Block A - Wednesday, 10:30 - 11:45 AM
A 01 The Cantor as Leader of Prayer
Melanie B. Coddington and Jim
Hansen
Reflect on the vocation of the cantor to lead
and foster the prayer of the assembly.
A 02 The Piano in the Liturgy
Nancy J. Deacon
Discover how the piano leads and serves the
assembly.
A 03 Service and Hymn Playing to Lead
Assembly Song
Bob McMurray
Techniques to help you lead the assembly from
the organ.
A 04 The Singing Guitarist
Gael F. Berberick, Kevin Keil, and
Barney Walker
Bring your guitar for a hands-on workshop
designed to help those who lead ensembles or
need a new approach to singing while playing.
A 05 Tradition, Age, and Culture
Jaime Cortez
Much needs to be considered when
planning multicultural worship. Explore
how ethnic culture, age, and tradition
interact in your planning.
A 06 The Order of Christian Funerals:
Music That Comforts
David J. Anderson
Resources to help celebrate the Order of
Christian Funerals.
A 07 Conductor and Organist
James W. Kosnik
Tools for deciding when to conduct and how
to alter a score to do so.
A 08 Changes in Culture, Liturgy, and
Style Require Listening
Stephen Petrunak
Practical communication skills needed for
ministry, especially in the midst of the changes
we face.
A 09 Children’s Choir Development and
Techniques
Katherine Plank
Techniques to assist the development of your
children’s choir, from recruitment through
maintenance.
A 10 Young People Choosing Church: A
Sense of Belonging
Tony Alonso
For youth and youth leaders: Join us as we
uncover the deeper ways to help young people
know that they truly have a place in the life
and liturgy of the Church.
A 11 The Singing Presider
Anthony DiCello
Resources to help clergy sing the liturgy.
A 12 Choir Directing Basics
Paul French
The patterns, the music, and more!
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Block
B - Thursday, 10:30 - 11:45 AM
B 01 Body and Voice Make a Difference
Melanie B. Coddington and Jim
Hansen
Explore how the cantor’s body and voice can
invite or inhibit assembly participation.
B 02 Piano Repertoire for the Church Year
Nancy J. Deacon
Music that will serve the liturgy the whole year
through.
B 03 Organ Improvisation
Alan J. Hommerding
Practical tools to help your creative juices flow
at the organ.
B 04 The Liturgical Guitarist
Stephen Petrunak
Tools that will foster guitar playing in the
service of the liturgy.
B 05 New Texts: The Order of Mass and
the Hymns We Sing
Robert J. Batastini
Explore the various issues involved with the
pending textual changes in The Roman Missal
and the importance of the hymns we sing.
B 06 Foundations of Liturgy Preparation
Steven R. Janco
The basics one needs for planning parish liturgy.
B 07 Score Preparation for Choir
Directors
Paul French
Tools to make your preparation more
beneficial for you and your singers.
B 08 Working with Hispanic Musicians
Andy Andino
Practical tools for working with Hispanic
musicians, whether you are Hispanic or not.
B 09 Children’s Choir Resources
Lee Gwozdz
Musical resources for your children’s choir.
B 10 Young People Choosing Church: A
Sense of Meaning
Tony Alonso
For youth and youth leaders: Join us as we
uncover the deeper ways to help young people
find meaning in the life and liturgy of the Church.
B 11 Preaching the Same Christ in the
Face of Change
Thomas M. Dragga
Change is a constant in the liturgy, the church,
the political arena, and our land. Explore how
to preach in ways that can help change be a
positive force in life.
B 12 Planning Sunday and Seasons: Music
to Sing the Year
Kelly Dobbs Mickus
This session will concentrate on ritual music to sing the liturgical year through.
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Block
C - Thursday, 3:00 - 4:15 PM
C 01 Vocal Skills for the Cantor
Mary Lynn Pleczkowski
Practical tools to help you care for your voice
and lead your assembly.
C 02 I Can Play That Style! I Can!
Paul Tate
Various styles of music need not daunt you.
Practical tools to play the piano in a variety
of styles.
C 03 Conducting from the Organ Console
David J. Anderson
Tools to help you conduct from the console,
when necessary.
C 04 Everything and the Kitchen Sink
Barney R. Walker, Gael Berberick,
and Kevin Keil
A crash course in arranging and orchestration for
a full ensemble consisting of piano, bass, drum,
guitar, brass, strings, and auxiliary percussion.
C 05 What Do New Documents Require?
Steven R. Janco
Discover the practical implications of recent
liturgical documents including Sing to the Lord.
C 06 Music for Initiation
Christopher Walker
Discover the riches of the initiation rites
by exploring the repertoire that helps to
celebrate them.
C 07 Choral Development for All Ages
Lee Gwozdz
Come to appreciate all that is required for the
development of good choral sound.
C 08 Hearing and Enculturating Church
Documents
Alan J. Hommerding
Explore how to read church documents and
how to put them into practice in our liturgical
and musical choices.
C 09 Using the Resources Our Youth Bring
Stephen Petrunak
Discover the gifts our youth bring to liturgical
ministry and how to utilize them.
C 10 Practical Skills for Young
Guitarists, Vocalists and Pianists.
Steve Angrisano, Andy Andino,
and Gary Jaskulski
A clinic for youth: guitarists will gather with Andy,
vocalists with Gary and pianists with Steve.
C 11 Praying for Peace: In the Parish, in
the City, in the World
Raymond G. East
Models and resources to help your community
pray for peace.
C 12 The Liturgical Bookshelf
Joseph Fortuna
Familiarize yourself with the books helpful for
planning the church’s liturgy.
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Block
D - Friday, 9:15 - 10:30 AM
D 01 Preparing for the Basic Cantor
Certificate
Mary Lynn Pleczkowski
The how, the why, and the what of this
important certification that NPM offers.
D 02 Beyond the Basics
Paul Tate
Techniques for the more advanced pianist.
D 03 Repertoire for the Church Year
James W. Kosnik
Organ repertoire that will serve the liturgy the
whole year through.
D 04 Perfect Blend
Kevin Keil, Gael Berberick, and
Barney Walker
A workshop that helps incorporate a
multitude of instruments into your ensemble
without overpowering the vocalists.
D 05 We Are What We Pray
Alan J. Hommerding
Discover what the texts we pray say about who
we are and how we are to live.
D 06 Caring for the Self to Care for the
Community
Christopher Walker
Love your neighbor as yourself. Discover how self
care will enable you to care better for those you serve.
D 07 Lectionary Anthem Project Year B
Timothy Dyksinski
Choral music of various styles, periods, and
publishers that relates to the Scriptures of the day.
D 08 Resources to Help Your Community
Sing and Pray as One
Jaime Cortez
Musical resources that will foster unity in
diversity in multicultural settings.
D 09 Mentoring Youth and Adults into
Music Ministry
Gary M. Jaskulski
Practical skills for inviting and guiding the young and
the “young at heart” into liturgical music ministry.
D 10 Just Practices and Directors of
Music Ministries
Kathryn Mumy
Discover just practices that will be of help to
you and those you serve.
D 11 Our Music, Our Spiritual Director
Bob Hurd
The music we sing and lead feeds our
spirituality and that of the people we serve.
D 12 Resources for the Small or Rural
Choir
Mary Jo Quinn, SCL
Repertoire for the choir with small resources
but large commitment.
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