The Leadership Program for Musicians

The Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM) is a national teaching ministry giving church musicians an increased sense of vocational awareness and the tools and resources to help congregations sing well and participate actively in worship.

How much could these LPM courses help you...in your job, in your worship, in your personal life?

Liturgy and Music: Foundations for Christian Worship (Saturday)
This wide-ranging course surveys the rich liturgical traditions of the member churches and explores the church
year, lectionary, and theology of each service with practical applications for the participants.

Principles of Choral Leadership (Saturday)
This course develops the student’s skills as a leader of choral singing through sessions on choral conducting and voice training.

Teaching New Music to the Congregation (Friday)
This course offers a systematic and successful way to introduce tomorrow’s classics to a congregation.

Philosophy of Church Music I (and II) (Saturday)
This course will help you affirm or redefine your thinking about the nature and role of music in worship with candid and sometimes contradictory readings across the ages to inspire lively discussions. (Offered both years)

Click here to download a copy of the LPM brochure.

2011-2012 Class Dates: Sept. 9-10, Oct. 14-15, Nov. 11-12, 2011, Jan. 13-14, and Feb. 10-11. 2012

Times: Friday nights 7:00-9:15 pm; Saturdays 8:30 am-3:45 pm.

Location: Richmond area

Contact: Nellwyn Beamon, LPM Coordinator.
Weekday 757-423-6715, Evening 757-420-8280
Email: office@Ascension-Norfolk.org OR nadezhda@quixnet.net.

Spring Workshop: Music that Makes Community

March 10, 2012
Church of the Holy Comforter, Richmond

Music that Makes Community is a movement in the church, rekindling an ancient practice of singing - a way of music making that has been central to folk traditions for centuries. It is simple, faithful and traditional. Singing without the use of books or screens, rather relying on human to human communication, creates community in a powerful and unique way. This workshop will explore ways to incorporate this kind of singing into our regular liturgies, as well as stretching some boundaries. A wide variety of music will be sung and basic techniques for leading will be introduced.

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