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Guidelines for pianist use for class and studio until further notice.

Below, please find guidelines for pianist use for class and studio, effective immediately and until further notice.

For classes (class voice, diction) - students may perform unaccompanied or, a pianist can record accompaniments. If you would like tracks provided for your class, please email before March 27, 2020 including the date by which you will need the tracks.

• Send clean and clearly marked scores in black and white .pdf as soon as possible to Elvia.Puccinelli@unt.edu.
• Indicate the date each piece will be needed.
• Allow at least one full week for turnaround.

For all voice lessons

The ideal is to have a singer’s regular pianist record tracks as needed, since the pianist will likely already know tempi and breathing choices. Please bear in mind that not all pianists will have access to an acoustic piano and/or the means to adequately record the tracks.

If this above option is not possible, three options remain.

Singers may:

• sing unaccompanied
• use an app like, Appcompanist, or
• contact Elvia Puccinelli before March 31, 2020 at Elvia.Puccinelli@unt.edu to have tracks provided for lesson use.
  • If you need tracks for voice lessons, either students or faculty should send clean and clearly marked scores in black and white .pdf by March 31, 2020 to Elvia.Puccinelli@unt.edu.
  • Optional: a recording of the singer singing A Cappella may also be sent to indicate tempo, breathing, rubato, etc.
  • Please indicate the final date the track(s) will be needed, and allow at least one week for turnaround.

Upper divisional juries may happen without piano, with an app, or with otherwise recorded tracks.
Instrumental lessons and juries will be unaccompanied.

Please note:

There is to be no in-person pianist involvement in rehearsal, lesson, recording or otherwise until further notice.  This policy is in place for all pianists (TA/TF, freelance, 1811, etc.).
Pianists are not required to submit recorded materials, regardless of the nature of the relationship, since not all will have access to an instrument or the means to record piano parts.
If you receive tracks that are not usable, please contact Elvia Pucinelli  know immediately at Elvia.Puccinelli@unt.edu.

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