Music Ministry Semester 1 (Elective)

“The aim and final reason of all music should be nothing else but the glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit.” Johann Sebastian Bach

Overview

Semester 1

Music Ministry is an exciting subject for students who enjoy playing/singing in a band and would like to learn more about music ministry. Students may opt in for both Semester 1 and Semester 2, or one Semester only. The Year 8 Music Ministry course trains students in how to rehearse, set up and run a live worship event, with an emphasis on nurturing a daily devotional life and strong music practice habits. Involvement in the College Chapel team works well alongside the course and is strongly encouraged.

Aims

• To learn how to play and sing in a worship band
• To learn how to plan and put on a worship event
• To cultivate a devotional life
• To foster greater understandings of the worship music genre

Topics Include

• Worship Music Appreciation
• Planning a Worship Tour
• Cultivating a Devotional Life
• Playing in a Band

Time Allocation

• 5 periods per cycle for one Semester

Prerequisites

• The ability to play an instrument or sing

Requirements

• Levy Cost

Assessment

• Worship Artist Project
• Planning a Worship Tour Project
• Devotional/Practice Journal
• Performance on instrument/voice in a band setting

“Praise the Lord, Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” Psalm 150