Job Description

Job Details

Job Location: Main Campus - Edmond, OK

Position Type: Staff

Salary Range: $38008.00 - $38008.00 Salary/year

Job Category: OTRS Classified

Description

Position Classification

Regular, full-time, salaried, exempt and benefit-eligible staff position. For more benefit information visit Why Work at UCO?

General Schedule:

The general schedule for this position is Monday-Friday, 8AM to 5PM with occasional evenings and weekends.

Position Overview:

• Play piano for vocal lessons, rehearsals, classes, productions, and performances.

• Display flexibility in playing piano in multiple styles of music, including but not limited to classical vocal repertoire and musical theatre.

• Play for auditions for prospective and current singers.

• Provide leadership for student and professional musicians in musical ensembles for staged productions.

• Other duties as assigned.

Department Specific Essential Job Functions:

A Collaborative Pianist (also known as an Accompanist) in the School of Music will be expected to collaborate with teachers and students in both of the following settings:

• Playing in students' applied voice lessons and in various performance classes and ensembles.

• Playing for UCO productions in either Musical Theatre and/or Opera. In this setting, collaborative pianists will work with the students in the leading roles and the ensemble as a rehearsal pianist, with the expectation that they assist the music director of the production by leading some music rehearsals and one-on-one coaching sessions with student performers. The collaborative pianist is also expected to play for the performances as a member of the ensemble.

• This position is primarily a teaching role, teaching and working directly with students more than 50% of the time. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills to guide vocal students in working with a collaborative pianist as well as reinforce music learning strategies.

The candidate will demonstrate:

• Technical training and a high degree of proficiency in collaborative piano performance.

• Expertise and experience in opera, musical theatre, and vocal accompanying.

• Leadership in working with student performers in a one-on-one situation.

• Sight-reading proficiency.

Qualifications/Experience Required:

Requires a university degree in field plus 3+ years of relevant experience in the chosen field or 7+ years of equivalent work experience that provides knowledge of and exposure to fundamental theories, principles, and concepts. Requires the application of expertise in a chosen field to achieve results.

Qualifications/Experience Preferred :

Master's degree in related field and 6+ years progressive responsible experience and proficiency in discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

In order to thrive in this collaborative environment with faculty and students, the following skills and experiences are job requirements:

• Strong sight-reading ability and performance skills as a collaborative pianist.

• Strong communication skills.

• Satisfactory knowledge of classical vocal, opera, and musical theatre repertoire.

• Satisfactory skill in reading and performing from an open score.

• Satisfactory skill as a collaborative pianist for vocalists and pit orchestras with and without conductor.

• Ability to rehearse large groups of vocalists and instrumentalists in opera and musical theatre productions and lead performances from the piano.

• Satisfactory skill as a collaborative pianist in other performance situations such as recitals, auditions, and competitions.

• Satisfactory knowledge and experience in the various styles of musical theatre.

The following are preferred skills. While these are not requirements of the position, these skills are valuable to those holding this position and could lead to additional compensation as an adjunct music faculty member:

• Ability to direct music for staged opera and musical theatre productions.

• Ability to conduct performances of musical theatre from the podium.

• Satisfactory knowledge of diction skills in the standard classical vocal repertoire.

• Ability to work with a student in a one-on-one situation in an applied vocal coaching course.

• Ability to transpose music, create arrangements, and fit individual styles or purposes as needed, whether at sight or with preparation.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

University of Central Oklahoma

Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Afternoon shift, Monday to Friday,

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