Activities & Events
2008
Mid-Winter Workshop
January
4 & 5, 2008
8:30 - 6:00 pm
First United Methodist Church Plano
3160 E. Spring Creek Parkway (1 1/2 miles East of 75)
Plano, TX 75074
A comprehensive church music seminar for professional and volunteer workers
with adults, children, handbells and organ.
2008
Mid-Winter PDF Downloads:
Clinicians
Information & Class Schedule
REGISTRATION Form & Hotel
Information
Clinicians
 Mark Patterson, Upper Elementary
Mark Patterson is quickly gaining recognition as a composer, music educator and choral clinician. He is an Instructor in the School of Music at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, where he is pursuing a PhD in Music Education. He also serves as the Director of Children’s Choirs at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lubbock. Mr. Patterson holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. He is frequently invited to conduct honor choirs and choral festivals across the United States and is often asked to lead workshops for choral directors. In both church and school settings, Mark is well known for his work with the child and adolescent voice, for developing imaginative approaches to teaching in the choral rehearsal and for working to cultivate a quality sound in even the most challenging of ensembles. Mr. Patterson’s choral compositions for adults, youth and children comprise a rich variety of styles for the sanctuary, classroom and concert hall. His works are known for their meaningful texts, memorable melodies and rhythmic vitality. Currently he has over 200 works in print with numerous major pub-lishers. Mark has been a recipient of the ASCAP Award in composition each year since 1997. |
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 Betsy Henderson, Lower Elementary
Betsy Henderson is the former Fine Arts Coordinator for Garland ISD and the current Children’s Choir Coordinator at FUMC in Garland, TX, directing the 5th & 6th Grade Wesley Choir. With degrees from Midwestern State University and the University of North Texas, she has served as the Elementary State Chairman for both the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Choral Directors Association, receiving TCDA’s Choral Excellence Award, in 2006. An author of two music textbook series; Share the Music and Spotlight on Music from Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Publishers, Betsy has also published Thirty Days to Melody, Thirty Days to Rhythm, and, the Composers Special Guide for Teachers through the Hal Leonard Corporation. She has written articles for The Chorister, conducted over one hundred workshop/festivals and is currently the music teacher for early childhood classes at a Dallas private school. This is Betsy’s seventh appearance as guest clinicians at Midwinter. |
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 Mark Acker, Youth
Mark Acker is Minister of Music and the Arts at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he works with Jim Maase in the music and arts ministry of the church. Mark is a graduate of Perkins/SMU, and served for twenty years as director of music, worship and the arts at Brentwood United Methodist Church in Nashville. Mark has also served His book "The Passion Driven Youth Choir" was published this past Spring by Abingdon Press. |
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 Tim Mann, Youth
Timothy Mann, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Baylor University and the Master of Music Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Tim is presently serving as Minister of Music at Shades Crest Baptist Church in Birmingham. He has directed all-state youth choirs, served as a music ministry consultant for a state convention, served as a consultant and youth camp director for the Chinese Church Music Institute in California, served on the Baptist World Alliance Youth Congress Leadership Team in Virginia, and been on the youth Centrifuge staff as Music Director and Camp Program Director. Tim has served as guest choral clinician, retreat leader, speaker, facilitator, music director and workshop leader for a variety of other local, associational, ecumenical, state and denominational events including guest conductor of the 2002 North Caro-lina Baptist All-State Youth Choir, guest conductor of the 2004 YouthCue Atlanta Festival of Choirs, and worship leader for the 2004 General Assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. In addition, he served as guest conductor for the 2006 South Carolina Baptist All-State Youth Choir and will be directing the 2008 North Carolina Baptist All-State Youth Choir. Also in 2008, Tim will be the lead facilitator for the 16th Annual YouthCue Roundtable. Tim is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, YouthCue, and Choristers Guild. He is a violinist. His hobbies are golf, reading, exercise and home projects. |
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 Terry Price, Adults
Terry Price has been Director of Music at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church since June of 1998. Before that, he served at Ply-mouth Park United Methodist Church in Irving, Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas, and Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. His choirs have been featured in festivals overseas, and he has directed music at the Christmas Eve celebrations in Manger Square and at the Church of the Holy Nativity in Bethlehem. In 2009, the Preston Hollow Choir has been invited to be the featured American choir at the International Church Music Festival in Rome. Over the past nine years at Preston Hollow, he has hosted guest conductors that have included Bob Chilcott, Paul Leddington Wright, Sir David Willcocks, Tim Brown, Andrew Carter, Eleanor Daley, Johnny Mann and, in June of 2008, the choir will host guest conductor Mack Wilberg in concert. In 2006, he was awarded the Choral Excellence Award by the Texas Choral Directors Association. Terry was involved in commercial recordings for a number of years with work in studios in Dallas, Nashville and London. As a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, he has been involved in the election of the Grammy Award winners each year since 1985 and conducted the back-singers for one Grammy Award winning CD. He has both choral and handbell arrangements published and has been a contributor to several church music professional publications. Terry is married to Alyce, and they are very proud grandparents. |
