FALL MUSIC SCHOOL WEBINAR
Saturday, October 17, 2020
REGISTER NOW for this Region 16
all-day FREE educational event.
We will have education classes presented by talented and inspiring international faculty, along with regional member recognition and awards.
- Click on flyer picture to view PDF flyer with click-able faculty bio links and other information.
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Click here for more information on the class descriptions and schedule for the event.
Note: This event will NOT be recorded, so please plan ahead to attend.
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OCTOBER CLASS
Thank you to those who participated in last month’s Grow From The Inside Zoom meeting series. To watch the September 19, Personal Breaths – How, Where , Why and How Do I Find My Note? presentation by Nancy Watson and Paula Allen, click here. Scroll down the Regional website page to view the PowerPoint presentation referenced during the call for additional resources and information. Thank you, Nancy and Paula!
NEXT UP IN NOVEMBER
When: Saturday, November 21, 10:00 am– 11:30 am.
Topic: Diversity & Inclusion – How to Utilize the new D & I Toolkit
Faculty: Thèrése Antonini
Thèrése Antonini has been a Sweet Adeline for 26 years and currently serves on the Sweet Adelines International Board of Directors as President-Elect. She is also a member of North Metro Chorus. Thèrése is the head of the Diversity Task Force for Sweet Adelines, and she and her team have created a ‘tool kit’ to provide members short and long-term tools to support diverse and inclusive membership in Sweet Adelines International. This kit will provide methods to increase individual education and awareness, including self-assessment, group activities, and cultural development and outreach ideas. Thèrése is a gifted communicator and has an amazing ability to deliver information and instruction with such ease and effectiveness. Come listen and learn about the tools that are available to us to allow better inclusiveness, empathy and fairness within our organization and our lives.
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Stay safe everyone, and enjoy the rest of the summer!
RMT Education Coordinator
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Region 16 choruses are regularly meeting on Zoom with differing proportions of muted singing, education and staying in touch – all of which are important. Chorus Zoom rehearsals might be more regular than your quartet rehearsals so we could all make the most of whatever opportunities we can find to keep our vocal instrument finely tuned. We have experienced way too much joy in the past to let it all go now, right?
Would YOU like to sing with ME for 20 minutes this week? I have put a few singing exercise challenges in a presentation this month. Click here to access the class video: PERSONAL BREATHS on our Regional website. Somewhere around the 20-minute mark, you can SING WITH ME for a bit. This morning I harmonized with the squealing brakes on the garbage truck on the street… I am keen to sing with anyone! Stay safe and keep singing!
Paula Allen
Quartet Coordinator
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Thank you so much for the warm welcome I have received. I am honoured to be your Region 16 YWIH Coordinator. As a previous YWIH member myself, I really wanted to create a fun and supportive atmosphere for our youth members.
There is a new Facebook group dedicated to the youth in our region. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ywihregion16sai. Please note that you do not have to be 25 and under to join, however, the posts and discussions will be geared towards supporting our YWIH members. It is a private group so my hope is that members will feel free to express any ideas, comments, or concerns in a safe space. You can always message me at alanaregular@gmail.com if you would like me to post something anonymously.
The idea is not only to focus on gaining new members, but also to help foster connections and help support our current youth members. We want to celebrate YOU!
Alana Regular
Region 16 YWIH Coordinator
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A little bird told me that the more you 'LIKE' Region 16 FB, Tweets and Instagrams, the more our website is shared. That means the more we can promote our wonderful Region, choruses and quartets. So go ahead.....LIKE us!
Don't forget to tag us @SAIRegion16 or use the hashtag #SAIRegion16
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We are proud to be members of Lake Ontario Region 16 Sweet Adelines. There are so many exciting events happening in our Region, like membership online programs and fantastic educational opportunities. A new marketing program is being launched in October on all our Social Media avenues. The goal is to attract new members into our Region by promoting the entire Region. We need to invite everyone to join the a cappella movement. It will be very important for all of you to share/like and comment on this piece. The more we can generate traffic to our website or to a chorus, the better we can engage future members. Please click on the photo for the full PDF to activate the flyer.
