The Alumni association at a nearby state University wants me to do a 1/2 hour job on just guitar, featuring some of the favorite songs of the departing Dean of the college of music (a long-time friend).

It will take a littler work to prepare and the material is challenging from both the vocal and the instrumental end of things. It will be vocals and nylon string.

Here are the tunes:

* A House Is Not A Home
* Here's that Rainy Day
* How can You Keep the music playing?
* Just Once
* Wildflower
* All in Love is Fair

I do 2/3 of the tunes often. The others are going to be a stretch and take some serious "woodsheddin".

What's a fair price, considering prep time? I have to remember, the guy's a long-time friend whom I've worked with many times over the years.

Still, I have no ties to the school (it AIN'T UK) and don't owe the alumni association any favors.


Russ

PS: Travel time is covered, as is overnight accommodations. I'm playing during the banquet on keys, with a drummer and bass (his favorite students). Piano, PA are supplied. This 1/2 hour will be after the dinner and ceremony. The school is 3 hours away. I'm getting $2500.00 for travel, meals, the first performance and rehearsal time with the students.

I'm thinking and extra $500.00 should not be to outlandish.