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HANDBELL TECHNIQUES FROM A TO Z Dave Harris
This session covers every one-bell technique we know of, starting with the proper ringing stroke. This is a good class for beginning ringers or ringers who may not have been exposed to many of the different techniques.
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PSALMS BEYOND THE RESPONSE: INTEGRATING PSALMODY INTO OUR LITURGY AND LIVES John Kyler and Karen Schneider Kirner
So often we think of psalmody only in the form of the Responsorial Psalm. This session will explore opportunities to integrate psalms into Sunday worship beyond just the Liturgy of the Word and demonstrate accessible ways to cultivate a spirituality of psalm singing within the greater parish community.
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SOUND REINFORCEMENT FOR LITURGICAL MUSICIANS Ciro N. Ramirez
Many liturgical musicians use sound systems in their ministries but often have little training in the nuts and bolts of how they work. This session will cover the basics of these systems and will help the attendees understand how best to use microphones, mixers, and speakers to enhance liturgy. The information provided can also help musicians offer input to the specification and installation of new equipment in their churches.
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WHAT I WISH I KNEW THEN... TIPS FOR NEW MUSIC DIRECTORS Holly Smith-Brooks
Do you have questions about managing rehearsals, developing and organizing a music library, recruiting new choir members, and keeping the ones that you have? New directors (and not so new!) are always looking for some guidance. Join this director as she shares her experiences and offers suggestions for building successful music ministers.
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THE INTANGIBLES OF A SUCCESSFUL CHORAL PROGRAM, PART 1 Paul French
From assessments/auditions to warm-up strategies, and so much in between (recruitment/retention, creative repertoire selection, navigating relations with the pastor and prickly personalities, intonation issues, balancing the musical/spiritual/ social dimensions, budgets/funding, the challenges of involving professionals in an essentially volunteer environment, etc.), these workshops will explore the myriad big and little things that help to create a “culture of success”.
Breakout B1
WHAT DOES REPRESENTATION LOOK LIKE IN OUR LITURGIES? AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? To Be Announced
This session explores the hopeful yet challenging question of representation in the music we sing and the ways we pray as communities of faith. What does authentic representation and the elevation of women’s voices, Black voices, non-English- speaking voices mean for our worship and our Church? How do we incorporate without appropriating? What do we risk and what do we lose when we let passive familiarity and fear win? Come discover a richness of repertoire and new ways we can be living waters of hope for all.
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DARE TO LOVE: HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN OUR CHURCH IS DIVIDED ON ISSUES BEYOND MUSICAL STYLES John Angotti
Breaking bread is the central place where we can dialogue in peace to lay down our pride and focus on the mission of Jesus to go forth to love and serve the Lord through loving and serving each other. Even with the difficult divisions, Jesus still dares us to love anyway.
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