Tuesday, July 5 [ 12:00PM – 4:00PM ] $49 per person

[choir clinic] Discover key principles to bring excellence and effective ministry to your choir. This class will speak to your spirit, soul and body and is designed for – choir director, music minister, minister of music – to help enhance your choir leadership skills.

VALERIE HARRIS A graduate of the University of Montevallo with a Bachelor of Music Degree. Was music staff instructor at Tuskegee University for the renowned Tuskegee University “Golden Voices” Choir. Valerie is currently Music Minister/Elder at the Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, AL.

[technology/multi-media clinic] Discover the current and upcoming technologies and how they can fit into the flow of a service without taking away from the worship experience. The choices are sometimes overwhelming when setting up the technical systems for our churches. We will discuss current and emerging technologies along with past experiences to help make our journey an easier one. PROJECTION SYSTEMS [ screens, projectors, audio/video mixers, computers, software and cameras ] LIGHTING SYSTEMS [ house, platform, pyrotechnic effects, consoles and dimmer packs ] AUDIO SYSTEMS [ speakers, subs, amps, monitor systems, mixing consoles, outboard gear and mics ]

JIM GRAY As Worship Pastor at Grace Community Church in Houston, Jim is responsible for a 3 million dollar budget for a new 10,000 seat sanctuary and will share secrets he has learned.

[focus on the future clinic] WORSHIP EVANGELISM IN AN EMERGING CULTURE [ What does “worship-as-witness” mean when the “show” is not enough, and when spirituality is defined by everything but what goes on in a building? Discover how to process the challenges and amazing opportunities of worship in our emerging culture. ] AN EMERGING WORSHIP SAMPLER [ From wired to unplugged. Discover what’s going on in the world beyond “contemporary.” Praise and worship has a whole new look! ] EMERGING WORSHIP PLANNING: DOING IT TOGETHER [ Worship planning in the emerging world. Gone are the days when you could just e-mail your worship leader six months worth of sermon themes and hope everything came together every Sunday. The emerging world is all about innovating as communities. So, what are the benefits and challenges of planning worship together? What does it mean for you and your leadership role? ]

SALLY MORGENTHALER Futurist worship planner and consultant for various churches. She is an on-site Worship Consultant for Denver Seminary and author of the best selling book, Worship Evangelism.

[songwriting clinic] This clinic will help develop an understanding of songwriting and publishing Christian music. Darrell will share his own personal process and experiences in writing and publishing songs. Discover the “nuts and bolts” of songwriting and gain practical knowledge and keys to songwriting and publishing from someone who has done it. Receive help in properly evaluating your songs, and how to cultivate ideas in writing technique. Make the most of every opportunity life brings and help others in their worship life through your new songs.

DARRELL EVANS Songwriter for Integrity Music and of the popular songs Trading My Sorrows and Let The River Flow.

[worship leading clinic] This class will focus on the worship leading ministry and the intuitive mystery of experiencing God together with a group of believers. Discover what it takes to facilitate worship effectively each Sunday.

LINDELL COOLEY Worship leader during the Brownsville Revival in Pensacola. During his 9 years in Pensacola Lindell lead worship as many as 5 to 6 times a week.

[prophetic worship clinic] Come explore the power of the “voice of God,” the “music of God” to and through His people and His creation. How do we hear His voice? What is so special about spontaneous, Holy Spirit-inspired worship? How can I and my congregation encounter the Lord in those prophetic ways? Do sounds, rhythms, songs, words have spiritual significance?

DAVID BARONI Has a gift of prophetic worship that has been demonstrated on the IWI worship team and in his many CDs. These feature spontaneous songs that express both worship and the Word of the Lord through music.

[vocal clinic] Discover the keys to excellent spirit and vocal skill. Posture & Breathing • Diction & Articulation • Expanding Your Range • Key Vocal Exercises • How to Take Care of Your Voice • Proper Microphone Use • Presenting Yourself to God (inward appearance) • Presenting Yourself to People (outward appearance) • Countenance, Confidence and Consecration Learn how to improve your vocal ability and worship heart as a singer in the kingdom of God.

ANTONIA LAWRENCE A graduate of Oral Roberts University and has been an itinerant singer for over 25 years. Antonia has been conducting vocal seminars for over 10 years, teaching the importance and the techniques of being a skillful singer.

[keyboard clinic] Explore a deeper understanding of chords and improvisation. Discover how the “patterns” of harmony, melody and rhythm are explainable, and how this information is the key to playing smarter, and hearing better. You will learn the differences between “physical execution” and “mental preparation”, and leave with a plan for achieving your musical goals. For more details, please visit www.smartfarmer.com/mark.

MARK GHEEN Has been a professional musician for 21 years and attended the University of Tulsa and North Texas State University. Mark has written more than 1,000 charts in the last 10 years and has played with Paul Baloche, Darrell Evans and LeAnn Rimes, and is touched by their confidence. Mark currently serves as pianist, arranger and music director at The Met Church, Keller, TX.

