Electives

Vocal Technique for Ensemble Singing – An elective to help singers and conductors understand the voice  (Sun and Mon sequential) - Michael Fulcher

Rehearsal Techniques for Singing Groups and Choirs – making ordinary singers sound extraordinary (Tue and Wed sequential) - Graeme Morton

Singing the psalms in worship – styles, approaches and repertoire (Thurs and Fri sequential) – Presenter TBA

Basic Pipe Organ Maintenance – How to keep your instrument trim until the next tuning (Sun and Mon sequential) - Simon Pierce

Plainsong (Gregorian Chant)  Tuesday repeated Wednesday – Presenter TBA

Understanding Renaissance and Baroque Performance Styles – what every singer and conductor needs to know (Thurs and Friday sequential) Presenter TBA

The Bach Cantatas for the New Year and Epiphany – An exegesis (Sun and Mon sequential)  – Neal Nuske

Sacred Music’s Modern Masters – an exploration of modern Artmusic in the church (Tue and Wed sequential) – Emily Cox

3a - RSCM and You – A look at the services RSCM offers its members – Lindsay Gray (Thurs. only)
3b – Voice for Life in Australia – A look at the RSCM training programme and its resources – (Friday only)

Hands on Handbells – A session in which you get to play handbells and also discover where to access bell players for performances in your church – Carmel Daveson
(Handbell sessions may be sequential for those who want to maximize this experience – alternatively sign up for 2 days and do other electives on the other 4 days

Hands on Handbells – A session in which you get to play handbells and also discover where to access bell players for performances in your church – Carmel Daveson
(Handbell sessions may be sequential for those who want to maximize this experience – alternatively sign up for 2 days and do other electives on the other 4 days

Hands on Handbells – A session in which you get to play handbells and also discover where to access bell players for performances in your church – Carmel Daveson
(Handbell sessions may be sequential for those who want to maximize this experience – alternatively sign up for 2 days and do other electives on the other 4 days

Selecting and implementing music for All-Age Worship  (Sun and Mon sequential) – Ralph Morton

Music Resources and Reading Session with special emphasis on Catholic Worship  (Tue and Wed sequential) – Presenter TBA

For Cantors and Worship Leaders: What to sing and how to sing it (Thurs repeated Fri)– Presenter TBA

Working in the Church
Ia - Recruiting Musicians for Church-Graeme Morton (Sunday)
Ib - Leadership in church and community music – Practical advice on managing people and programmes –Ralph Morton and Alex Dixon (Monday)

I took my saxophone to church and nobody asked me to play – How to use instrumentalists in your church –(Tue and Wed sequential) Michael Faragher

Dealing with Performance Anxiety (Thurs repeated Friday) – Ralph Morton

Conducting Classes (Sun and Mon sequential)  - Emily Cox
(In Conducting Classes you stay with one tutor for 2 days, then sign up for conducting again, with a different tutor, or choose other elective topics entirely)

Conducting Classes (Tue and Wed sequential)   - Michael Fulcher
(In Conducting Classes you stay with one tutor for 2 days, then sign up for conducting again, with a different tutor, or choose other elective topics entirely)

Conducting Classes (Thu and Fri sequential)  -Graeme Morton
(In Conducting Classes you stay with one tutor for 2 days, then sign up for conducting again, with a different tutor, or choose other elective topics entirely)

Improving your organ technique/skill (for the elementary organist)  (Sun and Mon sequential) - Robert Boughen

Midi  for the Church Musician – A look at the possibilities of midi-technology (Tues and Wed sequential) -. Jim Clinch

Improvising at the keyboard - advanced  (Sun and Mon sequential) – Rupert Jeffcoat

Improvising at the keyboard – elementary (Tues and Wed sequential)
Robert Boughen

Hymn Playing – More than just notes  (Thurs and Fri sequential) – Robert Boughen

How to read music – Judy Fromyhr (4 sequential with sessions –S/M/T/W)

How to read music  (continuing the sessions on Sun and Mon) – Judy Fromyhr

Vocal Masterclasses (singers and observers) – Tony Funk (Choose one or both sessions)

Vocal Masterclasses (singers and observers) – Tony Funk (Choose one or both sessions)

Organ Masterclass – Christopher Wrench. It is assumed that many of the International Organ Course would take this elective, joined by others from the other strands as observers. (Choose one or both sessions)

Organ Masterclass –  Rupert Jeffcoat. It is assumed that many of the International Organ Course would take this elective, joined by others from the other strands as observers. (Choose one or both sessions)

Organ Masterclass –  Michael Fulcher It is assumed that many of the International Organ Course would take this elective, joined by others from the other strands as observers. (Choose one or both sessions)

Suffer Little Children to Sing Unto Me – Nicholas Bannan
(the single Sunday session is repeated Monday). This session partners well with the treble Music Resources session (see below)

Working with adolescent boys and the changing voice – Nicholas Bannan (the single Tuesday session is repeated Wednesday).
This session partners well with the flexible and adolescent Music Resources session (see below)

Why Christians don’t sing – remedies for mute congregations - Nicholas Bannan (the single Thurs repeated Fri)

Music Resources and Reading Session – music for treble children’s and adult choirs (the single Sunday session is repeated Monday and partners well with “Suffer little children”)-Presenter TBA

Music Resources and Reading Session – flexible voicings  including music for adolescent voices – Lindsay Gray
(the single Tuesday session is repeated Wednesday and partners well with “Working with adolescent boys and changing voices”)

Music Resources and Reading Session – SATB
(the single Thursday session is repeated Friday) Presenter TBA