Mu190 - 496 Coach/accompanist (Contemporary

2 weeks ago


Waterloo, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Full time

**Date**:Jun 12, 2024

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Music

**Department**: Music Academic

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:8341

**Course Code and Title: MU190 - 496 Coach/Accompanist (Contemporary Commercial Voice, Contemporary Instrumental)**

**Term**: Fall 2024 - Winter 2025

**Days/Times**: TBD (scheduled in consultation with the students)

**Additional Course Requirements**:
**Posted on**: June 12, 2024

**Posting ends**: June 27, 2024

**Position Summary**:
Individual tuition in voice or instrument; studio class.

Contemporary Voice

**Qualifications - Required**: MMus or BMus and/or Licentiate or Artist Diploma and minimum 3 years experience accompanying voice at the post secondary education level, and regional/national/international profile as collaborative pianist for Contemporary Commercial Music, Jazz or Musical Theatre.

**Qualifications - Area of Specialization**:Skilled at popular music styles (including common grooves for rock, pop, jazz, blues, reggae, rap, musical theatre), with established performance profile on piano in these genres, in bands, and for voice accompaniment. Experience in improvising, vamping, reharmonization, creating covers, and transposition. Exceptional sight-reading skills in traditional sheet music, lead sheets, and chord charts.

**Qualifications - Asset**: Demonstrated record of success as a collaborative pianist at the university and/or professional level. Ability to lead a band from the keyboard (including drums, bass, guitar). Music direction credits for musical theatre and/or jazz ensembles.

Contemporary Instrumental

**Qualifications - Required**: MMus or BMus and/or Licentiate or Artist Diploma and minimum 3 years experience accompanying instruments at the Post Secondary Education level and regional/national/international profile as collaborative pianist for Contemporary Commercial Music, Jazz, or Musical Theatre.

**Qualifications - Area of Specialization**:Skilled at popular music styles (including common grooves for rock, pop, jazz, blues, reggae, rap, musical theatre), with established performance profile on piano in these genres, in bands, and for instrumental accompaniment. Experience in improvising, vamping, reharmonization, creating covers, and transposition. Exceptional sight-reading skills in traditional sheet music, lead sheets, and chord charts.

**Qualifications - Asset**: Demonstrated record of success as a collaborative pianist at the university and/or professional level. Ability to lead a band from the keyboard (including drums, bass, guitar). Music direction credits of music theatre and/or jazz ensembles.

**Salary**: Hourly rate: $50.25 - $74.68

**Application Deadline**: June 27, 2024

**Submit with Application**:
Required for All Applicants
- CV
- Complete list of repertoire performed; list of major venues and collaborators

Required for External Applicants
- Names and Contact Information for Referees
- Evidence of Good Teaching (may include but not limited to: Reference letters, teaching evaluations, list of student successes etc.)
- Verification of highest degree

Optional
- Cover Letter
- Teaching Dossier
- Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum)

**Applications may be addressed to**:
Music Part-Time Appointment Committee

Faculty of Music

**Questions about this posting may be sent to**:
Kirsten Yri

Chair, Part-Time Appointment Committee

**To Apply**:
**Please Note**:
For Supplementary Remuneration for large classes or multi-section courses, see Article 28.3

Members of the designated groups must self-identify to the appropriate Dean(s) to be considered for employment equity.

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