Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to perform accompaniment
- Discuss and confirm artistic vision and expected performance outcomes with appropriate people
- Confirm own status and contribution to performance concept, ensuring that own artistic and professional integrity are maintained
- Confirm that accompaniment is within own technical and artistic level of ability
- Undertake adequate personal practice to achieve the required standard before combined rehearsal period begins
- Confirm availability and attend scheduled rehearsals punctually
- Take direction from and maintain support for the principal artist(s) in rehearsals
- Establish rehearsal and performance conditions that are ergonomically appropriate and allow for reasonable rest breaks in line with work health and safety (WHS) principles
- Develop and use strategies to overcome the effects of performance anxiety
- Provide accompaniment for performers
- Collaborate with appropriate people, and apply music knowledge to adapt music appropriately for the content and context of the performance
- Ensure that musical emphasis of the accompaniment underpins and enhances the performance
- Play and replay accompaniment exactly to guide performers as required
- Maintain energy levels, concentration and focus throughout rehearsals and performances
- Interact with performers
- Take and give cues to contribute to a coherent performance
- Listen, monitor and adjust playing to the needs of performer(s) and the context of activity, and to maintain balance throughout the performance
- Respond sensitively to performers’ emotional states and artistic requirements to ensure planned performance outcomes are achieved
- Support performer(s) to deal with contingencies during performances by altering accompaniment to cover any irregularities
- Maintain own conduct and appearance appropriate to the performance context
- Evaluate performance