The views of Edward W. Beals [TLC, Dec. 8], concerning membership in AAM, are my views also.

Although my parish can pay only a small salary for my services, I try to approach my position with the same "professionalism" of a full-time musician in a large church. I hold two college degrees in organ performance; I consider that my performing ability exceeds that of many "professional" organists in our church; I have been a member of the two nearest AGO chapters for perhaps 30 years; I have been a parish organist for most of that time; I chaired the diocesan commission on music and liturgy for about six years, during which time I regularly attended the annual conference of music and liturgy commission chairs.

Since the inception of AAM, I have casually suggested to four of its members that I would like to become a dues-paying member. But no invitation to join ever resulted, I suppose, because I am an amateur in a secular vocation. My contribution would be slight but my benefit great. Like Mr. Beals, I would like to support and I sense the need for an organization open to all Anglican musicians.

Roy Carey Carlsbad, N.M.