In an attempt to musicalize our culture and to encourage musical literacy in the Church of our Lord, we are proud to announce our first music conference led by Mr. Jarrod Richey.
JARROD RICHEY has been teaching K4 through 12th-grade general music and choir classes at Geneva Academy in West Monroe, LA since 2008. He is the founder and music director of the Delta Youth Chorale, a children’s community choir that promotes music literacy through singing, folk dance, and activities in northeast Louisiana. Additionally, Mr. Richey previously taught voice, choir, and music appreciation classes at the University of Louisiana Monroe. He received his bachelor’s degree at Louisiana Tech University before completing his Masters of Music at the University of Louisiana Monroe. He also completed his national Kodály music teacher certification from Wichita State University. He is visiting music faculty for the Chenaniah Summer Music Institute at New Saint Andrews College in northern Idaho each July-August where he teaches solfege musicianship, folk-dancing, and folk song research and analysis courses for their Kodály music teacher training program. He is also an active elementary and middle school choir clinician and serves on the executive board of the Louisiana chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. He is the founder of the Jubilate Deo Summer Music Camp, a week-long choir and music camp open to kindergarten through college freshmen each June. He is the author of “BACH to the Future: Fostering Music Literacy Today” (2016) and general editor and contributing author to “Raise the Song: A Classical Christian Guide to Music Education” (2019). Jarrod and his lovely wife, Sarah, have six choristers in training ranging from ages two to twelve.
Schedule:
NAME: Resounding Thankfulness: Our Glorious Musical Inheritance
April 17-19, 2020
Friday Night:
Lecture #1 – 5:30-6:30p – “Every voice in concert ring: A Call to Sing”
(Break)
Family Folk Dance – 7:00-8:30pm
Saturday:
Children’s Singing School: “Let their guileless songs reecho” – 2nd-6th graders- 9:30-11am
(Afternoon Roundtable Discussion with Musicians)
Saturday Night:
Lecture #2 – 5:30-6:30 – “Through the Church the song goes on: Reviving Joyful church music literacy”
(Break)
Lecture #3 – 7:00-8:00 – “Repeat the Sounding Joy: Listening through new ears”
Sunday Morning Worship at Providence Church on 3301 E. Johnson Avenue, Pensacola, Fl 32514
9-9:45Am – Sunday School Hour – “Hymn and Chant and High Thanksgiving: Practical approach to better singing and musicianship” –
10Am – Covenant Worship
11:30 – Fellowship Meal
