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Schedule

This schedule is subject to minor changes.
Tuesday, January 6
12:00-2:00 – Exhibitor Set-Up
2:00-5:00 ​​– Registration
5:30-6:30 – Dinner 
7:00- 8:30 – Main Session #1
8:30-10:30 – Coffee Shop, Snacks, Fellowship, Mini Golf, Game Room
 
Wednesday, January 7 
7:00-8:00 – Bayou Beans 
8:00-8:45 – Breakfast
9:00-10:00 – Main Session #2
10:00-11:00 – Break & Fellowship (coffee shop open)
11:00-11:50 – Break-Out Session #1
12:00-12:25 – Choral Sing #1
12:30- 1:30 – Lunch  
1:30-2:20 – Panel Discussion #1
2:30-3:30 – Break-Out Session #2
3:30- 5:30 – Free Time
5:30-6:30 – Dinner
7:00-9:15 – ​​Main Session #3 and #4
9:15-10:45 – Coffee Shop, Snacks, Fellowship, Mini Golf, Game Room
 
Thursday, January 8
7:00-8:00 – Bayou Beans 
8:00-8:45 – Breakfast
9:00-10:00 – Main Session #5
10:00-11:00 – Break & Fellowship (coffee shop open)
11:00-11:50 – Break-Out Session #3
12:00-12:25 – Choral Sing #2
12:30- 1:30 – Lunch  
1:30-2:20 – Panel Discussion #2
2:30-3:30 – Break-Out Session #4
3:30- 5:30 – Free Time
5:30-6:30 – Dinner
7:00-9:15 – ​​Main Session #6 and #7
9:15-10:45 – Coffee Shop, Snacks, Fellowship, Mini Golf, Game Room
 
Friday, January 9
8:00- 8:45 – Breakfast 
9:00-9:50 – Main Session #8
10:00-10:50 – Breakout Sessions #5
11:00-11:30 – Break & Fellowship (coffee shop open)
11:30-12:25 – Final main Session #9
12:30-1:30 – Lunch 
1:30 – Dismissal and Optional Music Education Summit

Breakout Sessions Include
Exciting Piano Playing (Shelly Hamilton)
Thoughtful Singing (Megan Morgan)
Choral Rehearsal and Resources (Micah Gillespie)
The Psalms Speak (Doug Bachorik)
Copyright Basics for Local Churches (Emaley Gillespie)
The Choral Experience & Musical Insights (Cleusia Gonçalves)
Church Music Roundtable (Scott Johnson, Doug Bachorik, Michael Riley, Cleusia Gonçalves, and Micah Herbster)
Why The Psalms are About Christ (Michael Riley)
The Christian & Culture (Mark Herbster)
The Conductor's Preparation (Cleusia Gonçalves)
A Philosophy of the Prelude, Invitation & Postlude (Micah Gillespie)
Strategies for Musician Health (Pitagoras Gonçalves)
Historical Worship Philosophy (Scott Johnson)
The Choir Speaks (Doug Bachorik)
Training Tomorrow's Musicians Today (Emaley Gillespie)
Developing Musical Discernment (Mark Herbster)
Give It To God: Shelly's Testimony (Shelly Hamilton)
Theology of Worship Roundtable (Mark Herbster, Scott Aniol, Greg Steikes, Scott Johnson, and Mike Herbster)
Church Pianist Round Table (Shelly Hamilton, Emaley Gillespie, Amy Herbster, Pitagoras Gonçalves, and Micah Gillespie)
Keyboard Skills (Pitagoras Gonçalves)
Teaching Children to Sing (Scott Johnson)
Arranging for Dummies (Megan Morgan)
Why and How Your Church Should Sing Psalms (Scott Aniol)

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