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 Sherry Upshaw, Organ
Sherry Upshaw is a native of Atlanta, GA where she was valedictorian of her high school graduating class. She earned her Bachelor of Music Education degree with an emphasis in organ from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK. She later received her Master of Church Music degree with a major in Organ from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, having studied there with Dr. Albert Travis. She has also had post graduate study in organ from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Sherry has just celebrated 25 years in her position as Music Associate/Organist at the First Baptist Church in Shreveport. In addition to her duties as organist, she also coordinates the Children’s Choir Ministry, directs handbell choirs, and conducts the Senior Adult Choir. In addition to her church work, Sherry has taught organ as well as served in various capacities with the American Guild of Organist and is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers. |
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 Venita MacGorman, Handbells
Venita MacGorman has served as McFarlin's Associate Director of Music and Coordinator of Children's Music Ministries since 1984. Before coming to McFarlin she taught instrumental music in public schools in Houston and Norman. Venita is past president of the Central Oklahoma Chapter of Choristers Guild and a past chair of Area IX of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR). She has taught workshops on handbells, children's choir methods and instrumental music at the state, area and national levels for AGEHR, Choristers Guild, and numerous other church music organizations. She is the author of the AGEHR publication Working With the Beginning Handbell Choir. She is co-author, with her daughter Erin, of the handbell method book "Basic Training for Bells" and with her daughters Erin and Kristen of "Basic Training II: Rhythm Training for Ringers", both of which are published by Choristers Guild. Venita's husband, Don, is a physicist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory. Their two daughters are graduate students in music. |
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 Tom Brown, Contemporary Music
Tom Brown is Director of Music Ministry at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, where he oversees an eclectic music ministry with traditional choirs for all ages, handbell choirs and Worship Bands (and a monthly Taizé Service). Including a 12 year teaching career (high school, university), he has been a church musician for over 35 years, serving largely in Methodist and Presbyterian churches. He holds the doctorate from the University of Illinois and an undergraduate degree from LSU. He has initiated occa-sional divergent Sundays e.g.,“Jazz Sunday.” His presentations are based on the conviction that a narrow stylistic approach to popular Christian music can address neither the fuller expressions of faith nor the broader attributes of God, both necessary for biblical worship. In part “forced” into the leadership of con-temporary worship and committed to a comprehensive hymnody, he chooses and musically arranges a large body of music to include critically chosen praise music, less mainstream composers (e.g., Michael Card and Fernando Ortega), “contemporized” hymns, songs from Taizé and Iona, and Southern folk hymns in moderate country, Celtic, and bluegrass styles. In his sessions participants will sing and sample the more alternative of these styles with some foundational discussion. |
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 Harry Wooten, Worship Planning
Harry Wooten is the Minister of Music at the Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas. A native of Arkansas, Mr. Wooten holds degrees from William Jewell College, Vienna International Music Conservatory, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served churches in Tennessee and Alabama as Minis-ter of Music and appeared as guest soloist, conductor, and presenter for numerous workshops and music events. His choirs have participated in the International Church Music Festival (Coventry Cathedral 1994 and 2000 and Bern, Switzerland 1997) and the Manhattan Festival of Sacred Music 2001. His wife, Debi, is a music educator in the Plano Independent School District. They have three beautiful, busy children: Brittany, Barrett, and Blair. |
Class Schedule
Friday, January 4 (Proposed Schedule)
7:45—8:45 Registration
8:30—8:40 General Assembly and Introductions in Sanctuary
8:45—10:00 SESSION A
Terry Price: Adult—Rehearsals with the Volunteer Choir (Part 1)
Tim Mann/Mark Acker: Youth—Building a Musical Community
Mark Patterson: Upper Elementary—Rehearsal Techniques for Children’s Choirs
Betsy Henderson: Lower Elementary—One Door and Only One: Discover the Talents of Your Children
Venita MacGorman: Handbells—Techniques and Problem Solving at the Intermediate Level
Sherry Upshaw: Organ—Something Old, Something New
Tom Brown: Praise & Worship—Praise Music for Thinking
Christians: An Oxymoron? (Part 1)
10:00—10:30 Visit Exhibits
10:30—11:25 Choristers Guild Reading Session
with Tracy DePue
11:30—12:00 Morning Worship
12:00—1:15 Lunch and Visit Exhibits
1:15—2:30 SESSION B
Terry Price: Adult—Rehearsals with the Volunteer Choir (Part 2) Part 1 is not a prerequisite for Part 2. You may attend either or both sessions in any order.)
