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March 18-22 Dallas, TX

7:30 am - 12:00 pm Junior High/Middle School Choirs Music in Worship

R&R Deep Dive R&R Deep Dive
Registration Open

Sheraton Dallas Hotel OPEN TO BOTH TRACKS OPEN TO BOTH TRACKS
Grand Hall First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church
Crossroads Sanctuary

8:00 am - 8:50 am Dive in the Middle: Everyone Has a Place in the Choir!
Deep Dive into JH/MS Repertoire Music for Diverse Worship Styles
Contemporary A Cappella Choirs
Have you ever been at a point
Today’s worshipping communities
R&R Deep Dive where you’re just not sure where often find several ways to make
OPEN TO BOTH TRACKS to begin with teaching a piece of participatory music making possible.
music? Maybe you think a piece is too The panel of composers and music
First United Methodist Church difficult for your choir, or you’re not directors will explore music from
Upper Room (3rd Floor) sure if you, can handle the challenge. traditional anthems with choir and
Join Clinton (Hardy) Ferrie, ACDA organ to reimagined settings of Latin
Building Expressive, Versatile Singers JH/MS National R&R Chair, as he texts and anthems for soloists, guitar,
through Contemporary A Cappella presents several selections to use in and congregational response. Each
your middle-level choral classroom. panel member will introduce anthems
Come explore contemporary a He will break down these pieces to appropriate for various worship
cappella repertoire as a foundational provide instructional ways to teach settings with multiple possibilities,
tool to help teach healthy and each piece, including a description including intergenerational/multi-
stylistically appropriate pop singing! of what type and level of choir can generational choirs, small groups, and
In this session we will analyze handle each piece. There will be different instrumentations.
and sing several pop a cappella pieces for treble, tenor-bass, and
arrangements, as well as discuss mixed choirs. He will also present on Presenters: Kyle Pederson, Jennaya
best practices for teaching in this different styles of teaching so you can Robison, Zanaida Robles, and
style. Participants will gain a better see a diverse approach in how success Tom Trenney
understanding of the construction of can happen in the middle school/
popular arrangements, the technique junior high choir room.
necessary to sing pop genres with Show Choirs
authenticity and ease, and where to Presenter: Clinton (Hardy) Ferrie
find arrangements for both large and R&R Deep Dive
select ensembles. OPEN TO BOTH TRACKS

Presenter: Rob Dietz Moody Performance Hall
Auditorium
Show Choir Deep Dive

Join us as we DIVE into some new
and exciting contemporary pieces
that are accessible to all levels of

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