Professional Development

Guild Talks Music

Guild Talks Music is our brand new webinar series offering learning for our members! These webinars occur monthly at various times and offer study opportunities for cantorial soloists, synagogue accompanists, composers, music directors, songleaders and Jewish music educators who wish to further educate themselves with unique and skilled instructors.   Learn more…

ACC/GTM Convention

ACC/GTM Convention is a yearly 5 day conference where Cantors and GTM members learn, gather, connect and network.   Learn more…

Mid-Winter Retreat

Mid-Winter Retreat is a yearly gathering in January in the beautiful sun of Palm Springs, California.   Learn more…

Guild Talks Music

Guild Talks Music is our brand new webinar series offering learning for our members! These webinars occur monthly at various times and offer study opportunities for cantorial soloists, synagogue accompanists, composers, music directors, songleaders and Jewish music educators who wish to further educate themselves with unique and skilled instructors.   Learn more…

ACC/GTM Convention

ACC/GTM Convention is a yearly 5 day conference where Cantors and GTM members learn, gather, connect and network.   Learn more…

Mid-Winter Retreat

Mid-Winter Retreat is a yearly gathering in January in the beautiful sun of Palm Springs, California.   Learn more…

Connection, Jobs and Retirement

  • Access to The ACC/GTM Membership Directory, including contact information for Cantors and Guild members, as well as geographical and professional cross-references.

  • Access to our closed GTM Facebook Group; a very active hub where you can ask questions, get advice, learn about upcoming opportunities and share your music and achievements.

  • Access to our job board with current openings you can apply for and Advice on negotiating contracts.

  • Participation in the ACC Retirement Plan and Financial Planning from Fidelity.

  • Access to The ACC/GTM Membership Directory, including contact information for Cantors and Guild members, as well as geographical and professional cross-references.

  • Access to our closed GTM Facebook Group; a very active hub where you can ask questions, get advice, learn about upcoming opportunities and share your music and achievements.

  • Access to our job board with current openings you can apply for and Advice on negotiating contracts.

  • Participation in the ACC Retirement Plan and Financial Planning from Fidelity.

Recognition

  • The Ben Steinberg Young Composer’s Award is offered annually to promote young Jewish composer’s works. The award provides the winner with a cash prize, a premiere performance, transportation to the first performance, and the possibility of publication through a generous endowment established by Burton Zipser.

  • The GTM Shomeir Shirah Award was established in 1990 to recognize persons of good character who have made significant contributions to the Guild, furthered its mission and have, as a result of these things, strengthened excellence in the field of synagogue music.

  • Generation to Generation Prize is offered by the Guild of Temple Musicians, the American Conference of Cantors with the Joint Commission on Worship, Music and Religious Living of the Union for Reform Judaism to a talented high school student who demonstrates promise in creating melodies that show sensitivity to the settings of Jewish liturgical text. The winner is paired with an experienced composer of Jewish liturgical music to refine and expand his/her understanding of melody, text-setting, and compositional techniques, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of Jewish composers.

  • The Ben Steinberg Young Composer’s Award is offered annually to promote young Jewish composer’s works. The award provides the winner with a cash prize, a premiere performance, transportation to the first performance, and the possibility of publication through a generous endowment established by Burton Zipser.

  • The GTM Shomeir Shirah Award was established in 1990 to recognize persons of good character who have made significant contributions to the Guild, furthered its mission and have, as a result of these things, strengthened excellence in the field of synagogue music.

  • Generation to Generation Prize is offered by the Guild of Temple Musicians, the American Conference of Cantors with the Joint Commission on Worship, Music and Religious Living of the Union for Reform Judaism to a talented high school student who demonstrates promise in creating melodies that show sensitivity to the settings of Jewish liturgical text. The winner is paired with an experienced composer of Jewish liturgical music to refine and expand his/her understanding of melody, text-setting, and compositional techniques, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of Jewish composers.

Resources

  • Member discounts with selected Jewish publishers, including Transcontinental Music.
  • JLicense allows Jewish organizations to now legally and easily license their use of copyrighted material including music and lyrics.
  • Your use of copyrighted music in live streams and events, resource recordings, handouts, on-screen projections, and much more, are all made legal under JLicense.
  • Composers, authors, and publishers responsible for your program or worship content will be paid fairly for your use of their work.
  • Composers, authors, and publishers responsible for your program or worship content will be paid fairly for your use of their work.
  • Educational articles, member information, job postings, and upcoming events such as competitions and concerts.
  • Member discounts with selected Jewish publishers, including Transcontinental Music.
  • JLicense allows Jewish organizations to now legally and easily license their use of copyrighted material including music and lyrics.
  • Your use of copyrighted music in live streams and events, resource recordings, handouts, on-screen projections, and much more, are all made legal under JLicense.
  • Composers, authors, and publishers responsible for your program or worship content will be paid fairly for your use of their work.
  • Composers, authors, and publishers responsible for your program or worship content will be paid fairly for your use of their work.
  • Educational articles, member information, job postings, and upcoming events such as competitions and concerts.

Become a GTM Member

We encourage you to join the Guild to learn from its membership and take part in our mission to preserve and enhance our Jewish Musical traditions.

Organizational Membership
Synagogues may join as Organizational Members and enroll their volunteer musicians as Associates.
Who can be an Associate Member? Adult choir members and instrumentalists. In addition the primary contact (Cantor or music director usually) must be a full member of the Guild of Temple Musicians at at cost of $85 for Regular Members, or $50 for ACC or CA dual members.

Benefits include all Guild Talks Webinars, with many targeted to organizational members. Private Facebook page and GTM discount of 15% at Transcontinental Music Publications.

Full Individual Membership

$8500yearly
  • Dues are payable by August 1 of each year, but may be paid over 2, 3, or 4 months.
To join, complete the New Member Form. View this short tutorial for instructions.

Discounted Membership

$5000yearly
  • Students, Retired, members of the American Conference of Cantors or the Cantors Assembly.
To join, complete the New Member Form. View this short tutorial for instructions.

Organizational Membership

$36000yearly
  • Adult choir members and instrumentalists. Primary contact must also be an individual member
To join complete the Organizational Member Form