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 1: "A Spoonful of Sugar for the Musicianship Medicine" In this 1st of 3 webinars presented this year, Dr. Rudy Marcozzi discusses building fundamental musicianship skills in groups of students with widely varying musical backgrounds using metaphor, embodiment, language, and speech. Un-theorizing music theory to make it practical, accessible, and effective.

An award-winning educator (Dean and Professor Emeritus at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts), Dr. Rudy Marcozzi is also an active professional church musician with extensive parish and university experience at local, regional, and diocesan levels. He is a member of The National Association of Pastoral Musicians, The Hymn Society of the United States and Canada, The North American Academy of Liturgy, and a board member of the American Federation of Pueri Cantores. He was a regular reviews contributor to Pastoral Music, and editor and contributing author for Preparing Your Catholic Wedding (Paulist Press). He currently serves as the Coordinator of Music Ministry at the Sheil Catholic Center at Northwestern University.