$50 to $75 seems reasonable for the audition to me even if it’s just 5 minutes long.
#Piano accompanist fees plus
With respect to the sax player, charge your hourly rehearsal rate plus a flat fee for the audition. So the total price would be equal to “x†hours * the hourly rate + the flat fee for the concert. For a 1 hour choir concert in a school, $150 to $250 feels right to me. That price varies depending on how much travel is involved and how long the concert is. I also have a separate flat fee price for the performance.
In the Washington, DC are $50 to $70 per hour seems to be the going rate. With respect to the choir gig: I have a price I charge for rehearsals. The piece itself is not too difficult but I'd def have to practice it a few times. We would probably have 1-2 rehearsals before and then the actual thing. It's the Carnival of Venice variations and is about 6 minutes long. Do I do an hourly charge or a flat fee?ī) A sax player needs me to accompany him for a college audition. I would show up at the dress rehearsal and then at the concert itself, probably 3-4 hours in all. SNIP-Ī) A choir teacher at an intermediate school wants me to accompany her choir concerts. My sense is that too many musicians charge a flat fee for a wedding, and set themselves up disadvantageously. It may be cheaper and more satisfactory, for example, for them to hire a really good soprano soloist, rather than to have you teach the notes to the bride's cousin. If done well, a presentation like this looks more professional, and they may see in it ways of saving money-and you grief.
It is to your advantage in a negotiation to have all of this information out there before anyone starts making assumptions about the cost of your services. If that is not possible, then as close as is comfortable to the beginning of your meeting with them. I would have the entire ala carte menu printed up and given to them before your initial meeting. The fee should be based on how much time you believe it will take to learn it, mitigated by how useful it would be to you to have the new piece in your repertoire. I would charge a learning "fee" for difficult music you don't know. I would provide them a list of anywhere from six to ten pieces with which you are comfortable, and from which they can choose.Ħ. I've heard horror stories from pianists and organists about this kind of thing.ĥ. Again, you've got to protect yourself from the hours it may take teaching the notes to the bride's cousin who doesn't understand why all those black dots are all over the music. A lesser hourly rate for rehearsal time involving other musicians at the site of the wedding, and perhaps a still lesser hourly rate for rehearsal time in your own studio space.
An hourly rate for rehearsal of the wedding itself, (I've seen these go on for hours and hours, and it's only fair to protect yourself and your time).Ĥ. A set fee for the service itself, (you can safely do this because you know exactly how much time is involved).Ģ. I suggest setting it up ala carte based on the amount of time involved.ġ.
It may be instructive to see how a wedding photographer would set up a bill for the music, if he were a musician. So I know the complications of dealing with brides and their moms. "I've never played piano at a wedding, but I've photographed a good many weddings over my career as a photographer. The general concepts can be applied to any musical service. What follows is something I posted a few years ago in response to a question about how much to charge for a wedding.
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