Collaborative Pianists

Staff Pianists are available for a limited number of degree required Junior and Senior Recitals.  To request a Staff Pianist for your recital, please fill out and submit a Staff Pianist Request Form and the music.  The forms are located outside of Lori Folland’s studio, CHM 214.

Staff Pianists are also available to play for instrumentalists performing on BM Entrance/Continuance Recitals and for juries.

Requests are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  Our recital schedules fill quickly.  Up to date availability is posted outside of Lori’s studio. 

 Note:  Requests will not be accepted within 60 days of the performance.  

 Please contact Lori with any questions.

Information for Soloists:

• Soloists should consult their studio instructor before contacting a collaborative pianist.
• Student Collaborative Pianists need to be contacted individually, not in a group email.
• Below is a list of Student Pianists who are approved as collaborative pianists.
• If your Student Pianist is NOT currently enrolled in lessons you will still need to secure a signature from one of the piano faculty on your recital form.
• Deadlines to find a student collaborative pianist and give them your music:

Juries
Fall Semester – November 1
Spring Semester – April 1

Half/Full Recitals
Fall and January Term Recitals – May 31
Spring Recitals – October 15

Other Performances
Tour Soloists – May 31
Student Recitals – 30 days before the performance
Continuance and Entrance Recitals – 30 days before the performance
NATS Competition – 30 days before the performance

How to be a Student Collaborative Pianist:

• Student work funds are available for pianists who play official Junior or Senior Recitals, Student Recitals, and Juries.
• Student pianists need a work award.  If you do not have one, please go to the Financial Aid office (TOM 120) and request a work award.  (It’s simple.)
• Student pianists must be approved by a member of the piano faculty.  Please complete the Collaborative Pianist Information form.
• The pianist must register as a student worker with Lisa McDermott in HOM 245.  She will create your work authorization form.
• Pianists are required to fill out time sheets at the time the work is completed. The current Music Department hourly rate is $15. Any fee not covered by and/or which exceeds the rates listed here is the sole responsibility of the soloist.
  • $150 – 10 contact hours for a full recital.
  • $90 – 6 contact hours for a half recital.
  • $30 – for each jury/student recital with 2 contact hours.
  • $15 – for each jury/student recital with 1 contact hour.
• Gold Form
  • Please complete this electronic form for the juries and recitals that you intend to perform.
  • Your piano or organ professor will need to approve these entries by the deadline for the type of event.
  • The form asks you to list the type of event, soloist’s name, soloists’ instructor, type of performance, date of performance, and repertoire detail.

Outside professional pianists are used for entrance/continuance recitals, and may be used for other recitals and juries.  It is the student’s responsibility to coordinate with the pianist for rehearsal time and payment.

• Ask your instructor for a list of available professional collaborative pianists.  The use of the professional pianist must be approved by your studio instructor.
• Students are responsible for paying the professional pianist’s fee.  Be sure to ask what your collaborative pianist charges.
• Financial assistance from the college is available for juries and degree-required recitals up to a certain amount.  To request financial assistance, please complete the Professional Pianist Financial Assistance Request Form.
• The college will not help pay for professional collaborative pianists for tour soloist, senior soloist, and other auditions.
• Questions?  Contact Lisa McDermott in the department office.