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What is a typical fee for artists who perform at trombone events and festivals? What's a realistic fee to appear as a headliner versus a clinician? Anyone know?

For stuff like ITF I've heard it's $0 almost all the time. Some people might get travel/hotel covered, maybe a Lindberg gets something, but almost always it's $0.

You get "legitimacy from the system"!

For tenure-track faculty members travel and registration is probably covered (maybe partially covered) by their school. A recital performance or a master class/lecture demonstration almost certainly counts as creative activity. (The schools where it wouldn't count are those that are still tied up in the peer-reviewed journal articles are the only creative activity that counts model of scholarship. Musicians tend not to thrive at such places.) At most schools, an invited lecture-performance at a world conference like ITF would count for quite a bit in your annual activities report.

So yeah, for tenure-track faculty members, you do gain legitimacy from the system.

The next interesting question is what do non-trombonist performers (e.g. accompanists and group members) get at these events.

LeTromboniste wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 2:18 am The next interesting question is what do non-trombonist performers (e.g. accompanists and group members) get at these events.

That's an excellent question, and now that you ask it I'm curious, too!

When the Trumpet Festival was held in my area some years ago, the big band that I played with was "booked" for a jazz night, and was not paid. I wasn't able to do the "gig", because the orchestra was playing that night.

Our local Trombone Day doesn't pay any of the trombonists performing/teaching, but there is a small honorarium for the official accompanist and for the rhythm section.

It's run on a small budget with some contributions from a local musical education foundation that helps support local musical events.

Jim Scott