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                  The ICMA keeps its members informed of developments in church music throughout the world. Of particular note to musicians employed on a professional basis are the Guidelines for the Payment of Church Musicians, published annually. We welcome the submission of articles related to liturgical music by our members.

                  Guidelines for the Payment of Church Musicians 2010
                  These guidelines are published on an annual basis by the Advisory Committee on Church Music of the Irish Council for Liturgy jointly with the Church of Ireland Church Music Committee of the Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough.
                  Guidelines for the Payment of Church Musicians 2010.pdf
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                  Music for Funeral Rites
                  This article was published by the Advisory Committee on Church Music of the Irish Council for Liturgy to provide advice and guidance on the selection of music for funerals.
                  Music for Funeral Rites.pdf
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                  Music for the New Millennium
                  This article, published by the Advisory Committee on Church Music of the Irish Council for Liturgy, proposes a view for the future of Liturgical Music in Ireland.
                  Music in the New Millennium.pdf
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                  Then Sings My Soul - Perspectives on Parish Liturgical Music
                  This article was published in The Furrow Vol. 59, No. 3 as a commentary on the role and practice of liturgical music in Ireland today.
                  Then Sings My Soul.pdf
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                  Sing to the Lord - Music in Divine Worship
                  This document, published in 2007 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is a landmark statement on liturgical music, superseding their former statement, Music in Catholic Worship.
                  Sing to the Lord.pdf
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