Our new series of webinars offers practical help, advice and ideas for the online environment. Live attendance is open to RSCM members (which includes everyone who is a member of an RSCM affiliated church or choir).

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Please note that you must be over 18 to attend these webinars.

Webinar Title Description Date and Time (BST) Cost Webinar Link
Copyright and Licences for Online Services This webinar will explore the principles of copyright and licensing, particularly as they relate to music in online services, suggesting some key points for attendees to consider and signposting to further sources of useful information. The session will be led by Andy Bodkin, CEO of Out of the Ark Music, and previously a managing director of CCLI. Tuesday 30 June 2020 @ 18:00 £5 for RSCM members Webshop link
Using Music Creatively in Online Services With online services likely to be part of our worshipping landscape for some time to come, the panellists in this session discuss their experience of using music in online services over the past few months. The session will explore what has worked well, the lessons the panellists have learned, and ideas for the future. Tuesday 7 July 2020 @ 18:00 £5 for RSCM members Webshop link
How to Record your Choir, Virtually This session is designed for those who have seen virtual choir recordings online but don’t know where to start with creating their own. It’ll include possible software options, the processing for creating an audio recording, pitfalls to avoid and suggestions for the sorts of repertoire that work best. Tuesday 14 July 2020 @ 18:00 £5 for RSCM members Webshop link
Keeping your choir together while you are apart
It’s been an extremely challenging time for choirs during the pandemic, as meeting and singing together quickly became impossible. However, in this webinar, panellists working in a range of different contexts discuss ways that they’ve been able to keep in touch and work with their choirs while they haven’t been able to meet in person, and suggest creative ideas to try out in the future.

Led by The Reverend Canon Sal McDougall, RSCM Deputy Director (Education and Mission Delivery)

Tuesday 21 July 2020 @ 18:00 £5 for RSCM members Webshop link

How to use music in worship when we cannot sing

A video conversation exploring how we can use music in worship in the current environment, led by The Reverend Helen Bent, is now available on our YouTube channel exclusive to RSCM members.

The Reverend Helen Bent, RSCM Head of Ministerial Training, is joined by Mark Underwood, Director of Music at St Michael’s Chester Square, and Jonathan Robinson, RSCM Education Officer and Music Coordinator for Salisbury Methodist Church.

Links to accompanying advice, documents, and music discussed can be found below the video in the description box.