Church Musician
Church Musician Position

Fairview United Methodist Church

Results Description

Main Goal: To create, through the use of instrumental music (primarily organ and piano), an environment in which people may worship God in heart-felt, authentic ways, honoring the music and worship traditions of the Church.

Key Result Area #1: Worship

Performance Standards:

Prepare and perform preludes, offertories, postludes, interludes, and other music as needed for Sunday morning worship services.

Music selections should follow the preaching and worship theme of the day whenever possible.
Postludes should be high energy, sending people forth with joy.
Music selections may be played on organ, piano, or keyboard; variety is encouraged using the full potential of the instrument.
A suggested minimum of 8-10 hours per week of private and required rehearsal time. This includes the 1.5 hour Thursday evening choir rehearsal and the 1 hour Sunday morning worship.

Provide hymn accompaniment on organ, piano, or keyboard that enhances and encourages participation by the congregation.

Variation of organ registration for verses is acceptable, but variations in harmony should be approved by the Director of Music and/or the Pastor.
Consult the Director of Music and/or the Pastor for tempo of hymn/choruses if there are any questions.

Provide music for special services of worship as scheduled at least one month in advance by the Director of Music or the Pastor. Examples of special services are Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, etc.
Receive first call for funerals and weddings, and provide music as needed for those occasions.

Honoraria will be the responsibility of the family.

Accompany the Chancel Choir at rehearsals on Thursday evenings, and worship services on Sunday mornings and other special worship services (see above).

Assist with the learning of parts in SATB anthems or other musical arrangements by playing parts upon request from the Director.
Collaborate with the Director of Music to accompany pieces musically in the style written.

Accompany soloists and ensembles when scheduled for worship participation. May also include working with instrumental ensembles; scheduling additional time for rehearsing when necessary.

Key Result Area #2: Administration

Performance standards:

Provide the Administrative Assistant with titles and composers/arrangers for musical pieces one week in advance for publication in the bulletin.
Report malfunctioning or maintenance requests for organ/piano/keyboard to the Director of Music.
Recruit, in consultation with the Director of Music, substitute musicians.
Meet as requested with the Director of Music, the Worship Committee or the Pastor.
The Church Musician reports directly to the Director of Music.

Should the Church Musician be unable to attend a rehearsal or a worship service due to illness or other personal issues, the Director of Music must be notified with as much notice as possible, perhaps offering assistance as noted in #3 above.

Additional Information

This position is a part time lay position, in the exempt category, and is subject to the Fairview United Methodist Church Employee Personnel Policies Handbook.

The Church Musician position is part-time for twelve months per year. The Church Musician receives two Sundays of vacation per year. If the musician takes additional Sundays off, they will be responsible for compensating the substitute musician.

Compensation to be negotiated based upon applicant’s skills and experience. The Church Musician will be covered by workers’ compensation and social security.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $14,000.00 per year

Schedule:

Weekends as needed

Ability to Commute:

Dayton, OH 45406 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Dayton, OH 45406: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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