Tim Mann/Mark Acker: Youth—Building a Spiritual Community
Mark Patterson: Upper Elementary—Motivation, Discipline, and Recruitment for Children’s Choirs
Betsy Henderson: Lower Elementary—One Door and Only One and Yet It’s Side are Two: Gifts in the Kingdom of God
Venita MacGorman: Handbells—Rhythm Training for Ringers using Basic Training 2
Sherry Upshaw: Organ—Something Borrowed, Nothing Blue
Tom Brown: Praise & Worship—Praise Music for Thinking
Christians: An Oxymoron? (Part 2)
2:30—2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 SESSION C
Terry Price: Adult—Putting It All Together
Tim Mann/Mark Acker: Youth—Building a Relational Community
Mark Patterson: Upper Elementary—The Joy of Part Singing
Betsy Henderson: Lower Elementary—Tried and True Techniques That Work with Children’s Choirs
Venita MacGorman: Handbells—Rehearsal Planning with Bells
Sherry Upshaw: Organ—You Want Me to Do What?!?
Tom Brown: Praise &Worship—Praise Music for Thinking
Christians: An Oxymoron? (Part 3)
Harry Wooten: Resources for Lectionary Based Worship
3:45—4:00 Break
4:00—5:00 Youth Choir Reading Session
with Mark Acker & Tim Mann
or
Handbell Reading Session—Levels 1 & 2
with Venita MacGorman
5:00—5:30 Visit Exhibits (Close at 5:30 p.m.)
7:00 The Psalms: An Evening of Celebration
Festival Worship featuring a variety of Creative Arts.
Saturday, January 5 (Proposed Schedule)
7:45—8:45 Registration
8:30—8:40 General Assembly and Introductions in Sanctuary
8:45—10:00 SESSION A
Terry Price: Adult—Rehearsals with the Volunteer Choir (Part 1)
Tim Mann/Mark Acker: Youth—Building a Musical Community
Mark Patterson: Upper Elementary—Rehearsal Techniques for Children’s Choirs
Betsy Henderson: Lower Elementary—One Door and Only One: Discover the Talents of Your Children
Venita MacGorman: Handbells—Techniques and Problem Solving at the Intermediate Level
Sherry Upshaw: Organ—Something Old, Something New
Tom Brown: Praise & Worship—Praise Music for Thinking
Christians: An Oxymoron? (Part 1)
10:00—10:30 Visit Exhibits
10:30—11:25 Youth Choir Reading Session
with Mark Acker & Tim Mann
11:30—12:00 Morning Worship
12:00—1:15 Lunch and Visit Exhibits
1:15—2:30 SESSION B
Terry Price: Adult—Rehearsals with the Volunteer Choir (Part 2) Part 1 is not a prerequisite for Part 2. You may attend either or both sessions in any order.)
Tim Mann/Mark Acker: Youth—Building a Spiritual Community
Mark Patterson: Upper Elementary—Motivation, Discipline, and Recruitment for Children’s Choirs
Betsy Henderson: Lower Elementary—One Door and Only One and Yet It’s Side are Two: Gifts in the Kingdom of God
Venita MacGorman: Handbells—Rhythm Training for Ringers using Basic Training 2
Sherry Upshaw: Organ: Something Borrowed, Nothing Blue
Tom Brown: Praise Music for Thinking
Christians: An Oxymoron? (Part 2)
2:30—2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 SESSION C
Terry Price: Adult—Putting It All Together
Tim Mann/Mark Acker: Youth—Building a Relational Community
Mark Patterson: Upper Elementary—The Joy of Part Singing
Betsy Henderson: Lower Elementary—Tried and True Techniques That Work with Children’s Choirs
Venita MacGorman: Handbells—Rehearsal Planning with Bells
Sherry Upshaw: Organ—You Want Me to Do What?!?
Tom Brown: Praise & Worship—Praise Music for Thinking
Christians: An Oxymoron? (Part 3)
Harry Wooten: Resources for Lectionary Based Worship
3:45—4:00 Break
4:00—5:00 Adult Choir Reading Session
with Terry Price
or
Handbell Reading Session—Levels 3 & 4 with Venita MacGorman
5:00—5:30 Visit Exhibits (Close at 5:30 p.m.)
HOTEL Information
Richardson
Hotel & Registration
Accommodations: 701 East Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75081
(972) 231-9600
(972) 907-2578 (FAX)
1-866-593-6300 Reservation Line
Hotel
Registration
Deadline for reservations: Dec. 21, 2007
Located on the east side Hwy 75 and Campbell Road
Approximately five minutes from the church.
Room Rates: $95.00, plus tax - Single
or Double
Room Rates: $105.00, plus tax - Triple or Quad
Rate includes: two (2) breakfast buffet
tickets per room per night.
Complimentary self-parking.
Questions:
Chris Caffee, 972-423-4506 ext. 113
2008mid-winter@dallaschaptercg.org
Registrar:
Julie Highley, 972-390-1695
2008registrar@dallaschaptercg.org
2008
Mid-Winter PDF Downloads:
Clinicians
Information & Class Schedule
REGISTRATION Form & Hotel
Information |
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