Pueri Cantores Presents: "Beyond the Score Series: How a liturgical choir rehearsal in Catholic Schools and parishes teaches more than music" A three-part webinar series for Conductors of Catholic Student Choirs, Worship Leaders and Classroom Teachers, Elementary through High School

In this series we will explore some ways in which a rehearsal should teach our faith and develop the spiritual lives of students even as it remains focused on their growth and development as singers. Such extra-musical learning can often be taught covertly, thus allowing directors to “feed many birds (lessons) with a single scone (rehearsal).”

Part 3: Solving for Why: Music as the “Handmaiden of Liturgy" Students are more engaged in practice and learning when they know the why of what they’re doing. What exactly is liturgy? How does the music we sing serve it? How do we assure that our musical leadership is always servant leadership? How do we teach the “forest why” while navigating through the “musical trees?”

Presented by Josephine Stracek

Josephine Stracek is a performer, educator and lifelong church musician. She earned vocal performance degrees from both North Park University and Roosevelt University and has served at different parishes within the Chicagoland area, working as both a music director and director of religious education. She has also substituted as a liturgical pianist and organist throughout her performance career and is currently working at St. Vincent DePaul Parish as the assistant music director directing their contemporary choir. As an active board member of the Chicago region National Association of Teachers of Singing, Josephine strives to encourage and support the growth of the next generation of music makers in the world.