Accompanist

Description

Provides musical backing on piano for singers, choirs, and soloists. Studies and rehearses music to learn and interpret scores. Plays from memory or by following score. May transpose music to play in alternate key. May improvise to accommodate musician. Coordinates the accompanying needs for classes and choirs each semester. Requires a bachelor's degree in piano performance or accompanying and considerable experience in piano accompanying for choral ensembles and voice. The employees work requires intelligence, diligence and accuracy with the individual having broad leeway to develop an original work product. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.