{"id":43,"date":"2013-03-03T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/organrep.com\/blog\/?p=43"},"modified":"2013-03-03T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T17:00:29","slug":"being-better-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organrep.com\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/03\/03\/being-better-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Better: Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

At any rate, most organists work in isolation.\u00a0 There is no daily interaction with a group of similarly-trained colleagues, no opportunity for a promotion within the company, no environment bolstered by interactive creativity.\u00a0 At the core, an organist pursues daily tasks of work and study in a vacuum.\u00a0 Enthusiasm, especially of the unbridled kind, must be sustained purely by an inner drive; in fact, it must be produced and distributed in prodigious amounts to congregants and clergy. \u00a0And in this environment, it is simply too easy to plod along, doing the same thing as last week, doing as little as possible to squeeze by in one more week, with a promise to try harder next week.
\nMy intention for the “Being Better” posts is to suggest a checklist of concrete action items. \u00a0For most church musicians, it has been a long time since we’ve had regular instruction, and these checklists are intended as a check-up. \u00a0I’ve done most of these things; some are on my to-do list. \u00a0Here are a list of upcoming topics which reflect the variety of areas which we combine to do our job:
\n– \u00a0instrument checklist
\n– \u00a0practice discipline
\n– \u00a0organization
\n– \u00a0congregational relationships
\n– \u00a0pastoral relationships
\n– \u00a0institute new weekly habits
\n– \u00a0rethink the role
\n– \u00a0professional standing
\n– \u00a0know thy repertoire
\n– \u00a0talk it up: announcing programs<\/span>
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