Music that Makes Community is excited to offer a One-Day Workshop before the Annual Conference of The Hymn Society. We'll gather at Church of the Pilgrims in Washington D.C. on Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to:
- sing aural/oral tradition songs from diverse cultures, musical backgrounds, and faith expressions;
- explore leadership skills that empower you to share song in your context;
- worship and reflect together, deepening into spaces of listening and empathy;
- experience how the energy we create through singing affects our human lives.
The event is generously supported by a grant from the Endowment of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA.
Registration:
The individual registration is $150, which includes workshop materials, lunch, and refreshments throughout the day. Scholarship support is available, and we do not want cost to prevent anyone’s participation. Register here!
A special rate of $50 is available for up to 20 participants from the National Capital Presbytery (clergy musicians, and lay leaders). Find a link to this special registration rate here.
COVID protocols:
We will follow the guidelines of the congregation in place at the time of the event and are taking precautions to ensure the safety and well-being of all participants. The room will be well-ventilated, we’ll take regular breaks, and follow the CDC's best practices for in-person gathering.
After a two-year wait, Music that Makes Community is excited to visit Western Oregon for a One-Day Paperless Music Workshop at The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Eugene.
We’ll gather on Saturday, June 25, from 9 am to 4:30 pm for a renewing day of singing, learning and fellowship. During our time together we’ll:
- Explore a practice of paperless singing leadership grounded in a theology of welcome and generosity
- Engage in prayer through congregational music teaching and leading
- Experience music reflective of the growing diversity of our communities and celebrating our rich liturgical tradition
Clergy, music directors, lay leaders, and those who love to sing are warmly welcomed. Each person will leave with new music to offer in their congregation, as well as experiences of learning and teaching songs that are directly applicable to worship, formation, and fellowship contexts.
The event is sponsored by the Liturgy & Music Working Group of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Oregon and generously sponsored by a grant from the Diocese.
Registration:
The cost for individuals in the Diocese is $40. The rate for all other participants is $100. The fee includes workshop materials, lunch, and refreshments throughout the day. Scholarship support is available, and we do not want cost to prevent anyone’s participation. Feel free to contact for more information. Register here!
COVID protocols:
We will follow the guidelines of the Diocese in place at the time of the event and are taking precautions to ensure the safety and well-being of all participants. The room will be well-ventilated, we’ll take regular breaks, and follow the CDC's best practices for in-person gathering.
Additional Learning Opportunities:
- Intergenerational Community SING on Thursday, June 23 at 7 p.m. PDT
- MMC facilitators will share musical leadership for the Sunday, June 26 morning liturgy at St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church in Portland.
Reach out for more details!
3925 Hilyard St
Eugene, OR 97405
United States
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Join us as Juneteenth and the Summer Solstice converge for an afternoon of singing, listening, and recommitment to the work of building anti-racist culture. Facilitated by Paul Vasile from Music that Makes Community in collaboration with local song leaders and healers, we'll:
All are welcome to stay for a special worship experience with Paul Vasile and Leah Silvieus on Pentecost, June 5, at St. Paul’s UMC!
Sliding scale tuition is $60-$100 per participant before May 1; $100-$150 after May 1. Scholarships are also available. Your tuition supports ongoing programs in our George Harper Lecture Series.
Register here!
To enroll or inquire about this event, contact Dr. Maren Haynes Marchesini, Director of Worship, Music, & Art at St. Paul’s UMC
About Paul Vasile
512 Logan St
Helena, MT 59601
United States
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“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.” ― Rumi
Join us for a space to meet and greet our own creativity, exploring creative expansion through playful song-writing. This safe, dynamic, supportive gathering will welcome various creators, within and outside the musical field, to widen and deepen our exploration of creativity and composition. All experience levels welcome. We offer this program in the spirit that our creativity is as physiologically innate to us as our lungs breathing and our hearts beating.
Every day, we create conversation, plans, projects, making meaning, building meals, sermons, reports, and relationships, yet many of us feel disconnected or estranged from our creative timing and voice. What if we ventured into song-writing and creative expression by way of cultivating rich relationships with ourselves and others, cultivating deepened relationships with our own creative sparks, voices, and timing? Rumi says, “When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about,” so let’s sing about it!
Schedule:
Session 1: March 21 (12:00- 1:30 pm Eastern Time)
Session 2: April 4 (12:00- 1:30 pm Eastern Time)
Session 3: April 11 (12:00- 1:30 pm Eastern Time)
Session 4: April 25 (12:00- 1:30 pm Eastern Time)
Session 5: May 9 (12:00- 1:30 pm Eastern Time)
Session 6: May 23 (12:00- 1:30 pm Eastern Time)
Registration is on a sliding scale, from $300 to $150 (total) for 6 sessions.
Register here!
A Practice Group has been gathering in Brunswick, Maine over the past years, first in-person and currently online. Here's a little description of their practice:
Join us for an hour of singing together. For fun, not performance! Paperless singing, simple songs to deepen our spirits. Come just to sing, or bring a song to share if you like. All are welcome! We’ve been enjoying having a little more audible harmony using a looper for parts!
Here's the Zoom link for those who would like to join us the first Tuesday of every month.
Use the form below to register and pay tuition using PayPal or a credit card. If you'd like to pay by check, skip this form and email [email protected] to let us know you're coming so we can save a place for you. Checks should be made out to Music that Makes Community.
If you are registering someone other than yourself, or paying tuition for more than one person, please make sure to include the names and email addresses of all of the people you are registering.