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Professional Links
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Employment Guidelines Publications
(Click on underlined titles for links to the documents.)
ACM's Procedures for Employing Church Musicians (Sixth Edition):
The lastest edition (2010) 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
- Skills of the Praise Band Leader NEW! in this revision
- 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:
ACM Employment Guidelines
PO Box 5321
Madison, WI 53726
Checks should be made payable to ACM.
Guidelines for the Employment
of Church Musicians in Presbyterian Churches:
This resource from the website of the Presbysterian Association of Musicians includes current salary
guidelines for 2008.
American Guild of Organists:
AGO's guidelines for employment of church musicians are available by clicking
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
Fulcher-Scidmore Sacred Music Collection
Teachers of Organ in South-Central Wisconsin
You are encouraged to visit these links to professionally-related
websites:
American Guild of Organists
Choristers Guild
American Guild of English Handbell Ringers
American Choral Directors Association
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