Music Workshop Topics

History of Music in the Church

Music in the church has truly changed and expanded over the years.  The days of traditional church music in a worship service is few but not unheard of.  Let’s explore the life of hymns, anthems, praise and worship, traditional and non-traditional music in the 21st century church.

Songwriting (Write Songs for your own choir)

This seminar introduces the possibility of a single choir member, choir director or worship leader composing, writing and/or creating original songs for praise and worship for his/her own choir.

Songwriting 101

This topic is intended to inspire and enhance it’s participants to write and develop their own music by teaching the basic components of writing a song.

Songwriting 500

This topic is designed primarily for the advanced songwriter who might be ready to put their songs to music and eventually sell or publish the songs.  Copyrights for personal music will be briefly discussed.

Choir Directors:   Performance vs. Message

Who really runs the music ministry in your choir? Is it the choir president, choir secretary, choir director, minister of music, Sister Lula or the Pastor of the church?  This seminar should help participants decide who should oversee the music ministry in your church.

Is Your Worship for Real?

Do you only feel the presence of God at church on Sunday?  Worship is not just intended for a church service.  This seminar will explore the meaning of true worship with God.  

Conducting Choir Business vs. Choir Rehearsal

Can choir business meeting and the choir rehearsal co-exist?

Who am I in the Choir as it relates to Ministry?

The individual gets an opportunity to take a personal look at the real reason they sing in the choir.  Is it for fame or recognition, because your mother made you or is your praise for real?

Let’s Define Ministry

M-I-N-I-S-T-R-Y: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE GOSPEL OF MINISTRY.  THIS AIN’T JUST ABOUT YOU...

Music Demonstration Intended for Praise?

Accomplished musicians will be able to demonstrate the role instruments play in the praise and worship service and how they can assist in destroying yokes or destroying a worship service.

PRAISE & WORSHIP: MY HOW TIME HAS CHANGED:  It’s Not Your Normal Devotion Time Anymore Deacons

If you grew up in a church regardless of the denomination, where the Devotion period (time when the deacons of the church would come to the front, sit at the table and call out a hymn and audience would respond) was part of the service opening, you must attend this seminar because Call & Response has really changed over the years.

Is there a Leader Inside of YOU?

Are you the one in the church that sits on the pew Sunday after Sunday wishing that was you up there leading the song with the choir singing background?  Are you the one that sings in the choir but is afraid to lead a song for fear of being laughed at or ridiculed?  Are you the choir member who never wants to hold an office in the choir but complains regularly about what needs to change?  If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you will not want to miss this class.

What’s wrong with the Soprano Section?

Does everyone else in the choir sound like they are singing wrong notes?  Is everyone else singing the sharps and you are singing the flats? Does the soprano or alto section seem to never sing their part correctly?  If so, the problem MIGHT not be the rest of the choirbut the problem MIGHT just lie in you.  You could be tone deaf and not know it.  There are techniques that will help you improve.

Where in the World is the Anointing?

Does it seem that the choirs in your church sing the most popular songs on radio today, but no one in the church including the choir members are affected or moved in anyway by the words of the song or its presentation?  However, each time a visiting choir comes to a service and sings the same songs to the same audience it seems like every one is left standing in high praise? Are you spending hours on end learning the most popular artist’s runs for your solo but it moves no one but you?  There is a reason!  Attend this class and discover how your spiritual preparation could enhance everybody’s praise this Sunday.

 50/50

Come and discuss TRC Entertainment’s 50/50 Theory of Music.  We believe that music/vocal performance may just be 50% Gift and 50% Determination.

Choir Etiquette (Robert’s Rules of Order–What is That?)

Do you or your choir members chew gum during rehearsals or performances?  Are you sitting down while everyone else is standing in the choir?  Do you have a problem with members speaking out of turn during meetings?  When may I remove my choir robe?  Why do I have to remain in the choir gallery while the Pastor presents his message?  Are you a sing and run choir member?  This class is designed for everyone who wants to see their choir get better spiritually and literally.

COPYRIGHTS

This class will explore how Copyright Laws might just affect your Sunday morning worship service.  What you do not know about songwriter protection and copyrights could cost your congregation millions.  (Not intended to discuss copyrighting your personal music)

VOCAL TECHNIQUES

Addresses basic breathing techniques, floor exercises, etc that could lead to better vocal performance and possibly better health and wellness.

VOCAL TRAINING

Although this class is usually intended for a one on one session with an experienced vocal instructor, it can be offered as a group training session.  The facilitator will present student(s) with various methods and demonstrations to improve singing diction and pronunciation.

PRAISE TEAM:  Who do they think they are?  Why do we need a praise team?

Let’s explore some questions that are plaguing many church congregations across the world.

HOLY HIP HOP:  IN CHURCH? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MINDS?

Open Discussion