Alanna is the Creative Director at Emu Music and has driven the development of this online course. She has worked as a church music director in Sydney, Australia and in Oxford, UK, and was a member of the band Garage Hymnal before joining the Emu team. She has a Bachelor of Theology from Sydney Missionary Bible College, a Music Degree from Sydney University and is currently completing a Masters in theology at Birmingham University. As well as working on the course, she’s very involved in song leading, production, songwriting, graphic design and teaching/lecturing at our many conferences and training events. She lives in Sydney with her husband Rohan and their three young children.

Philip is the Ministry Director of Emu Music. Married to Kate , he is author of Then Sings My Soul, a book about God’s purposes for Christian singing. He has been the Music Minister at St Thomas’, North Sydney after having served in the same role at St Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, UK for 15 years. Philip loves helping musicians apply the Bible to ministry in the local church, and teaches theology and practical skills at conferences and seminars around the world. Philip studied music at Sydney University, theology at Moore Theological College, Sydney, a Masters degree from Oxford University, and a PhD on the biblical theology of worship from Birmingham University.