The 2020 "Beauty, Simplicity, Practicality: Developing Quality Music in Every Parish" online conference is an innovative new approach designed to cater to various learning styles and life situations. Unlike other conferences which were forced to go online because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this conference was envisioned specifically to meet the needs of online learners from its inception. It features a hybrid approach including lectures which can be viewed according to each individual's availability, live question-and-answer sessions and social hangouts, and guided learning opportunities.

For those desiring structure, a recommended schedule will be provided for your time zone. For those who need flexibility, you'll continue to have access to the lectures for one month following the conference and can watch them on your own schedule, whenever is convenient for you--even if it is late at night or early in the morning! Register for the entire conference or just one day's events.

This experience brings top-level lecturers in sacred music to the comfort and safety of your home with the flexibility to participate in the manner and according to the schedule that works best for you.

We are pleased and excited to announce that due to the generosity of two benefactors who strongly believe in the Sacred Music Institute’s mission to train and assist musicians to provide quality music in every parish, we are now able to make our Summer Online Conference, Beauty, Simplicity, Practicality: Developing Quality Sacred Music in Every Parish even more affordable to musicians across the country. Rather than provide specific scholarships to only some individuals, we are now able to drastically reduce the registration prices for our conference without the need to sacrifice any of the quality of the presenters and the training and expertise they are providing for this conference. If you would like more information or to discuss how you can support our efforts to train and equip sacred music professionals, please contact Dr. Jason Keefer, the Director and Founder of the Sacred Music Institute at administrator@sacredmusicinstitute.org