There are a number of published resources available to guide organists and employers with reference to fees for regular and special services in places of worship. The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) carries out an annual survey of fees paid to organists and directors of music in places of worship – the largest of its kind in the UK. Musicians are asked about what they were paid for playing at regular services and also for special services such as weddings and funerals. As the survey results show considerable variation between rates paid in London and those paid in the rest…