Speaking
Timothy Shaw has presented remote and in-person workshops, academic papers, hymn festivals, reading sessions, and master classes at numerous universities, conferences, music societies, and churches throughout the country. Representative topics and titles include:
Church Music History / Philosophy
- Developing a Philosophy of Worship and Music
- From Gregorian Chant to Chris Tomlin: A Brief History of Church Music
- Imago Dei: What Music Tells Us about the Creator and Ourselves
- The Ten Commandments for Church Musicians
- Why Singing Matters to You, to the Church, and to God
Practical Advice
- Church Music Online: Resources, Strategies, and Tips
- Do As I Say and As I Do: Modeling Musicianship for Your Choir
- Five Altos and Two Tenors: Performing Miracles with Smaller Choirs
- Leading in Worship as Accompanist
Reading Sessions
- Music for the Small(er) Church Choir
- Piano Music for the Reformation
- Sacred Organ Literature
Hymn Festivals
- Hymns Written by Clergy
- Singing through the Apostles’ Creed
Academic Papers
- Aggregate Completion and Compositional Method: A Perspective on Works from Bach to Messiaen
- Chromatic Saturation in J. S. Bach’s Music: Analytical and Theological Implications
- Freedom of Expression in the Sacred Harp Tradition: An Analysis of Five Shape-Note Hymns
- It Is Fun to Have Fun, but You Have to Know How: Harmonic Adventures in Rachmaninov’s Piano Preludes