Worship Consultants and Song Schools

I am excited to announce today something that has been brewing in our hearts since last fall. As many of you know I have traveled throughout the country and most of Asia for the last 17 years teaching seminars about worship leading and songwriting. I am also very blessed to lead worship at a large and growing church in the Nashville area.

I have met many people who would like to learn more about songwriting and/or worship leading with a deeper, more personal journey as a student. Some cannot afford to travel to another city to take a one day seminar only to hurry home and cram the information into their already busy lives. Some budgets these days do not allow for extras, and in many professional situations, continuing education.

I want to unveil two new tracks that I am offering through my company, Paths of Peace Music, LLC. They are Worship Consultants and Song Schools. The classes for both tracks will be held from mid-June through early December, 2010.

Both tracks are open to the public but require an application process. The songwriting and worship leading tracks are separate and require separate registration. Each track takes the student through 6 months of intensive learning through being a part of a live, virtual classroom community with me as the main instructor. Each month the student joins the community for an hour teaching. And twice during each month, I have an opportunity to personally interact with each student regarding their questions or projects they are involved with. We will have guests join us periodically, noted professionals who are well known to the christian worship and songwriting communities in America. The beauty of all of this is that you don't even have to leave home to participate and it's available at an affordable cost.

A few of the items discussed in the worship track are:

-Ways to improve your personal performance as a worship leader: singing, playing and performing; creating a flow in worship-How to lead and influence a worship team: vision casting, planning, recruiting, choosing members and spiritual development of the team
-Rehearsal techniques: vocals, band; making the best use of your rehearsal time-Arranging songs that will win in your congregation; what to look for in choosing effective worship songs-A look into multi-venue worship spaces and technical tips for a seamless worship experience-Legal and copyright issues regarding live, recorded and internet usage

And much more...

A few of the items discussed in the songwriting track are:

-Writing for worship and the church-Writing pop music-The art of lyric writing and melody
-Finding the right chords for a melody-Arranging and recording demos; song pitching and copyrights-Co-writing-Income streams in songwriting

And much more!

I will be the main instructor but look for special guests to join us for several of our monthly live, virtual classroom visits.

If you are, or know anyone who would be, interested in this opportunity, please write us at info@worshipconsultants.com for the worship track and info@songschools.com for songwriting. In the subject line write "Tell me more" ask questions and please leave your contact information in the body of the email. We will reply promptly.

I am looking forward to meeting you. Please join us in June!