GTM Mission

To support a diverse and inclusive community that creates and celebrates Jewish music through education and collaboration.

GTM Mission

To support a diverse and inclusive community that creates and celebrates Jewish music through education and collaboration.

GTM Mission

To support a diverse and inclusive community that creates and celebrates Jewish music through education and collaboration.

Become a Member

Joining the Guild of Temple Musicians brings you collegial support, resources and repertoire, financial awards, learning retreats and much more.

Upcoming Events

Register for an Event Today!

Guild Talks Music

Guild Members are invited to register for our Guild Talks Music webinars, offering relevant and timely expertise in all areas of Jewish music.

Become a Member

Joining the Guild of Temple Musicians brings you collegial support, resources and repertoire, financial awards, learning retreats and much more.

Upcoming Events

Register for an Event Today!

Guild Talks Music

Guild Members are invited to register for our Guild Talks Music webinars, offering relevant and timely expertise in all areas of Jewish music.

Become a Member

Joining the Guild of Temple Musicians brings you collegial support, resources and repertoire, financial awards, learning retreats and much more.

Upcoming Events

Register for an Event Today!

Guild Talks Music

Guild Members are invited to register for our Guild Talks Music webinars, offering relevant and timely expertise in all areas of Jewish music.

President’s Message

Welcome to the Guild of Temple Musicians, an affiliate of the American Conference of Cantors. We are a professional organization of dedicated musicians, diverse in background, who serve our congregations, the Reform Movement, and support our Rabbinic and Cantorial clergy partners. We sing, play, educate, conduct, compose and create, working to sustain our Jewish musical heritage. We are committed to providing innovative education, professional development, and connection for our members, so they can serve their communities wholeheartedly. We are the Guild of Temple Musicians: Preserving Our Musical Past. Shaping Our Musical Future.

David Shukiar, GTM President

2025 ACC-GTM Annual Convention

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President’s Message

Welcome to the Guild of Temple Musicians, an affiliate of the American Conference of Cantors. We are a professional organization of dedicated musicians, diverse in background, who serve our congregations, the Reform Movement, and support our Rabbinic and Cantorial clergy partners. We sing, play, educate, conduct, compose and create, working to sustain our Jewish musical heritage. We are committed to providing innovative education, professional development, and connection for our members, so they can serve their communities wholeheartedly. We are the Guild of Temple Musicians: Preserving Our Musical Past. Shaping Our Musical Future.

David Shukiar, GTM President

2025 ACC-GTM Annual Convention

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President’s Message

Welcome to the Guild of Temple Musicians, an affiliate of the American Conference of Cantors. We are a professional organization of dedicated musicians, diverse in background, who serve our congregations, the Reform Movement, and support our Rabbinic and Cantorial clergy partners. We sing, play, educate, conduct, compose and create, working to sustain our Jewish musical heritage. We are committed to providing innovative education, professional development, and connection for our members, so they can serve their communities wholeheartedly. We are the Guild of Temple Musicians: Preserving Our Musical Past. Shaping Our Musical Future.

David Shukiar, GTM President

2025 ACC-GTM Annual Convention

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Job Offerings

Jobs in congregations is a listing of current openings for Cantorial Soloists and Temple Musicians. This is a benefit of membership and we encourage you to consider becoming a member of the GTM to access this job board.

The Mentoring Project

Finding a teacher whom you can trust to guide you is one of the most important keys to your growth as a musician and as a person. Being such a teacher is a gift to the next generation.

Featured Member

ABBY GOSTEIN, cantor, composer, songleader, music educator, choir director, and folkie-at-heart. All About Abby Gostein Abby grew up in the Bronx, NY in a musical and Jewishly-involved family. Part of her formative years included listening to records such as Debbie Friedman’s “Sing Unto God.” She found her niche and her love of spreading the joy of Jewish music as a songleader and youth l [...]