Clinician Work, Masterclasses & Seminars

Rigorous. Theological. Thoughtful. Sacred music with structure and soul.

Through Ars Musica, Parker MacIver Hinnenkamp offers a comprehensive range of clinician services, workshops, and university-level masterclasses in sacred music, hymnody, improvisation, and pedagogy. These sessions are crafted for congregations, music faculties, academic conferences, and seminaries seeking musical and liturgical expertise grounded in clarity, beauty, and deep tradition.

All sessions are tailored to the host community—designed to respect existing strengths while offering fresh insight, discipline, and practical tools for immediate use.

Masterclasses in Hymnody & Liturgical Song

A blend of theology, musicality, and congregational leadership, these sessions are suitable for choirs, seminaries, organists, and clergy. Topics include:

  • The theology of congregational song

  • Vocal leadership for liturgical spaces

  • Harmonization and hymn-based improvisation

  • Historical practice and restoration of liturgical/service music

  • Planning the hymn of the day: musical, textual, and theological considerations

Ideal for: music and worship classes, liturgy committees, choir retreats, and conference intensives.

Organ Improvisation Masterclasses

Parker offers workshops and one-on-one sessions for organists—whether beginning improvisers or advanced players preparing for ministry, recital, or graduate study.


Available topics:

  • Hymn-based and modal improvisation

  • Building musical structures

  • Liturgical improvisation: prelude, offertory, postlude, transitions

  • North German, French Romantic, and contemporary idioms

  • Improvisation as spiritual and theological practice

Participants are encouraged to play and receive feedback in a supportive but structured format. Parker brings his experience as a working church musician and improviser into each session.

University-Level Organ Repertoire Coaching

For organ students preparing recitals, juries, or performance exams, Parker offers masterclasses or short-term residencies focusing on:

  • German Baroque, French Romantic, and early 20th-century repertoire

  • Historic interpretation and registration strategy

  • Performance health and pacing

  • Pedagogical reflection: learning how to teach what you play

  • Memory, gesture, and expression across liturgical space

Available for organ departments, denominational music programs, or conservatories seeking clinician feedback with both technical and vocational awareness.

Pedagogy & Studio Leadership Seminars

Drawing from years of work in sacred education and adaptive musicianship, Parker leads seminars on:

  • Building a values-driven teaching studio

  • Inclusive pedagogy for disabled and neurodivergent students

  • Organ and piano teaching in the parish setting

  • Music lesson structure, pacing, and retention

  • Fostering vocations in young musicians through liturgical immersion

Especially suited for teaching artists, graduate pedagogy students, and studio program directors.

Booking & Format

Clinician work may be offered in:

  • One-day or multi-day workshops

  • Conference keynotes or panel participation

  • On-site masterclasses or virtual residencies

  • Ongoing coaching relationships (quarterly or seasonal)

To inquire about a workshop, academic residency, or customized masterclass offering, contact Parker. You may also include details about your institution's needs, calendar, or theme.

Rooted in Practice. Formed by Vocation.

Parker MacIver Hinnenkamp brings the real-world authority of an active cantor and sacred educator into every setting. Whether working with choirs, clergy, or conservatory students, he meets each context with theological clarity, pedagogical structure, and a deep respect for the spiritual and artistic labor of music-making.