MUSIC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES 2024
MUSIC DIRECTOR, WORSHIP LEADERSHIP, MUSIC BUSINESS & SONGWRITING
Worship Leadership
Worship Leadership (3 days) provides technical skills, musical knowledge and performing experience that prepares students for a wide range of professional and creative opportunities as performing musicians. This course is designed for students who wish to develop contemporary music performance skills.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Worship Leadership (3 days) course is focused on developing you as a worship leader and musician whilst working with other musicians and vocalists. You will have opportunities to lead worship, perform gospel and contemporary songs in our performance season and be trained by talented, excellent and lecturers. This course culminates your development as a worship leader with an intense focus on your musicianship and leadership capacity. You will be empowered as a music and worship director in various ministry settings. In addition to your leadership training, your major assessment will be a worship performance.
There will be a maximum of 20 participants per class.
What you will learn
Vocal Techniques: this part of the course will develop and improve your singing ability. Through this you will establish good singing habits, which will free your imagination to bring music to life and add character to your performance. You will participate in physical and vocal warm-ups and learn about correct posture, breathing and tone production.
Musicianship - Sight Singing and Basic music theory - this will be taught through practical activity in a sequential and enjoyable way that will be applied to a choral setting using a variety of accessible repertoire in different styles.
Your fee also includes an ID card to access the building, as well as access to our library facilities for the duration of this course.
Who is it for?
This course is ideal for anyone who regularly sings, or would like to sing, in a mixed vocal group, a female choir or a male choir, whether this is a choral society, community choir or workplace choir.
If you are new to choral singing, this course will introduce you to the essential basic skills that will give you the confidence to sing in a group. If you have sung in a choir/vocal group for some time but would like to improve your theoretical knowledge of music, your sight singing skills and vocal technique, then this course is for you.
Course Start Dates
MUSIC PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES (3 days):
Our Music Professional Development Courses 2024 - Music Director, Worship Leadership, Music Business & Songwriting
will run from: Monday to Wednesday for 3 days classes, 11.00am – 16.00pm each day.
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April 2024 Start Dates
Monday - Wednesday
Music Professional Development Courses 2024
Please submit your Entry Application Form. For detailed instructions, please see here.
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August 2024 Start Dates
Monday - Wednesday
Music Professional Development Courses 2024
Please submit your Entry Application Form. For detailed instructions, please see here.
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December 2024 Start Dates
Monday - Wednesday
Music Professional Development Courses 2024
Please submit your Entry Application Form. For detailed instructions, please see here.
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MON - WED
11.00am
MUSIC DIRECTOR
SCM-MD2001
Monday 1st - Wednesday 3rd
April 2024
WORSHIP LEADERSHIP
SCM-MD2002
MUSIC BUSINESS
SCM-MD2003
SONG WRITING
SCM-MD2004
Monday 1st - Wednesday 3rd
April 2024
Monday 1st - Wednesday 3rd
April 2024
Monday 1st - Wednesday 3rd
April 2024
11.00am
11.00am
11.00am
MON - WED
11.00am
MUSIC DIRECTOR
SCM-MD2001
Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st
August 2024
MON - WED
11.00am
MUSIC DIRECTOR
SCM-MD2001
Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th
December 2024
11.00am
11.00am
11.00am
WORSHIP LEADERSHIP
SCM-MD2002
MUSIC BUSINESS
SCM-MD2003
SONG WRITING
SCM-MD2004
Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st
August 2024
Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st
August 2024
Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st
August 2024
11.00am
11.00am
11.00am
WORSHIP LEADERSHIP
SCM-MD2002
MUSIC BUSINESS
SCM-MD2003
SONG WRITING
SCM-MD2004
Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th
December 2024
Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th
December 2024
Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th
December 2024
Course Length
Three (3) days
Location
SCM College Online Virtual Classroom
Cost
£150 (includes student materials pack and course tuition). Your fee also includes an ID card to access the building, as well as access to our fantastic library facilities for the duration of this course.
Course Requirements
Below are the minimum requirements to access the course environment and participate in live chats. Please make sure to also check the Course-Specific Requirements on our website online, and ensure your computer meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements for all software needed for your course.
Concessions
Current full-time School of Contemporary Music students and staff receive 50% discount on all short courses and School of Contemporary Music alumni receive 10% discount on all short course fees above £50. Full-time students from other institutions receive 50% discount on all community ensemble bookings and 10% discount on all short course fees above £50. Please note that in all instances we will ask for proof of eligibility.