First
Unitarian Substitute Organist Guide - Service Particulars
(*) Denotes only if there is a choir;
ignore if only a solo Sunday
Pistons: Level 1 is for general service playing. Generals are reserved, with the exception: you can use Gen 8-9-10 for piston du jour;
or Levels 90-99 are for substitutes (freely use) to be used the week/month leading up - if there are multiple substitutes, you would be assigned a sub range of those levels
| Item | Start Cue | Stop | Intro | Amen | Comments | Repertoire | Registration |
| Prelude | At end of Announcements (Bell is rung) |
about
3-5 minutes in length, end around 10:30-10:32 |
Meditation time for the congregation | Soft, meditative | Anything from strings/flutes up to prin 8' 4' |
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| Choral Introit (*) | attacca after candlelighter (This is done by the choir independently from the Narthex lobby) |
pitch pipe tonic | typically
no organist involvement; Usuall from Narthex |
sung from the front hallway downstairs by the choir | |||
| Doxology (see score at end) |
"... in service of all." (begin intro almost right on the word "all," don't delay) | last phrase | YES | quarter-note rhythm See Score at end |
Level I: Gen 6 or 7 (if full house) |
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| Hymns | Always announced from the pulpit | Sing all verses, even if text poetry is outside the staves; unless noted in program | Your choice; often first and/or last phrase | NO | Brisk tempo! Don't drag We are different from most churches. This is the most common comment about substitutes ("the hymns were too slow") |
Level I:
Gen 6 or 7; if interlude btwn last two verses, build up in last line to signal something's about to happen (e.g., open shades to expose reeds) |
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| Children's exit | Teachers
come forward (no music) Then announced: Children may go to their classes: play last phrase of Grey 413 (round: Go Now In Peace) |
Door closes after last child Total time, usually 1 minute |
After the congregation sings 413, you can do an Improvisation usually; watch for tardy kids lagging behind and/or descending from the balcony; Can be anything, or even repeat the 413 round (as long as the congregation doesn't think you're wanting them to sing another verse) | Improv or middle movement |
413 congr singing: Level I: Gen 1,2 |
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| LP Amen (*) |
"forever and ever Amen" | Chord: attacca on top of the "Amen" |
Choir Flute 8' CH shades half |
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| Ushers traveling music | something like: "will the ushers come forward", or "the morning offering will be taken" |
(about 10-15 seconds, ushers are in place up front) | Play one verse of We Give Thee But Thine Own(see score at end of this page) optional: transpose this to the key of the Offertory. |
Level I, Gen 1 or 2 or 3 | |||
| Offertory (or solo) | "May our gifts be acceptable..." | If accompanied |
If choir, Gen 1,2,3, |
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| Anthem (or solo) | (end of reading) | If accompanied | |||||
| (*)Choral benediction ("outtroit") | Minister's prayer: Amen; given from the front of the center aisle | chord (give quickly so congr won't leave) | usually yes | Choir Flute 8' CH shades half |
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| Postlude | end of prayer or chor. bene. | up to 5-8 mins. | Anything, typically big; can be improv. | Generally
Gen. 5,6,7 optional reeds |
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Typical Order of Service
SUNDAY May 00, 1900 10:30 A.M.
"Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." YODA
RED - organist involvement; BLUE do not happen if no choir or quartet
CONGREGATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
ORGAN PRELUDE Air, from Orchestral Suite in D J.S. Bach
CANDLELIGHTER
CHORAL INTROIT
CALL TO WORSHIP JONATHAN URSPRUNG
*COVENANT
In the love of truth
and in the spirit of Jesus
We unite for the worship of God and the service of all.
*DOXOLOGY
*RESPONSIVE READING 530 (gray)
*HYMN 203 (gray) "All Creatures of the Earth and Sky" WILLIAMS
BELOVED COMMUNITY REV. BARBARA MERRITT
(Children
in the 4th grade and younger, and their teachers, may go to their
classes)
CHILDREN'S EXIT: GO NOW IN PEACE 413 Grey (one time through)
COMMON PRAYER (insert)
SILENT MEDITATION
THE LORD'S PRAYER
CHORAL AMEN (chord intro if choir is singing)
OFFERTORY "Gigue" from Partitia No. 1 in Bb J.S. BACH
FIRST READING Proberbs 4:7-16, 18-21, 26-27
ANTHEM (or solo)
SECOND READING
*HYMN 295 (gray) "Sing Out Praises for the Journey" WESTMINSTER ABBEY
SERMON
*HYMN 302 (gray) "Children of the Human Race" SERVETUS
*BENEDICTION
CHORAL BENEDICTION (if accompanied)
ORGAN POSTLUDE Toccata LOUIS VIERNE
Scores for service music you'll need:
Offertory preparation - ushers' traveling music
Doxology near the beginning of the service
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