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MUSIC PREPARATION: COPYING AND ORCHESTRATION

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MUSIC COPYING WAGE SCALES
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  LOCAL 802 AGREEMENTS NATIONAL CONTRACTS
COPYISTS GENERAL
PRICE LIST
SYMPH. BROADWAY SOUND RECOR- DING JINGLES TV/
VIDEO
PUBLIC TV PAY TV MP-TV
FILM
B & W REPRO
INSTRUMENTAL PARTS
SINGLE STAVE PARTS 4.30 10.85 13.50 4.88 3.63 7.49 4.46 5.24 4.58 5.13
SINGLE STAVE - DIVISI OR CHORDED 8.60 21.70 27.00 8.41 6.26 12.53 8.93 10.25 9.21 7.67
DOUBLE STAVE - CHORDED (Pno.,Hp., etc.) 9.68 24.41 27.00 8.41 6.26 15.38 8.93 10.25 9.21 8.76
+ VOCAL CUE 11.83 29.84 32.50 10.98 8.07 17.77 11.17 12.94 10.63 13.08
DOUBLE STAVE - TWO INSTR.
SINGLE LINE NOTATION
8.60 21.70 27.00 8.41 6.26 15.38   10.25 9.21 8.76
DOUBLE STAVE - TWO INSTR.
DIVISI - CHORDED
9.68 24.41 27.00 8.41 6.26 15.38   10.25 9.21 8.76
RHYTHM PNO (CHD SYMBLS & BASS LINE) 8.60 - 27.00 6.43 4.79 12.45 7.36 8.52 7.57  
+ VOCAL CUE 10.75 - 27.00 8.65 6.51 14.88 9.62 10.97 9.91  
PIANO-VOCAL (3 STAVES W/LYRICS) 11.83 29.84 32.50 12.81 9.58 19.29 13.44 15.33 13.79 10.78
- PLUS CHORD SYMBOLS 12.90 - - 14.35 10.49 21.12       12.36
LEAD SHEET (MELODY, LYRICS,CHD SYMBOLS) 21.50 - 27.00 20.24 14.31 14.31 22.29 25.50 22.96 11.48
VOCAL PARTS
VOCAL PARTS: SINGLE VOICE LINE & LYRICS 7.53 18.99 - 7.26 5.17 12.46 8.93 10.25 9.21 7.25
FOREIGN LANG. LYRICS - EXTRA PER PAGE 1.61 4.07 - 1.73 1.47 2.98 2.02 2.27 2.09 2.47
CHOIR W/LYRICS 21.50 27.13 27.00 21.78 16.10 16.10 19.25 22.04 19.85 11.91
FOREIGN LANG. LYRICS - EXTRA PER PAGE 1.61 4.07 - 1.30 2.33 2.33 3.22 3.71 3.35 2.47
CONDUCTOR PARTS
COND., PNO/COND.,PROD/CTRL.,ONE OR MORE STVS 23.65 - 36.75 37.21 20.61 20.61 25.08 28.74 25.84 14.83
CONSTRUCTING CHORDED PNO OR P/C 31.18 - 36.75 - 27.72 27.72 45.18 51.74 46.56 16.06
LEAD SHEET (NO WORDS/LYRICS)             17.83 20.51 18.38  
ADDING LYRICS OR WORDS PER SET PER PAGE
ADDING LYRICS OR WORDS - SINGLE STAVE PARTS 3.23 8.14 - 1.73 1.84 3.63 2.25 2.44 2.31 2.09
- MULTIPLE STAVE PARTS 1.61 4.07 - 1.30 1.84 3.63 2.25 2.44 2.31 2.09
FOREIGN LANG. DOUBLE DOUBLE - 2.70 DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE
NUMBERING BARS (PER PAGE) 0.86 2.17 - 0.76 0.62 1.25 0.95 1.17 0.98 0.82
              1.85 2.35  1.93  
ADDING CLEFS AND/OR KEY SIGNATURES 0.86 - - - - -    -    
            Repro Repro Repro    
ADDING CHORD SYMBOLS - SINGLE STV PARTS 1.94 4.88 - 1.73 1.84 3.63 2.29-4.40 2.44-4.60 2.38-4.55 1.62
- MULTIPLE STAVE PARTS 1.08 2.71 - 0.76 0.91 1.84 1.21-2.26 1.26-2.51 1.23-2.31 1.62
SPECIAL ELECTRONIC NOTATION - SINGLE STAVE 3.23 8.14 - 2.83 1.90 1.90 2.31 2.44 2.39 2.12
- MULTIPLE STAVE 1.61 4.07 - 1.41 1.11 1.11 1.26 1.43 1.31 1.15
MINIMUM CALL 4
HOURS
4 HOURS 4
HOURS
4 HOURS 114.95   4 HOURS 4 HOURS 4 HOURS 91.55
ANY PART FOR SOLO PERFORMANCE DOUBLE DOUBLE - Plus 50% Plus 50%   Plus 50% Plus 50% Plus 50%  
SPECIAL ROUTINES Plus 50% Plus 50% - Plus 50% Plus 50%   Plus 50% Plus 50% Plus 50% Plus 50%
SYMPHONY RATE - - - Plus 40% Plus 1/3   Plus 50% Plus 50% Plus 50%  
TRANSPOSITION Plus 50% Plus 50% 32.50 Plus 50% Plus 50%   Plus 50% Plus 50% Plus 50% Plus 50%
MASTER COPY FOR REPRODUCTION DOUBLE - - DOUBLE
(except Vocal)
DOUBLE   DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE
TIME WORK
STRAIGHT TIME 30.00 30.00 32.50 24.25 25.03   24.61 28.34 25.35 22.02
TIME & A HALF 45.00 45.00 48.75 36.37 37.55   36.92 41.94 38.03 see contract
DOUBLE TIME 60.00 60.00 65.00 48.49 50.06   49.22 56.31 50.70 see contract
COPYING HOURLY RATE - - 48.50 - - - - - - -
PROOF READING - - 32.50 33.49 - - - - 36.72 -
BENEFITS
VACATION PAY     -             4%
LOCAL 802 HBP - PER DAY 23.00 18.50 40.00 + 3% 22.00 17.00+3%   16.00 19.00 W/12.13x1.495 W/13.12x1.495
AFM/EPF 10% 10% 8% 10.5% 12%   10% 10% 10% 10%
NEXT SCALE REVISION T/F/N T/F/N 3/3/08 1/31/08 10/17/09 T/F/N T/F/N T/F/N 2/16/06