The Fellowship of American Baptist Musicians is featuring:

Dr. Joyce Jones (from Baylor University) as the organ clinician for this Summers' Green Lake Music Festival.  Running from July 17 to July 22. 

Dr. Jones will be using a custom Rodgers Organ for the event.

Here is a listing of "just"  the organ workshops: 

Workshop B.... 1:10 to 2:00 pm

Sunday - Making the Most of Your Practice Time

Organists often have to play as many as 100 different compositions in public in a year. This session will help in planning ahead, to help maximize your available practice time. It will also include suggestions for getting the most out of your instrument, with some ideas for cooking up tasty registrations.

Monday - A Few of My Favorite Things..... Useful service music new and old.

Tuesday - Play Something Now! (Improvisation: The Art of Instant Composition)

Suggestions for developing creativity and for creating your own hymn arrangements.

Thursday - How to Make Hymns More than Ho-Hum

Hymns are among the most important elements in the worship service, the time when the whole congregation is united in an act of worship. Ideas for effective hymn playing.

Workshop C …. 2:10 to 3:00 pm

Sunday Feats for the Feet (Pedal Technique)

This session includes a list of pieces for pedal solo and suggestions for improving pedal technique.

Monday   Organ Plus

This session will include repertoire suggestions for organ with other instruments, organ duets, and piano/organ duets.

Tuesday   Meet the King of Instruments: Attracting Young People to the Organ This session gives ideas for increasing interest in the organ, with suggestions for effective children’s sermons, programs for Sunday School, and ways to use young people at the organ.

Thursday   Master Class

Participants are invited to bring their favorite music to share or to play for comments..  

TO REGISTER go to:     http://www.fabm.com/