Instrumental Music

Jesus Talk - Worship Band

Placement is by audition. The Worship Band is a performance-based ensemble that will meet once a week. This course is intended for students who are interested in using their instrumental talent for both weekly school Chapel worship and for ministry opportunities within local churches and at community events. Students will be expected to perform various styles of classical & contemporary worship literature at school concerts and for on-campus events. Through this course, students will have the opportunity to perform, analyze and critique music performances through aspects of music theory and music history. In the Fall, members of this Instrumental Worship ensemble will have the opportunity to participate in the pep band for the home football games (if you are a fall athlete, we will work with your schedule!).

Introduction to Recording Technology

This is a semester course. Students will use iPads, Mac Computers, microphones, and readily available apps to create, record, and edit music in a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). The emphasis of this class is on the creative aspects of recording music, songwriting, and producing. Students will explore and experiment with sound as they learn the roles of both singer/musician and engineer/producer.