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ACM's Procedures for Employing Church Musicians:
The lastest edition (2001) of
ACM's Procedures for Employing Church Musicians
is a valuable resource for any church seeking assistance in
hiring church music personnel. Topics, as listed in the
Table of Contents, include:
- Conducting a Search
- Responsibilities of the Choir Director
- Responsibilities of the Organist
- Typical Division of Time
- Application Procedures
- Evaluation and Selection
- Compensating Church Musicians
- Wedding Guidelines
- Funeral/Memorial Service Guidelines
- Substitute Church Musicians
- Suggested Salary Guide
- The AGO Certification Program
- Code of Ethics of the AGO
- Code of Professional Standards of the AGO
Copies of this 22-page guide are
available for $5, plus $2.50 s/h ($7.50 total). Copies may be order by e-mail
here or by writing:
Attn: Don DeBruin
First Congregational United Church of Christ
1609 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53726
Checks should be made payable to ACM.
Guidelines for the Employment
of Church Musicians in Presbyterian Churches:
This resource, available at the
Presbysterian Association of Musicians website, includes current salary
guidelines for 2007.
American Guild of Organists:
AGO's guidelines for employment of church musicians are available
here. Click on the Adobe Reader
link for "Articles About Healthy Relationships Between Church &
Synagogue Musicians and the Communities They Serve".
Substitute Organists in South-Central Wisconsin
Teachers of Organ in South-Central Wisconsin
You are encouraged to visit these links to professionally-related websites:
American Guild of English Handbell Ringers
American Choral Directors Association
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