Ward Pianist/Organist calling replaced?

I can't seem to find a Ward Pianist/Organist calling any more. Has this been replaced with "Accompanist"? Under the Music section, there is a "Priesthood Pianist or Organist", but not "Ward Pianist or Organist" calling.

We literally called a Ward Organist today -- and when I went to put them in, I realized that the calling does not appear to exist in the standard callings any more. Should it have been Accompanist? It has been a long time since we've made such a call, so I have no idea how long it has been. But when I search online, I see "Ward Pianist or Organist" mentioned all over the place -- but don't see it in the list of standard callings.

Thanks!

Just for more information... I do find this on the official site: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/cal ... c-callings

...but it appears to be outdated. It lists "Ward Organist or Pianist" as a calling, but then it also references "Chapter 14 of Handbook 2", which, of course, is out of date.

See Section 19.4.3.2 of the General Handbook, hopefully that will answer your question.

See Section 19.4.3.2

Thanks for the pointer. I'm always amazed when I go back to the Handbook, at details I didn't remember being there. Of course given the nature of online docs, it may be that it's new info, but I'm sure sometimes it's been there for a few years and I just wasn't aware. It's good to see how the current music callings are organized and described.

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For those that stumble across this in the future... "Ward Pianist or Organist" is out/old and "Ward Accompanist" is in/current. (And a bunch of pages on the official website that are not the Handbook itself still have the old/outdated information.)

It is imperative to have organist changed to accompanist in the ward directory. This is how we get emails and kindoo access to our meeting houses, to practice as the system wont recognize "organist" as a calling anymore.

maynarddog wrote: Thu Feb 26, 2026 1:50 am It is imperative to have organist changed to accompanist in the ward directory. This is how we get emails and kindoo access to our meeting houses, to practice as the system wont recognize "organist" as a calling anymore.

More precisely, it needs to be one of the standard positions selected from a list and not a custom position where the title is typed in. Custom positions carry no access rights. That's true of all callings, not just the music ones.

maynarddog wrote: Thu Feb 26, 2026 1:50 am It is imperative to have organist changed to accompanist in the ward directory. This is how we get emails and kindoo access to our meeting houses, to practice as the system wont recognize "organist" as a calling anymore.

If you're wanting the change made in your ward, then you'll need to talk to the ward clerk.