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East Coast Christian Community Music Festival |
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Bringing Together Church and Community Through Music |
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WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS WORKSHOPS
Thursday 19th November
Venue: Christ Church Bridlington
Special Workshops for Schools conducted by Opera North as part of the Sing Up Bridlington Project. Four session will take place on Thursday 19th November led by Em Whitfield-Brooks and experienced vocal leader. Operas North will be preparing students for the Festival of SMaking (see Festival at The Spa). Opera North will also be working with the U3A Entertainers Choir in preparation for the Opening Concert of the Festival.
The following workshops are FREE.
Saturday 21st November Time: 11:00 – 12:30am (Registration 10:30am) Workshops Available
1. Guitar Workshops with Elaine Axon 11:00am Beginners 11:45 Intermediates
2. Singing Workshop Open to all
3. String Players Workshop with Ben Couper 11:00am Beginners 11:45 Intermediates
Venue: Christ Church Community Services Key Centre
Guitar workshop 1. Open to complete beginners, bring along own their acoustic guitars covers tuning basic chords, strums & maybe a song.
Guitar workshop 2. Includes Introduction to finger pick accompaniment styles playing advances chords. Elaine is an experienced qualified teacher of music having taught in a number of East Coast secondary schools. She is involved with folk music and specialises in the teaching of guitar.
Singing workshop. Open to everyone singers and those who would like to explore singing for pleasure. Check the web site for further details.
String workshop 1. Open to complete beginners. This entertaining session will be great fun for new string players.
String Workshop 2. This takes a broad look at difference styles of violin playing from classical to Jazz. A very competent violin player Ben holds a BA (Hons) and a MMus from Leeds College of Music. In addition he holds a teaching diploma and has the enthusiasm to inspire players of all ages. chool Music
SEMINARS Saturday 21st November All Seminars are FREE
Seminar 1. Worship Leaders Experiences
Time: 11:00 –12:30am Registration 10:30am Speaker: See About the Seminar Facilitator: Richard Walker Vicar Elloughton & Brough W. Brantingham. Venue: Christ Church Bridlington
About the Seminar 1 This seminar has been designed specifically for worship leaders and leaders involved in organising and developing worship groups. It offers unique opportunity for church worship leaders and choir leaders to learn from the experiences of others in an interactive and informal setting. Contributions Kim Fuller Driffield Christian Fellowship, Jane Cheesebrough All Saints Hunmanby, Angie Lee New Life Hull, Andy Jefferson Christ Church Bridlington, and Richard Bradbury Beverley Community Church. Places are limited so pre-registration is recommended.
Seminar 2.
Worship with a Purpose
Time: 1:15 – 3:00pm Registration 1:00pm Speaker: Jonathan Couper Vicar Christ Church, Bridlington. Facilitator: Rob Parker Worship Leader Christ Church, Venue: Christ Church Bridlington
About the Seminar 2 This seminar is open to everyone especially those who are involved in music in a church setting including worship leaders, worship band members, choir leaders, choir members and members of congregations with an interest in the role of music in church worship. It has been designed to explore the role worship plays in the modern congregational setting. The purpose of worship times including the dynamics, interaction, sensitivity and personal impact will be explored. This will be an interactive seminar inter-dispersed with periods of worship
Seminar 3
Practical Musicianship in a Church Environment
Time: 3:30 – 4:30pm Lead by n:lights Burniston Methodist Church Facilitator: Dr Anthony Clarke. Musical Director Bridlington Churches Together Choir Venue: Christ Church Bridlington . About the Seminar 3 This session will be led by n:lights who come to us with experience of leading worship at Easter People, Summer Fire, Spring Harvest and other events around the country. At these events they have conducted workshops on this subject. By taking a limited number of songs they will demonstrate how to develop suitable arrangements, the blend of instruments and voice, the use of improvisation. The aim is to give worship bands ideas they can then develop in their own setting. This is an interactive session that allows delegates to ask questions and comments. This workshop is for all involved in church worship bands either as singers or instrumentalists |