Versatile and dynamic, I enhanced musical worship at Stroudsburg United Methodist Church, showcasing expertise in service music planning and strong rehearsal techniques. Collaboratively, I led diverse ensembles, significantly enriching Sunday services and special events with innovative music selections and performances, demonstrating strong teamwork and sound music theory knowledge.
Select appropriate music for each Sunday filling the spots of Introit, Anthem, and Benection.
Communicate these selections to the church secretary each week for the bulletin.
Rehearse the choir on Sunday mornings, 9:45 -10:45.
Direct the choir from the piano for the Sunday morning 11:00 service.
Rehearse the choir for special services.
Play appropriate service music for 2 services each Sunday including Prelude, Offertory, and Postlude.
Accompany the congregation on hymns.
For the 11:00 service, accompany the choir on the Introit, Anthems and Benection Response.
Pick out a praise song for each service, and leading the singing. Occasionally, put a band together to play along on the praise song.
Providing special music in the anthem spots for 8:30 service and all summer worship services.
This can be me singing, a related video or audio recording of choir singers or original church music.
This can also be soloists (vocal or instrumental) from the choir or the church that I coordinate, rehearse and accompany.
Piano/ organ duets with another keyboardist from the church.
Small groups of singers for special services (Christmas, Easter)
As organist, played service music for 2 services during the school year, and one service in the summer.
Accompanied the choir for rehearsals and and services.
Directed and organized a summer choir who sang once a month.
Provided special music myself for 8:30 services, or recruited and worked with special soloists.
Organized a Dixieland band once a year for Pentecost Sunday.
Directed and rehearsed church musicals for Christmas Eve.
Directed the handbell choir.
Played the organ for 2 services each Sunday including Prelude, Offertory, Postlude, hymns, and responses.
Rehearsed and accompanied the choir.
Played service music, hymns and accompanied the choir every other Sunday for 2 years.
Service music planning
Rehearsal techniques
Music theory
Providing accompaniment
For many years, I put together a Christmas musical with participants of different ages, using the children's choir, and the adult choir.
During the pandemic from spring of 2020 to the fall of 2021, I organized and put together choir and solo videos from our own choir to be used for the services during that time. That included a special video Christmas program, and a video Choir progam in June.