Music Ministry Workshop

  • Thursday, April 30, 2015 - Friday, May 1, 2015




  • Featuring:
    Timothy R. Smith

  • Time:
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Description:
    Topics Covered:

    •Ministry of a liturgical musical ensemble

    •Creating a vibrant instrumental arrangement with just a lead sheet (or with limited written material)

    • Role of the cantor vs. song leader

    • Creating musical hospitality that encourages assembly singing

    • Arranging and pacing mantra refrains w/ progressively added & subtracted layers of instrumental & vocal harmony (i.e.Taize)

    • Choral rehearsal techniques

    • Keyboard and instrumental improvisational techniques

    • Teaching vocal harmony parts without repeatedly running each part separately

    • Efficiently providing support material from each rehearsal

    • Broad survey of music Local Musicians, parish & school choral groups are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to work with this composer and clinician to enhance your own ministry!

    Please contact event host for further details.

  • Location:
    Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
    8500 Main St
    Williamsville, NY, US

  • Additional information:
    Maureen Poulin
    716.847.5514
     mpoulin@buffalodiocese.org
    http://www.nativityharrishill.org/

  • Add to calendar 2015-04-30 2015-05-01 America/Los_Angeles Music Ministry Workshop Topics Covered: <p>•Ministry of a liturgical musical ensemble</p> <p>•Creating a vibrant instrumental arrangement with just a lead sheet (or with limited written material)</p> <p>• Role of the cantor vs. song leader</p> <p>• Creating musical hospitality that encourages assembly singing</p> <p>• Arranging and pacing mantra refrains w/ progressively added & subtracted layers of instrumental & vocal harmony (i.e.Taize)</p> <p>• Choral rehearsal techniques</p> <p>• Keyboard and instrumental improvisational techniques</p> <p>• Teaching vocal harmony parts without repeatedly running each part separately </p> <p>• Efficiently providing support material from each rehearsal</p> <p>• Broad survey of music Local Musicians, parish & school choral groups are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to work with this composer and clinician to enhance your own ministry!</p> Please contact event host for further details. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 8500 Main St, Williamsville NY, US Maureen Poulin mpoulin@buffalodiocese.org YYYY-MM-DD