Chris Pillsbury – Putting Your Ministry on the Internet (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Do the words YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter raise your anxiety level? Ever wanted to post a video from your church on the internet?
Marva Dawn – What We Can Learn from the Early Church about Worship (2010 Alleluia Conference)
What practices from the early centuries of Christianity can teach us essential elements for our worship in the 21st century? Why have these pieces been lost…
Marva Dawn – Trinitarian Spirituality for a Fragmented World (2010 Alleluia Conference)
All religions have a creator of some sort; what difference does it make that Christianity is Trinitarian? Then, when the music, message,..
Charlotte McElroy – Purge the Peskiness from Part-Singing (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Explore proven techniques for teaching harmony from preparing the preschoolers’ ears to training older children to part-sing with ease. Remember: Success is in the process!
Charlotte McElroy – A Musical Buffet: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Colossians 3:15-17 transcends musical styles, current trends, and personal preferences. Learn to select, teach, and sing the gamut! Check out…
Charlotte McElroy – Purposeful Movement (2010 Alleluia Conference)
From preschool through older children, experience movements that teach and “count for something.” No harum scarum, just-fill-in-the-time stuff in this session!
Tim Studstill – This is My Story, This is My Song (2010 Alleluia Conference)
A discussion with music ministers who have given a lifetime to the ministry of music and leading people in worship. This session will help the bivocational and smaller church music minister develop a plan for longevity in ministry.
Tracy DePue – Strategies for Handbell Assignment (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Learn the various ways to assign 3, 4 and 5 octaves of handbells involving various numbers of ringers. We will also discuss strategies for placing ringers in certain positions…
Tracy DePue – Rehearsal Planning for Effective and Efficient Rehearsals (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Do you have a specific plan for rehearsals or do you shoot from the hip? We will discuss ways to plan out the rehearsal using score study techniques. We will also…
Tracy DePue – Ready to Take on Two Bells in One (2010 Alleluia Conference)
This class explores various multiple bell techniques – how to play them and how to teach them successfully.
Marva Dawn – MetaNarrative and the Recapitulation of the Cosmos (2010 Alleluia Conference)
What is the essential message of the Church, and why is it crucial for the sake of the world? Why is the timeless message of the Gospel exactly what…
Marva Dawn – Borderland Churches (2010 Alleluia Conference)
A Canadian author suggests that churches need to learn to live in the “borderlands”, where faith, other faiths, and unfaith intersect. This…
Marva Dawn – Are We Failing to Be the Church (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Critics use all kinds of measurements to proclaim that present-day churches in the U.S. are failing. This session will…
Charlotte McElroy – A Theology for Classroom Management (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Yes, you read correctly! Learn a classroom management approach modeled after Biblical concepts and God’s love for His people. Teach, transform, and…
Charlotte McElroy – The Best of the Best (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Must-do’s for preschool/children’s choir teachers! Discover or re-learn the BEST, time-proven strategies for long-term success…
Caia McCullar – Singing Hymns to Him (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Join us in exploring worship skills development through hymn study. After the Bible, the hymnal is our greatest source of theological knowledge and…
Trey Harper & John Lassitter – An Introduction to the Community and Music of Taize (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Through simple chants rooted within the context of a monastic tradition, Christians from around the world unite in one voice by singing praises to God at the Taize community in…
Alan Raines – You Are Your Choirs Only Voice Teacher (2010 Alleluia Conference)
As choral artists, we teach singing? it is “what we do!” We are the only connection that our singers have to proper vocal pedagogy.
Rebecca Prater – Youth Choir: The Trip (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Planning for the summer youth choir trip: youth choir camp, youth choir tour, or youth mission & music trip – “the pros and cons” and “the nuts and bolts.”
Tim Studstill – O For a Dozen Tongues to Sing (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Learning techniques to help smaller choirs sings well and enjoy an exciting and fulfilling ministry in the church today.
Tim Studstill – The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men (2010 Alleluia Conference)
A discussion of worship planning tools and how they can help the bivocational or smaller church musician’s plans stay on target or go awry.
Emily Snider – An Introduction to the Church Year (2010 Alleluia Conference)
This session is brief survey of the liturgical calendar. Many churches celebrate Christmas and Easter, but the church’s rich history provides year-round opportunities to emphasize almost every aspect of our faith.
Branon Dempsey – Worship Theology in Contemporary Songs (2010 Alleluia Conference)
A closer look at worship from a biblical perspective through our leading, singing and planning. – Music and Worship Is Not Synonymous – A Look At Authentic Biblical Worship…
Branon Dempsey – Leading Leaders & leading Teams (2010 Alleluia Conference)
How to develop effective leadership and team building through relational and intentional values. – How Does Your Music Ministry Garden Grow? – The Pastor and Worship Leader…
Michael Burkhardt – The Organist of the 21st Century: Leading the Dance (2010 Alleluia Conference)
This session will assist participants in interpreting the inherent dances of the assembly’s song at the organ through vocal and kinesthetic gestures and…
Michael Burkhardt – The Organist of the 21st Century: The Calling (2010 Alleluia Conference)
This session will focus on the call and various roles of the organist, namely, theologian, herald of the Gospel, educator, and leader of the assembly’s…
Charlotte McElroy – Stone Upon Stone & Get Your Ducks in a Row (2010 Alleluia Conference)
Understand the groundwork that must be established in preschool and younger children’s choirs. Learn teaching sequences for the elements of music as…
Caia McCullar – The Child’s Voice: A Unique Gift (2010 Alleluia Conference)
For many children, you will be their primary voice instructor! Review techniques of correct tone production, effective procedures for warming up the body and the voice…
Alan Raines – Equipping your Singers with the Skills to Phrase (2010 Alleluia Conference)
This session explores the role of musicality, artistry and expression in teaching your singers how to discover the phrase for themselves.
Terry York – Rehearsing More than Music (2010 Alleluia Conference)
“Rehearsing More Than Music” …The dynamics of choir rehearsal go far beyond practicing music. Come learn what else is being refined as brothers and sisters in Christ and choir work to “get it right.”
Terry York – Performing More than Music (2010 Alleluia Conference)
“Performing More Than Music”…What we learn anywhere becomes part of who we are everywhere. Come learn how choir rehearsal spreads its good work out into the broader life and work of the church…