Church Accompanist

Primary Duties

• Accompany worship services
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  Play PLC grand piano for weekly worship services on Sunday mornings. Worship time starts at 9:30 am and runs approximately one to one and one half hours. Accompanist must arrive at the church and be prepared to accompany the congregation by 9:00 am if the choir is not singing that Sunday.
• Accompany Choir
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  Provide music for the scheduled choir anthem prior to the Sunday worship service and arrive no later than 8:30 am. Attend weekly choir rehearsals (approximately one and one half hours) and accompany choir members on the Sunday weekly choir anthem.
• Prepare music
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  Prepare and skillfully perform music on the grand piano for Sunday worship, including preludes, postludes, liturgy, choir anthem, and any other assigned music to support the worship service.
• Rehearse with musicians
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  Rehearse with soloists, vocal ensembles, worship leaders and instrumentalists of varying skill levels as needed to ensure musical preparation for services.
• Special services
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  Provide accompanist services for special services such as Christmas Eve, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, weddings, funerals, baptisms or other special services as agreed upon in the Compensation Schedule.

• Keyboard skills, including the ability to sight‑read music.
• Familiarity with a variety of musical styles, including traditional hymns, contemporary praise and worship music, and gospel selections.
• Accompanist skills.
• Collaboration and communication.
• Strong ability to work cooperatively as a team member with pastor, PLC leadership, musicians and other church staff and/or volunteers.
• Good communication skills to coordinate with pastor, PLC leadership, musicians and other church staff and/or volunteers.
• Professionalism and sensitivity when interacting with pastor, PLC leadership, musicians, other church staff and/or volunteers, and congregation members.
• Ability to follow direction from the PLC choir leader.

• Improvisational skills.
• Liturgical experience.
• Proficiency on other instruments, i.e. electronic keyboard or organ, etc.