Topics: • Forming a children’s choir; • Utilizing Catholic hymnody; • Training in polyphony; • Printing Gregorian scores; • Repertoire ideas for choirs; • The indispensable “key” to working with amateur choirs; • Much more!
Tentative schedule for Monday 8:00am • “How to create multitrack recordings” (Part 1) 9:00am • “Gregorian chant according to the manuscripts &helpful (free) resources” 10:30am • “Helpful tips for beginning a children’s choir” 11:30am • {Lecture during catered lunch} “The problems—but unique opportunities—of being a choir director in the USA” 1:00pm • Youth Choir Seminar (Part 1) 2:30pm • Unlocking the secrets of music notation software 3:30pm • Plainsong rehearsal divided by gender 4:30pm • Catered dinner 5:30pm • Sung Vespers in the Church 6:00pm • Mass in the Church Required : 6:45pm • Polyphonic Rehearsal
(bumping this thread because I can't think of anything to post at ccw, and it's soooo hot here)
New crowdfunding initiative - maybe need a separate thread for Lenten Almsgiving ideas!
If you think the west coast symposium a good idea, but maybe can't attend yourself, chip in for scholarships. Aiming to raise $2500 by the feast of the Annunciation.
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