
Children's Choir University
January 15-16, 2010
This is the 7th Annual Children’s Choir University, a statewide conference to include classes for all Children’s Choir Leadership (coordinators and all workers). CCU offers practical classes for contemporary and traditional, large, medium and small Children’s Choir Ministries with a fun academic theme. Classes are led by expert Clinicians and will be creative, challenging and informative. CCU is also a time to fellowship with other children’s leadership across the state. Continue your children’s choir education at CCU…where leaders are trained for today’s Children’s Choir Ministry.
The theme for 2010 is “Recalculating…Finding our Way Back to the Basics”. We will be discovering some basic ideas and ways to teach today’s children the promises of God. We will also be learning about finding and using resources on the internet. Don’t miss our first every Mobile Potpourri where you get to choose several short discussion sessions dealing with subjects such as: “Inexpensive Gift Ideas”, “Involving Parents in Children’s Choirs”, “Cheap Resources” and many more topics.
Details
- When: January 15-16, 2010
- Where: First Baptist Church
- 1001 N Central Expressway
- Richardson, TX 75080
- Directions
Cost
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Early Registration through December 7, 2009
Registration beginning December 8, 2009
You may register at the door, however, meals and give aways may not be available
Cancellation Policy: To cancel, please send an email to karen.witcher [at] bgct.org. A handling fee of $25 will be deducted from each participants registration fee
Registration includes 2 meals (Friday dinner and Saturday lunch) and all classes
Exhibitors Information
Lodging
Conference Hotel
- Hampton Inn & Suites
- 1577 Gateway
- Richardson, Texas 75080
- Phone: 972-234-5400
- Fax: 972-234-8942
- $79 + tax (King/Double)
- Includes continental breakfast per person
- Reservation deadline is December 15, 2009.
Each church is responsible for making reservations and providing payment to the hotel. Churches may present their State Tax Exemption Certificate for state tax exemption.
Questions?
For more information, contact Karen Witcher.
Faculty

Diane Dawson
Featured Professor and Advanced Coordinators Clinician
Children’s Choir Director, The People’s Church, Franklin, Tennessee.
Diane has been privileged to be the Children's Choir Director for the Billy Graham Crusade, in Jacksonville and Nashville respectively. She has led children's choir conferences all over the Southeast and is co-founder with Nancy Brant of Creative Leadership for Children's Choirs, an annual national conference for Children's Choir Coordinators. Previous musicals and curriculum created by the Brant/Dawson team are "Joy Story" and "Fun in the Son.," also available from the "Nancy Brant Music" web site. She is Children's Music Product Developer for Pam Andrews Music Publishing and teaches in many children's workshops nationwide.
Other Faculty
- Preschool (3-5 yrs) Children’s Choir Leadership – Neva Hayley, Children’s Associate, First Baptist Church, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- Younger (1st-3rd Grade) Children’s Choir Leadership – Susan Eernisse, Children’s Choir Director, The Oaks Baptist Church and Vidalia Presbyterian Church, Vidalia, Georgia
- Older (4th-6th Grade) Children’s Choir Leadership – Keith Pate, Minister of Music, Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
- Children’s Worship Arts – Kathie Hill, Kathie Hill Music, Goodletsville, Tennessee
- Weekday Music Education – Jennifer Petter, Music Teacher, Early Childhood Center, Fielder Road Baptist Church, Arlington
- Electives - Janie Olover, Artistic Director, Children's Chorus of Collin County, Plano, Texas
- Electives - Lynn Shaw Bailey, writer & composer, Waco, Texas
- Children’s Drama – Loree Westbrooks, Children’s Drama Director, First Baptist Church, Richardson
- Beginning Coordinators - Melodie Cunningham
Schedule
Friday, January 15, 2010 |
2:00 pm | Registration |
3:00-4:15 pm | Session 1 |
4:15-4:45 | Exhibit Break |
4:45-6:00 pm | Session 2 |
6:00-7:00 pm | Dinner provided/Exhibits |
7:00-8:00 pm | Technology & Web Resources for CCU |
8:15-9:15 pm | Mobil Potpourri |
Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
8:30-9:45 am | Session 3 |
9:45-10:00 am | Exhibits |
10:00-10:45 am | Keynote |
10:45-11:15 am | Exhibits |
11:15-12:30 pm | Session 4 |
12:30-1:30 pm | Lunch provided/Exhibits |
1:30-2:45 pm | Session 5 |
1:30 pm | Exhibits Close |
3:00 pm | Final Drawing/Children Led Worship/Dismiss |
Download Class Titles & Descriptions Here
Download Class Schedule
NEW THIS YEAR...MOBILE POTPORRUI
What is Mobile Potporrui?
WHAT IS MOBILE POTPORRUI?
- It is a multi round table discussion group with multi topics
- Time length is 20 minutes per topic
- Participants will have a chance to attend 3 different discussion groups of their choice
- Each clinician and CCU Dream Team member will lead a discussion group of 2 tables (18 people)
- When one topic is full, participants get to choose another topic
- Download a list of topics here.