VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

You don’t have to play an instrument to be a rockstar. Musicians On Call is accepting applications for both Volunteer Guides and Volunteer Musicians in areas across the United States.

Musicians On Call has programs across the country, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, San Jose, and Washington, D.C.

Click here to view a list of our locations.  

Don’t see your area listed? Musicians On Call is working to develop technology that will help us expand. Click here to become a champion for Musicians On Call and tell us about your interest in volunteering in your area.

Become a Volunteer Guide

What Do Volunteer Guides Do?
Musicians On Call Volunteer Guides escort Volunteer Musicians room-to-room during the Musicians On Call Bedside Performance Programs within healthcare facilities. Volunteer Guides ask patients if they feel like hearing a song and introduce the musicians prior to their performances at patients’ bedsides. You do not need to be musically inclined or a performer to be a Volunteer Guide, you just need to have a passion for music as part of the healing process.

The Volunteer Guide is the “eyes and ears” of Musicians On Call during the Bedside Performance Program as well as the liaison between the hospital and the Volunteer Musician. Most importantly, each Volunteer Guide is assigned to a specific healthcare facility and learns the protocols, policies and expectations of the facility in which they volunteer and are responsible for making sure these guidelines are upheld during the program. Musicians On Call provides on-site training to help the Volunteer Guides gain a level of comfort as they interact with the musicians, caregivers, patients, and their family and friends.

Musicians On Call is actively looking for Volunteer Guides in the cities listed below. If you do not see your city listed, you are still welcome to apply, though we may have a waitlist in your area:

● Bronx ● Los Angeles ● Memphis ● Miami/Hollywood, FL ● Milwaukee ● New Orleans ● New York ● Phoenix ● Raleigh ● San Francisco ● San Jose ● Springfield, MO ● Staten Island ●

Become a Volunteer Musician

What Do Volunteer Musicians Do?
Musicians On Call Volunteer Musicians deliver the healing power of music by going room-to-room to perform acoustically for patients, their families and staff during Musicians On Call’s Bedside Performance Program. Musicians On Call serves patients from a wide demographic including infants to the elderly affected by conditions that keep them hospitalized for in-patient care, or alternatively, hospice or long-term care. Volunteer Musicians are always accompanied by a trained Musicians On Call Volunteer Guide who is familiar with each hospital’s protocols and procedures. While nearly all performances are in patients’ rooms, occasionally a musician may play for small groups (in the lobby, dining room, etc.).

Musicians On Call is actively looking for Volunteer Musicians in the cities listed below. If you do not see your city listed, you are still welcome to apply, though we may have a waitlist in your area:

● Bronx ● Boston ● Cincinnati ● Charlotte ● Denver ● Las Vegas ● Memphis ● Miami/Hollywood, FL ● Milwaukee ● New Orleans ● Raleigh ● San Jose ● Springfield, MO ● Staten Island ● Washington, D.C. ●

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