Christian Musician Summit 2024: Full Schedule

9:00am PST

Audio Intensive

Thursday November 7, 2024 9:00am - 3:30pm PST

Our plan for the day...
We will spend an hour on proper gain structure and ecosystem configuration, that is, how to set up consoles, stage-boxes, and peripheries.
We will follow this portion up with an overview of acoustics and how it plays into the mix.
That takes us to lunch.
After lunch, we will delve into the two hour house versus online mix class and end with an overview of monitor mixing techniques.

Artists & Clinicians

Kent Morris

Sweetwater

40+ year veteran technology consultant primarily focused on the live event market with an emphasis on practical solutions to audio, video and lighting issues common in today's media-centric environment.

Doug Gould

Worship MD

With decades of experience in training and equipping Worship Leaders, Musicians and Technicians, Doug brings the highest level of excellence in his workshops for those willing to learn. He has been teaching at Christian Musician Summit events since day one.

Jeff Barnett

Sweetwater

My name is Jeff Barnett and I lead the House of Worship Sales team here at Sweetwater. I joined the Sweetwater team in 2001. Since 2007, I've also been an instructor in Sweetwater's Academy of Music and Technology, teaching live sound. I've been a live sound engineer, a recording... Read More →

Thursday November 7, 2024 9:00am - 3:30pm PST
Room 206

Tech

10:15am PST

Adding Color to Your Guitar Chords

Friday November 8, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PST

Room 206

Looking to reach beyond simple Major and minor chords? As a rhythm guitar player, sometimes it’s nice to break out of standard formulas. Chordal embellishment can add beauty to your accompaniments for worship, whether you’re strumming or fingerpicking. Come explore some chords you may have never played, which could add color to the chords you know, and enhance your toolkit as you enjoy your guitar in a new way.

Artists & Clinicians

David Harsh

David Harsh is a first-place national award-winning independent Christian artist, worship leader and clinician who has equipped thousands of guitar players to discover their gifts for the glory of God for almost three decades.

Friday November 8, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PST
Room 206

Guitar

11:30am PST

Unleashing the CAGED Beast for Guitar

Friday November 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PST

Room 206

If you’ve got more than one rhythm guitar player on your team; if you want to more intentionally leverage your capo to gain full access to any key; if you want to expand your playing beyond open position with chords, scales, and more, this workshop will empower you on all fronts.

Artists & Clinicians

David Harsh

Friday November 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 206

Guitar

2:45pm PST

Music Business - Taking Your Songs from Your Head to the World

Friday November 8, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm PST

Room 206

Artists & Clinicians

Jonathan Mason

Curb/Word Music Publishing

Jonathan is the VP, Christian A&R and Publishing at Curb/Word Music Pubishing.

Friday November 8, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm PST
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Artists

4:00pm PST

Beyond Playing Guitar

Friday November 8, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST

Room 206

What are you doing to enhance your musical offerings beyond your guitar playing? In this class, we’ll talk about the delicate art of strumming and speaking simultaneously, 10 ways to transition smoothly between songs in worship, and six ways to communicate effectively with your band from your guitar (without saying a word).

Artists & Clinicians

David Harsh

Friday November 8, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST
Room 206

Guitar

10:15am PST

The Local Church Guitarist

Saturday November 9, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PST

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How to make your prep time for Sunday worship more effective.
This includes: learning the songs and parts.
Dialing in your in ear mix (or monitor mix)
How to practice with the band,
And other important techniques and concepts for great worship.

Artists & Clinicians

Dave Cleveland

Dave Cleveland is a first call session guitar player in Nashville, Tennessee. He has played on a multitude of Grammy and Dove Award winning projects with artists including Steven Curtis Chapman and The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. Over his 26 years in Nashville, Dave has played on over... Read More →

Saturday November 9, 2024 10:15am - 11:15am PST
Room 206

Guitar

11:30am PST

The Strumming Fool: A Guitarist’s Guide to Strumming

Saturday November 9, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PST

Room 206

Stuck in a rut with your strumming? No more! Come discover multiple highly useful strumming patterns that you can put to use right away (or give names to some of the patterns you’re using.) These patterns (captured in rhythmic notation with a specialized strum arrow system) are ideal for multiple settings. Time permitting, we can go deeper with selective palm muting, partial strumming, shuffling, triplets and more.

Artists & Clinicians

David Harsh

Saturday November 9, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 206

Guitar