.

8. Supervise class as the teacher listens to individual voices in another room. Lead discussion of musicals, and when a non-musical substitute teacher is on duty.

9. Play through music samples to help the teacher choose new music, and as new music arrives, number it, make card and folder, and file it. When choirs pass in music, record and file it.

10. Help set up and move music equipment and piano as needed.

11. Keep studying to update and expand musical knowledge.

12. Practice at school and at home.

13. Assist with music department events, and do bookkeeping for music fund-raisers.

NEVER

0%

OCCASIONAL

1 –32%

FREQUENT

33 – 66%

CONSTANT

67%+

A. Standing

x

B. Walking

x

C. Sitting

x

D. Bending/Stooping

x

E. Reaching/Pulling/Pushing

x

F. Climbing

x

G. Driving

x

H. Lifting, 60# Max**

I. Carrying, Ft. 1-50**

J. Manual Dexterity Tasks: Fingering 67+%, Grasping 33-66%

Specify (manual dexterity tasks): Have finger dexterity to play piano, operate telephone, and copy machine.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS (Intellectual, Sensory): Have visual and auditory accuity to assist in supervisory function and in job, plus good oral and written communication skills and positive human relations skills.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

A. Inside – Outside – Both: Inside

B. Climatic Environment: Primary work environment is in a heated/air conditioned classroom/building, however some factilities may not be air conditioned.

C. Hazards: Communicable diseases, lifting, equipment, classroom, building, off-site facilities, etc.