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ALCM Post Conference • Master Classes & Denomination Classes
Have you ever left a summer conference full of ideas, but not sure if you have the skills you need to implement them in the fall, back home? Have you ever met an inspiring teacher, who you trusted, and wished you had time to study with them, to give you some honest input to improve your skills, but you lacked the opportunity or time? If you have had these thoughts then we have created a solution for you next August with the ALCM Seattle 2011 Post-Conference. The idea was developed more than a year ago, when Seattle was being scouted as the sight of our next national conference. The planning team dreamed of creating a one day event when ALCM members and local musicians could take intensive, hands on classes for part of a day, learning from top notch musicians in specific areas. Thank goodness, at that time, some nationally known musicians embraced the idea right then and agreed to be teachers, including worship leaders from our denominations. Our placement in Seattle allowed us to recruit other local musicians also known nationally and regionally for their skill and artistry in their areas. But that was not enough; what we really were looking for were clinicians who were also enthusiastic teachers with experience. The result is our Post Conference event, on Thursday, August 4, 2011, with seven master teachers covering a number of topics in morning and afternoon sessions.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
8:30 am – 12:00 noon
Master Classes
A1 Organ: Hymn Playing and Service Repertoire
David Dahl, Professor of Music and University Organist Emeritus at Pacific Lutheran University
A2 Choral: Advanced Choral Conducting
Richard Nace, choir director, Mount Cross Lutheran, Tacoma, WA
A3 Drumming: African and Latin Percussion
Lacey Brown, professional drummer and musician, Church of the Apostles, Seattle, WA
A4 Contemporary: Creating a Praise Band
Mark Glaeser, Minister of Music, Christ Lutheran, Charlotte, NC
Scott Barker, former member of Bells of the Sound, Seattle, WA and chair, AGEHR Area X
Denomination Classes
D1 ELCA: Building the Liturgy from the Inside Out
Scott Weidler, Associate Director for Worship for the ELCA
D2 LC-MS: Worship Leadership - Engaging People in the Worship Space and the Song
David A. Johnson, Director of Worship Arts for Concordia Publishing House
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Master Classes
B1 Organ: Hymn Playing and Service Repertoire (repeat of morning class)
David Dahl, Professor of Music and University Organist Emeritus at Pacific Lutheran University
B2 Choral: Beginning Choral Conducting
Richard Nace, professor, University of Puget Sound and choir director, Mount Cross Lutheran, Tacoma, WA
B3 Drumming: African and Latin Percussion
Lacey Brown, professional drummer and musician, Church of the Apostles, Seattle, WA
B4 Contemporary: Repertoire and Performance
Mark Glaeser, Minister of Music, Christ Lutheran, Charlotte, NC
Scott Barker, former member of Bells of the Sound, Seattle, WA and chair, AGEHR Area X
Denomination Classes
D3 ELCA: Journey from Ash Wednesday to Easter
Scott Weidler, Associate Director for Worship for the ELCA
David A. Johnson, Director of Worship Arts for Concordia Publishing House
