Music Director

Description

The Director of Music facilitates the music for all liturgical celebrations. These responsibilities include directing and planning regularly scheduled weekend liturgies; directing, scheduling, and rehearsing adult choirs, rehearsals, recruitment and formation of parish cantors and music volunteers; organist/pianist at weekend Masses and on Holy Days; seasonal liturgies; music for faith formation program; supervision of audio‑visual equipment; and music for funerals and weddings.

The following duties and functions, as outlined herein, are intended to be representative of the type of tasks performed within this classification. They are not listed in any order of importance. The omission of specific statements of the duties or functions does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

Other duties may be required and assigned.

As a pastoral minister, the musician has the responsibility to nurture his or her own faith in order to nurture the faith of others.

Commitment to professional development is a mutual responsibility of the musician and the parish. In order to maintain a competent level of professionalism, the responsibility of the pastoral musician includes:

• Practices to improve or maintain skills in voice, conducting, and the instruments upon which the musician is expected to perform.
• Researches and masters liturgical music.
• Pursues educational advancement in musical skills that relate to the parish's need (e.g., organ, choral directing, vocal pedagogy).
• Keeps current with official statements and documents on music, liturgy, and developments in the pastoral field.
• Studies various liturgical and musical publications.
• Member of professional organizations and attendance at national and area conferences and workshops.
• Periodic coursework in the field of pastoral liturgy and liturgical music.

The responsibility of the pastoral musician as an administrator involves:

• Makes liturgical music policies in conjunction with the Liturgy Commission and pastoral staff, taking into consideration Diocesan and national guidelines.
• Formulates a music budget for the parish worship program.
• Develops and maintains a liturgical music library of various styles and genres for assembly, choir, cantor and instrumentalists.
• Maintains the parish's musical instruments.
• Makes recommendations for the purchase of new instruments, sound equipment, hymnals and music supplies.
• Secures other musicians as needed for special celebrations, such as Christmas, Easter, Confirmation, etc.

• Provides organ and piano music in a professional manner for all masses and all seasonal and special services.
• Provides organ and piano music for weddings and funerals and be permitted.
• Facilitates the parishioners to sing and worship through the excellent execution of hymns and liturgy.
• Encourages the musical talents and participation of members of the parish through organizing and coordinating special musical offerings, including soloists, instrumentalists, and small ensembles in cooperation with the parish and music committee.
• Arranges for qualified substitute organist or pianist when absent.
  
  Arranges for organ and piano maintenance with a qualified organ and piano repair person as needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential…