OneofthegoalsthatIhavesetformytwo-yeartermistocreatemoreconnectionwithinourregion Thisis somewhat difficult to measure and a challenging undertaking. Most people feel connected with others in theirownstateandareveryawareofthenationaloffice,buttheregionisastrangeentity.Oneoftheways thatIamworkingtodothisisbycreatingthisverynewsletter/magazine.Thisisatwice-monthlyreminder that SWACDA is here for YOU, wanting to share with YOU and help YOU I create the content, and then Margie Camp and I work together (I am still learning) to edit and create what you receive in your inbox. I wantedtoquicklysharewhatyoucanexpectineachissuesothatyouknowthereisanactualplanandthat wedon’tjustrandomlysendyoupictures,graphics,andtext
Onthe15thofeachmonth,theissuewillinclude:
FromthePresident'sPen A one-page article/letter from me in which I will share pertinent info from the regionorpersonalexperience.
Be Our Guest We will have guest writers. They may be people you know from within our region or anywhereintheUS.Iamnotprescribingwhattheywriteabout.Iaskthemtowriteaboutanythingrelated tochoralmusic
What's My Why A SWACDA member will share what ACDA means to them, what keeps them staying withACDA,andafavoriteACDAmemory.
State of the State—State presidents each signed up for two months. They will share what is going on in theirstate Theymaysharepictures,membershipgrowth,honorchoirs,alinktotheirwebpage,orevenhave somemembersshareinformation.
My Choral Hero—We are asking members to share a paragraph or photo of a person in SWACDA who mentoredthem,whomtheylookupto,orwhomtheyidolize Telluswhattheydidforyou!!!
Onthe30thofeachmonth,theissuewillinclude:
FromthePresident’sPen-amuchshorterversion.
PastPresident'sCorner - highlighting a past president, where their conference was held, where they live, whattheydidintheircareerorarestilldoing,favoriteliteratureofallvoicings,andcontactinfo
R&R Repertoire Two times a year, the R&R chairs will share 5-10 pieces of music that they love/recommend. They can share links to purchase the pieces, share educational thoughts about them,andgivesomeinsightsintohowtheyusedthem
MembershipMonthly Our SWACDA membership chair will share information about our growth, how to maintainyourmembership,charts,graphs,etc.It'salwaysagreatremindertoseehowwearedoing!!
Albuquerque—sameasonthe15th.
TimeCapsule sameasonthe15th
In Memoriam guidelines were shared in the July 30th issue. Sharing obituary or information on the passingofaSWACDAmember.
Please read The Southwestern Connection and stay connected with our SWACDA Region We NEED each other.WeNEEDYOU!!
Best,
JonathanOwen SWACDAPresident
PastPresident’sCorner
Location-Denver
CurrentlylivesinGreeleyCO
I’m currently in my 43rd year of choral conducting, Eight years JHS/HS, two years community college, thirty one years university, twenty six years with two community choirs,conductedscoresofhonorchoirs,andsevenall-stategroups.
ACDA has provided a continuing font of inspiration for my professional life from my first nationalconferenceinthemid1980stotoday.
Selecting repertoire is one of my favorite things to do. I almost always find it challenging to whittle down the list of songs I’d like to do with my singers, because therearemanywonderfulpiecesthatoffersomuchtoourstudents.Iaimtoprovidea varietyofcontrastingpiecestomystudentsandaudiencesthroughouttheyear,soI’ve donethesameforyouinhopesthatyoucanfindoneormoreofthesepiecesthatwill fillaneed.Ihopeyouhaveawonderfulyearofmusicmaking!
Ohmy!Justletmetellyou,thereareon-demandwebinars;accesstochoralnet,chorteach,andtheMusica International database; new repertoire recommendations for all choir types vetted by our talented and knowledgeableresourcechairs,honorchoirsforyoursingers;accesstoexclusiveresearchandpublications; new repertoire recommendations; opportunities to work with national and international headliners; NETWORKING,NETWORKING,NETWORKING
Remember, the key to unlocking these resources is keeping your membership current, updating your profile, and reading correspondence from state, regional, and national levels Your commitment to these stepsensuresyoudon'tmissoutonopportunities Keepaneyeonyourinboxforupdates
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR PROFILE: Use this email address to log into acdaorg If you do not remember yourpassword,select“forgotpassword”togetaresetlink Threefailedattemptswilllockyouraccount In additiontoyouremail,phone,address,andstateaffiliation,youcanalsoenteryourworkinstitutionwhich ishelpfultoyourstateleadership
Help ACDA/SWACDA/your state chapter help you! Conferences are great, but resources are available to you every day of the year outside of the conference. Contact a leadership team member if you need assistance with access. You can always email me (your membership chair) at kathybhat@gmail.com. If I don’thaveananswer,I knowsomeonewhowill.
Musicallyyours,
KathyBhat,SWACDAMembershipChair
We are here to help you get the most through your ACDA Membership.
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