[drums & percussion clinic]

CARL ALBRECHT A professional drummer/percussionist for over 25 years, Carl has a Bachelors of Music Degree in Composition and Arranging with an emphasis in percussion. He has played on over 75 Integrity Music recordings including the Kent Henry worship series and Maranatha Praise Band. Carl has worked with such artists as Ron Kenoly, Don Moen, Paul Baloche, Alvin Slaughter, LeAnn Rimes, John Tesh, and Koinonia. Sponsored by Meinl, Shure and Yamaha Carl will cover tuning, groove and fill development, working with click tracks and loops, modern worship styles, microphone & recording concepts, “playing in the Spirit”, and much more. Bring a CD of a song you can play for Carl to critique if you’d like (optional). Please bring a practice pad, drum sticks, and a notebook as well as small percussion instruments: shakers, tambourines, small hand drums, etc.

LOUIS SANTIAGO, JR. Drummer with Maynard Ferguson and winner of Modern Drummer’s Undiscovered Drummer Contest 2003. At 28 years of age, and after playing drums for only 5 years, he has earned endorsements from Sonor Drums, Evans Drumheads, Meinl Cymbals & Percussion and Vic Firth drum sticks. Louis will address proper technique for session stamina and endurance. Learn four-way independence technique and rhythmic possibility for jazz, funk, rock and Afro-Cuban. Also, discover how to prepare your inner-self spiritually for prophetic drumming.

RICHARD AVALOS Richard played and toured with such artists as Jaci Velasquez, Carman and Fred Berry. He has been teaching percussion for over 25 years. Richard’s hands-on approach will help you improve your percussion abilities. His teaching is practical, and will equip you to establish stronger independence, steady rhythms and grooves, and to blend with others. Learn how to select the appropriate rhythms for each song from a variety of styles including salsa, rock, and hip-hop.

[guitar clinic] Tuesday, July 5 ELECTRIC & ACOUSTIC GUITAR • 9:00AM - 4:00PM [ one hour lunch break ] • Cost $69 • Become the player you know you can be. Experience how the guitar functions in a band or as a solo instrument. Unlock the secrets to many musical styles like jazz, blues, rock, pop, reggae and more. The Guitar Master Clinic will give you the proven tools that you need to fulfill your potential. Class will include ear training skills, finger dexterity, groove factor, essential theory, skill improvement, chord vocabulary, technique building, achieving a great tone, intro to jazz, and what it takes to be a team player. Rich Severson will be teaching Rich’s Secrets to Matching Tone and Style; Karry Godwin will teach Acoustic Guitar Alchemy; and Will Stern will teach Demystification of “Stomp Boxes” and other outboard devices.

RICH SEVERSON Jazz guitarist and director of the Guitar College Inc., Oakhurst, CA

KARRY GODWIN Advanced guitarist and worship leader, Worship Discovery, Grovetown, GA

BASS GUITAR • 12:00PM - 4:00PM • Cost $49 • Learn how to build a solid foundation for the song, establishing the groove, playing in the pocket, when to play and when not to play. Discover the role of the bass in worship and how to tastefully flow in the spirit without dominating the moment. Class will include Slapping, Harmonies, Moving Bass Lines, Fretless, Secrets to Proficient Bass Playing, Keys to Playing Bass in a Worship Band, It's All in the Wrist and more!

DARRELL WREN Extremely versatile and equally accomplished in all styles from alternative to country, jazz to funk and R&B to rock. Darrell has 25 years experience and has played with such worship artists as Israel Houghton, Phillips Craig & Dean and Michael O’Brien of Newsong. He is a current music minister of Heartland Church, Irving, TX

[school of audio ] Sunday, July 3, 8:00AM – Saturday, July 9, 1:00AM • Cost $69 (registration for IWI is also required) This course is a must for audio engineers and their team. A six-day, hands-on course of theory and training, which includes mixing for house, monitor, video, television and workshop sound systems, as well as set-up and tear-down. At the end of the week you will have a working knowledge of sound from source to destination as well as learn how to have a spirit of worship and heart to serve. You will better understand equalizers, processors, amplifiers, consoles, microphones and mixing and all things wireless. Topics include: Understanding Audio, Mixing for Worship and Building an Audio Ministry. Advanced courses include Understanding Digital and Recording. This course requires two classroom sessions per day and extra time in our state-of-the-art Interactive Lab. A workbook and textbook are provided. For more information go to ww.WorshipSound.net. If diploma is requested, eleven hours of classroom time and four hours of practicum are required.

VIC THOMAS Audio consultant and director of Worshipsound.net – helping local churches develop their audio ministry. Sound Engineer for television networks including ESPN, ABC and the Olympics.