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Interest sessions will be repeated so that you can attend as many as possible. You do not need to indicate your choices when you register. You can make your own schedule when you arrive. Workshop descriptions will be added as they come in.
Contemporary Worship Trends and Tips (Janelle Rogers)
Reading Sessions and Choir Recruitment Ideas (Amy Blosser)
Handbell Techniques and Trends (Jared Ogier)
The Aging Voice: What Can Be Done to Slow This Down? (Dr. C. Andrew Blosser)
The aging voice is something that every church choir director will encounter. This session will address the inevitable and give exercises and strategies to help your aging singers sound their best.
Canadian Church Music (Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt)
Composition 101 for Church Musicians (Dr. Tim Sarsany)
Dr. Sarsany will explore arranging and compositional techniques that help create music that is both impactful and approachable for church choirs. In this session, he will showcase not only his own arrangements and compositions but also highlight works by other arrangers and composers that are particularly well suited for church settings. Additionally, Dr. Sarsany will discuss the use of descants and strategies for adapting music to fit the resources and needs of church musicians.
DEI and Justice (Rev. John Girard & Dr. Amanda Udis-Kessler)
Old Tunes New Texts (Dr. Amanda Udis-Kessler)
Your congregation loves those old tunes, but not that old theology! Be not afraid – there are resources available for just this situation. This interest session will help you track down new hymn texts that can be sung to those well-known melodies. You will also learn tips and tricks for writing new hymn texts yourself – a great way to make sure the hymn text lines up perfectly with the sermon or other service element.
Choral Music Reading Session
Thursday at 3:50 pm
Handbell Music Reading Session
Thursday at 3:50 pm
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