Church Music Director

The Good Shepherd United Church of Christ

Job Title: [Choir]Music Director – Traditional Church Service

Reports to: Senior Pastor

Full time/Part Time: Part-time

Status (Exempt/Non-exempt): Exempt

Education:

· [Ph.D.] DMA candidate studying choral conducting

· [Ph.D.] DMA preferred

Qualifications/Experience Required:

· Experience as a choral director

· Ability to work in a quickly-changing environment with a variety of people and constituencies

· Ability to work in a team environment

Essential Job Functions:

· Confers and collaborates with the Senior and Associate Pastors, the pianist and the hand bell choir director about musical choices for services as necessary.

· Selects choir anthems and choir related service music.

· [Following the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the choir director integrates new technology into the church worship service and engages the choir in using these technologies]

· Considers diversity of musical style and gender language in selecting music that reflects the progressive theology and the spirit of The Good Shepherd.

· Conducts weekly choir rehearsals (currently Thursday evenings) and at worship services.

· Develops and expands musical program development as warranted.

· Selects and coordinates special choir music.

· Recruits paid ‘Staff Singers’ and arranges for compensation.

· Consults with Music and Worship Committees about major music pieces.

· Coordinates the summer music program.

· Maintains the music library with the assistance of choir members.

· Secures a substitute when needed and arranges for compensation of the substitute.

· Maintains compliance with federal music copyright laws in conjunction with The Good Shepherd’s CCLI license.

· Working with the Worship and Music Committee, prepares an annual music budget and prepares an annual summary of choir activities for the church annual report.

Work Location: In person