Music & Drama (Kingdom Singers) - Introduction

Vision:

Quality Christian vocal and instrumental Music performance for the glory of God.

Mission:

Equipping the singers with Music knowledge on spiritual performances.

Goal:

Striving for excellent Godly performances.

Objectives:

• Tap the Godly given Music talents.
• Spiritually nurture the Music talents.
• Enhance spiritual Music performances in the Fellowships.
• Record quality spiritual Music performances.
• Establish a well equipped Practical Music Centre at IcFEM Mission Headquarters.
• Set up a Spiritual Music Performance Centre in each Area for weekly, Monthly and Annual concerts.
• Educate all communities through excellent performances on:
• Christian values.
• Consequences of rebellion against God.
• Fruits of embracing God's word.

Strategy:

• Identification and empowerment of talented Music and Dance performers at Fellowship level.
• Formation and establishment of Music & Gospel dance teams and committees at Fellowships levels, Local Transformation Units, Areas and Mission Headquarters
• Organise Quarterly and Annual concerts at all levels.
• Developing Music Trainers of Trainers for effective facilitation of Kingdom Singers programme objectives.
• Establishment of IcFEM Music booklets, Audio and Visual Library.
• Supervision, monitoring and reporting on Quarterly and Annual basis.

Activities:

• Interpretation of music from staff notation and sol-fa notation.
• Sight reading, singing and playing hymn tunes.
• Writing (composing) melodies for performance.
• Practical performance of Music and Gospel Dances using a variety of musical instruments.
• Adaptation of melodies of existing African traditional folk tunes into spiritual melodies.
• Performing songs with lyrics on emerging issues such as:
• HIV/AIDS.
• Drug Abuse.
• Integrity.
• Environmental Issues.
• Corruption.
• Child Labour.
• Gender Equality.
• Human Rights.
• Spiritual Growth.
• Discipleship in Fellowships - singing scriptures, addressing spiritual warfare e.g. breaking walls of Jericho.
• Family values.
• Promotion of wholistic education (all round education).
• Food and food security.
• Leadership issues.
• Promotion of sports through music to instil discipline.
• Youth centred music with focus on instructions, discipline and Godliness.
• Health related issues especially promoting health care, sanitation and hygiene, clean water and Malaria control, nutrition and immunisation.

Expected Outputs:

• Develop 5 Trainers of Trainers (ToT) per Local Transformation Unit each quarter (5 ToTs × 14 LTUs × 3QTs = 210 ToTs Annually.
• Develop IcFEM Headquarter Music and Gospel Dance Teams to International Standard by end of 2010 financial year.
• Youth Music and Gospel Dance team
• Women Music and Gospel Dance team
• Men Music and Gospel Dance team.
• Develop Talented Music performers and empower them to be self-reliant economically through their music skills.
• Be self-reliant in the Music production and marketing industry.