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Houston City College
Accompanist (Part-time)- Staff Pool
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What they do
A Musician or Singer performs instrumental music or sings. Participates in rehearsals and performances, records music, writes musical compositions or arrangements, promotes performances, and teaches students. May specialize in classical music, jazz, popular, folk, electronic or other musical forms.
$64,124 / year median in Texas
+10% projected growth
Job Description
SUMMARY Piano accompanist for voice class, juries, student recitals, rehearsals and performances
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Accompanies voice class and other related disciplines . Rehearse and accompany students for solos performed in voice class and student recitals. Participates in and accompanies student juries- vocal and instrumental.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. The qualifications listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.EDUCATION
Graduation from high school supplemented by private or college- level training in piano.
EXPERIENCE
Three (3) years' experience as an accompanist required.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Advanced piano skills Experience playing and knowledge of instrumental, vocal and choral repertoire Advanced sight reading skills Must possess excellent organizational skills Ability to work well with students, faculty and staff in a diverse environment This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities. The Organization Houston Community College is one of the largest institutions of higher education in the country with 23 operating locations and more than 100,000 students each semester, including more international students (nearly 8%) than any community college in the country. HCC provides academic courses for transfer to four-year institutions, technical degrees and certificates in more than 70 fields of work, continuing education, corporate training, lifelong learning and enrichment programs, the largest adult education program in Texas and a diversity of Distance Education offerings (18,000 online students and growing). Since opening in 1971, more than 2 million students have obtained education and training from Houston Community College. HCC's international profile was recently featured in a New York Times article: "Few campuses illustrate globalization better than Houston Community College, which tops the institute's list of colleges that grant associate degrees. HCC has 5,208 international students from 200-plus countries, more foreign students than any other two-year college. And among all institutions of higher education, four- or two-year, it ranks 29th, ahead of prestigious destinations like Stanford, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, George Washington University and the University of California, Davis." Houston Community College's Vision "to be a leader in providing high quality, innovative education leading to student success and completion of workforce academic programs
- and to be responsive to community needs and drive economic development in the communities they serve," continues to be realized daily, as more students get placed into jobs and with more exemplary workforce programs than any college in Texas (twenty-six have been rated exemplary by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board), first in the nation in producing minority graduates in the country among 2-year public community colleges, more classes taught by PhD's, and the nation's most innovative financial aid programs.
- Coleman College for Health Sciences
- has a stated vision to be the preeminent health sciences community college in the nation, providing its students unsurpassed access to world-renowned health science resources as a member institution of the Texas Medical Center
- the world's largest medical district with one of the highest densities of clinical facilities for patient care, basic science, and translational research of any location on the planet.
- second only to New York City.