Klarinet Archive - Posting 000283.txt from 1998/06

From: <Maestro645@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:pit rate
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:15:19 -0400

That's it!! I'm moving out of state "when I grow up"!!! Payment for music is
so pitifully low in my area, I want to go somewhere else. For example, I only
get $25 to play the organ for a church service, $75 a month to play for two
choirs, which consists of 3 hours of practices, and two church services a
month. (On second thought, maybe this job pays well.) But for weddings, etc.
my teacher told me that a pianist/organist can make $200+ in big cities, where
in smaller towns, they cringe at $100! (sigh) I wish there was a way that
prices could be set, like other jobs. I think a lot of times the amount of
expertise, work, and love involved in music-making is underappreciated,
therefore, we get paid less. I wish that would change!
Chris Hoffman

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