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Last April I took part in my first official panel in region 19’s contest in Ocean City,
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ope you’ve all got this date in your diaries, as it’s going to be a fantastic event! We are planning a wide range of sessions that will appeal to Chorus members, Quartet members, Directors, Choreographers, Regional Coaches, Music Teams and there will be 2 Symposium Choruses! And if that’s not enough…the fabulous, 4 times top ten International Chorus - Coastline Show Chorus will also be there! Wow - how will we fit it all in?! The Faculty will be Gail Jencik, Director of Coastline Show Chorus, International Faculty member, Lynda Keever, Lead of the 4Bettys Quartet and Certified Music Judge, plus our very own Alyson Chaney,
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26 - 28 JULY 2013 CORN EXCHANGE, EDINBURGH
Tenor of Storm Quartet and International Faculty member. Final touches are being put on the sessions and will be shared shortly! Some of the topics covered will be Singing In Tune, Chorus and Quartet Choreography and Makeup, Personal Vocal Instruction, training for Coaches, Music Selection, Embellishments and lots more! On the Saturday night there will be time to relax, party and..... enter a Talent Contest! This idea is still in the planning, but it would be open to anyone other than established choruses or quartets! You could do something on your own,
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SUMMER ROLLERCOASTER EVENT!
am so delighted to be the first approved judge in Europe - in fact the first anywhere outside the US and Canada!
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NEWS AND VIEWS FROM REGION 31, FEBRUARY 2013
CONGRATULATIONS VALERIE, FIRST APPROVED JUDGE OUTSIDE THE USA AND CANADA!
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e.g. recite a poem, sing a song, or you could join with others and do something in a small group. The idea is that it will be a 5 minute performance at most and it will be limited to 10 acts, so it doesn’t last too long and get in the way of partying! More information to follow, but get your creative juices flowing - the more inventive and crazy the better! (All we ask is that you keep it suitable for all ages!). No doubt there will be lots more than 10 who will want to enter, so a random draw will have to be made for this, but if you don’t get into the ‘official contest’ you could always just perform at the party! Given that the workshop falls in holiday time, our advice would be to get your hotel/bed and breakfast accommodation booked right away. You don’t want to miss this great weekend of education. The RMT will be deciding on the cost of registration shortly, but we know how financially challenging things are for some people right now, so rest assured we will be keeping the cost as low as we possibly can. Registration will include all of the above education, plus lunch and dinner on Saturday and all tea and coffee breaks. I do hope you are as excited about this as we are! We will let you know as soon as more information is received and decisions made, so keep an eye on the Quartet of Nations website and Facebook!