| Invest in yourself and expand your musical potential by attending the new Sweet Adelines International A Cappella Harmony Academy in 2012.
Discover your AHA moments in a variety of tracks ranging from vocal skills, visual skills, leadership skills, performance skills and so much more.
A literal virtuoso of well-known faculty will be on hand to enlighten, motivate and inspire you.
Scheduled Teaching Faculty:
Sharon Babb, Master Faculty
Karen Breidert, Master Faculty
Kathy Carmody, Master Faculty
Betty Clipman, Master Faculty
Paula Davis
Fran Furtner
Peggy Gram
Carole Kirkpatrick
Lori Lyford
Renée Porzel
Tori Postma
Judy Pozsgay
Darlene Rogers
Dale Syverson
Special Features: A special chorus competition will close the event on Saturday evening. All registrants are invited to participate in a chorus reflective of their longevity within the organization. Apply all that you’ve learned during the two-day Academy in a real-world chorus experience and have fun competing with a two-song competition package at the closing event on Saturday night.
Choruses will be created based on member longevity and each will work with a world-class, award winning director, choreographer and coach:
Chorus composed of members with 0-10 years of membership:
Karen Breidert, Director
Tori Postma, Choreographer
Peggy Gram, Vocal Coach
Chorus composed of members with 11-20 years of membership:
Lori Lyford, Director
Judy Pozsgay, Choreographer
Betty Clipman, Vocal Coach
Chorus composed of members with 21+ years of membership:
Dale Syverson, Director
Renée Porzel, Choreographer
Carole Kirkpatrick, Vocal Coach
Other fun activities taking place throughout the weekend include A Tag Singing Scavenger Hunt and AHA Moments Captured. You won’t want to miss this inaugural event!
Classes are offered in a wide array of barbershop craft and technique topics. They are categorized into Vocal, Visual, Musical and Mental subject areas so that registrants may fully customize their Academy experience and tailor it to their specific areas of desired development.
Whether you want to focus on vocal technique, barbershop craft, movement and choreography, leadership and development, music theory or a little of everything, you can pick and choose the classes that best fit your needs.
Classes offered at the 2012 Academy include:
Analytical Listening for Chorus and Quartet Members
Artistry and the Power In You
Barbershop Basics
Beginning Level Musicianship
Blending Skills
Body Language for Performers
Characterization
Choreography That Makes Musical Sense
Command of the Voice
Creating Warm-ups From Your Repertoire
Discover the Parts of Your Singing Voice
Energize and Harmonize
Embellishments
Forthcoming Competition Changes
Front Row Evaluations
Give Yourself a PVI
Integrating the Voice Into the Art Form
Kinesthetics
Leadership and Communication
Make Them Laugh
Master Singer: Your Part in the Ensemble
Movement for Singers
Musical Leader Training
Personal Performance Instruction and Demonstration
Personal Vocal Instruction and Demonstration
Physical and Vocal Synchronization
Resonance and the Barbershop Sound
So You Want To Be a Coach
The Evolution of the Barbershop Style
The Fearless Performer
The History of Sweet Adelines International
The Levels of A
The New Age of Marketing and Public Relations
Tips and Tricks for Learning Choreography
Tips and Tricks for Learning Music
Tuning and Tonal Center
Understanding the Four Judging Categories for Chorus and Quartet Members
And much, much more! Whether you’re an aspiring choreographer, want to learn more about music theory, desire to improve your vocal skills, need to feel more confident as a performer or wish to increase your leadership skills, there are classes just for you!
Registration opens Tuesday, January 3, 2012.
Fees include all classes, materials, links to download seminar songs with learning media, on-campus housing and meals:
Early-bird Registration:
Members: $399.00
Non-members:$499.99
After March 30, 2012:
Members: $549.00
Non-members:$649.00
For more information, contact the Education Department or call 800.992.SING/918.622.1444.
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