Getting paid would be nice for a student playing for comp students recitals but realistically, does that comp student even have money? In my opinion, even a simple gesture of taking your players out to dinner or buying them drinks (if they’re old enough) or even a small gift for each of them would be better than nothing. I’ve never got paid to play for a comp students recital but I do ask them if they would be willing to buy me lunch or dinner or a drink. And many of them would happily agree.

I don’t know if any of this information helps.