Individual class registration is not required. Pick which classes you wish to attend, and show up. Workshop registration is encouraged as it helps us to appropriately plan for the numbers of people and the range of interests.
Classes listed are examples from last year. The page will be updated with current class options by January 2025.
General Interest
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Organ / Accompaniment
Choral / Vocal
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Primary / Nursery
Organ / Accompaniment
First-Aid For The Very Beginning Organist (Ramona Jones)
(aka The Band-aid Approach)
This class will provide ideas and helpful suggestions for those pianists who have recently been asked to be the organist at Church. Key differences between the organ and the piano, proper bench position, your organ console, organ memories, how to set pistons, expression shoes, melody coupler and bass coupler, working with your music director.
Tools for Transitioning from Pianist to Organist (Ramona Jones)
For the Church organist who wants to learn to play the organ correctly. The importance of organ shoes, 4 families of organ sounds, learning to play the pedals, fingering techniques, marking the score, registration ideas for different types of hymns as well as prelude/postlude, changing registration between verses, how to handle page turns, making your practice time count, etc.
Primary / Nursery
Primary (Stacie Wicks)
This class will explore ideas for helping children feel the spirit and engage in learning through primary music. Come away with activities that you can implement right away in your primary singing time and ways to successfully plan going forward.