Saturday Seminars
The Westminster Office of Continuing Education offers Saturday Seminars throughout the year in the following disciplines:
- Conducting
- Music Education
- Piano Pedagogy
- Sacred Music
- Special/Arts Administration
- Theory
- Voice
Use our online registration form to register for any of our Saturday Seminars.
Date |
Seminar Title |
Discipline |
Teacher |
| October 3, 2009 |
Kemp Church Music Symposium |
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| October 10, 2009 |
Small Ensemble Techniques for Choirs of all Sizes |
Conducting |
Simon Carrington |
| November 14, 2009 |
Cultivating Children’s Voices: Technical Guideline for Training Pre-pubescent & Adolescent Choral and Solo Singers |
Voice |
Anat Keidar |
| November 14, 2009 |
Handbell Repertoire for Beginning/Intermediate Choirs |
Sacred Music |
Kathleen Ebling-Thorne |
| November 14, 2009 |
If We Could Know Each Other: Neighborhood Songs of the Middle East |
Music Education |
Joan Litman |
| November 14, 2009 |
Styles of Hymn Playing |
Sacred Music |
Eric Plutz |
| January 30, 2010 |
Art Song Festival: Heine and the Lied |
Voice |
Barry Seldes, Susan Youens, Scott Burham, JJ Penna, and Lindsey Christiansen |
| January 30, 2010 |
Beginning Choral Conducting |
Conducting |
Sun Min Lee |
| January 30, 2010 |
Beginning Handbells |
Sacred Music |
Kathleen Ebling-Thorne |
| January 30, 2010 |
An Introduction to the Organ |
Sacred Music |
Eric Plutz |
| January 30, 2010 |
Celebrating the Evolution of Romanticism in the Duet and Solo Piano Repertoire |
Piano |
Ena Barton / Phyllis Lehrer |
| February 13, 2010 |
Freedom and Ease at the Keyboard using the Alexander Technique |
Piano |
James Drake |
| February 13, 2010 |
Vocal Repertoire from a Developmental Perspective: Choosing Appropriate Songs for Young Singing Students |
Voice |
Christopher Arneson |
| February 13, 2010 |
Working (and Playing with) Apple’s Garage Band |
Theory |
Ronald Hemmel |
| February 13, 2010 |
Yoga Voice |
Voice |
Mark Moliterno |
| March 6, 2010 |
Everything you ever wanted to know about the construction and care of your piano and now can ask: Money Saving Tips on maintaining you Piano! How Changes in the Instrument Affects Style and Interpretation! |
Piano |
David Forman, Lauren Kooistra, and Kristen Tophan |
| March 6, 2010 |
One Day Primer in Handel Ornamentation |
Voice |
Julianne Baird |
| March 6, 2010 |
Synthesizers, MIDI and Computers, Level I |
Theory |
Barton Bartle |
| March 6, 2010 |
Working with Young Male Voices, Part I |
Music Education |
Christopher Kiver |
| March 6, 2010 |
The Five Cornerstones of Masterful Choral Technique |
Choral |
Tony Thornton |
| March 6, 2010 |
Ringing Musically with Stopped Sounds |
Sacred Music |
Kathleen Ebling-Thorne |
| April 10, 2010 |
Choral Rehearsal Techniques |
Conducting |
Sun Min Lee |
| April 10, 2010 |
The Independent Music Studio - Piano |
Piano |
Beth Klingenstein |
| April 10, 2010 |
The Independent Music Studio - Voice |
Voice |
Charles Walker |
| April 10, 2010 |
Working with Young Male Voices, Part II |
Music Education |
Christopher Kiver |
| April 10, 2010 |
"Your Solid Vocal Technique is Your Only Friend" - the continuing journey of Consistency, Brilliance and Distinction |
Voice |
Zehava Gal |
| April 10, 2010 |
Grass Roots Marketing for the Arts: Getting the Word Out! |
Arts Administration |
Midge Guerrera |
Graduate Credits
Participants in Saturday Seminars are eligible to receive graduate credit.
- Earn 1 graduate credit if you enroll in 3 seminars in a single discipline
- Earn 2 graduate credits if you enroll in 5 seminars in a single discipline
For questions regarding graduate credit, please contact the Registrar at 609-924-7416 or email woce@rider.edu.