This new promo piece allows you to click on a chorus name and be directed to that chorus website, including your own. Starting October 5th, we will be reaching out on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Let’s see how many people we can reach with this new program and generate new interest.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me
Martha DeClerq,
RMT Marketing & PR Coordinator
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QUESTIONS?
Do you have a burning question? Is there someone on our RMT who can offer you guidance or answer that burning question? So simple! Just click on the Ask Us square and we will direct your question to the appropriate RMT member, and voila your question will be answered. Not magic....just simple. We want to support you so go ahead and click the box.
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Did you know?
Sing Canada Harmony Scholarship Fund is a registered Canadian charity established in 2008 specifically for barbershop singers wanting to support vocal music education in Canada. Sing Canada Harmony provides vocal music education scholarships to deserving Canadian individuals, schools, community groups, as well as to Canadian chapters and members of these three barbershop organizations: Barbershop Harmony Society, Sweet Adelines International and Harmony, Incorporated.
Some opportunities supported are:
· Youth vocal music education programs
· Harmony University and associated colleges
· Leadership Academies (LA)
· International Education Symposiums (IES)
· University/College degree and diploma programs and courses in vocal music
· Chorus/Choir coaching, workshops and retreats
· Other programs, seminars, courses and training in vocal music
Scholarship amounts are determined based on the amount of funds in the account and eligible applications received. Application deadlines are March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1 each year. See the Scholarship page of their website for more information, and the application form.
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RMT ASSOCIATE WANTED
The Regional Management Team is looking for a trainee to learn how the Regional leadership works and to assist existing RMT members with miscellaneous tasks. Please consider this an enlightening opportunity to serve our great region! Click here for the Job Description and required qualifications. Sue Melvin (Region 16 RMT Team Coordinator) is looking forward to chatting with you about this! Contact her at susiesings4u@yahoo.com or (585) 259-3094 with questions or to apply.
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This month our chorus has enjoyed some progressions amidst the new virtual platform. We have continued to work on our chorus goals, and discuss what our future looks like as well as what we can do right now. In addition to our usual musical work, we are digging out closets and taking advantage of this time at home to organize our music and chorus materials. We are even ordering some new competition and performance attire, which our costume committee modeled for us via Zoom. This month our chorus also celebrated 40 years as a Sweet Adelines chapter. To celebrate, some of our members got together in an outdoor location that allowed for proper distancing. It was great to finally see our friends in person! We are also excited to have welcomed a new visitor to our Zoom rehearsals.
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Slowly, we are beginning to settle into our new normal, and we are excited to take advantage of all the resources provided by the Region and by International.
Laura Marie Kleist
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What a summer it was! Everyone at Canadian Showtime Chorus took a much needed rest to re-charge the batteries over summer - for some, a full two-months break, while for others the break was a bit shorter than that. What has become apparent for all musical and administrative leaders around the world during these times, is that it takes a whole lot more planning and execution time to run the ship that we call our chorus. Our wonderful blog writer extraordinaire, JD Crowe, encapsulated the past few months in her latest blog - how we love to read and reminisce about the journeys we’ve taken.
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One of our members, Wendy Hall, has been pursuing a musical journey of a different kind over the past years, and we were delighted to learn that she has now successfully completed the first part of the SAI Arrangers Certification. This is a very involved and intense program of study to eventually reach the goal of Certified Music Arranger, and we are so proud of Wendy for completing this stage of her certification. As if she were not busy enough, Wendy has also recently stepped up to fill the vacancy on our CSC Management Team of Secretary and Communications Coordinator. Amazing! Here is Wendy with the flowers sent to her from the chorus.
Four members of our Visual Design Team had the pleasure of attending the Visual Leaders workshop in September. Spending a Friday night and Saturday with the amazing workshop leaders Erin Howden and Judy Pozsgay, who put a sparkle in their eyes and a spring in their steps. The workshop in their words was “a tremendous learning opportunity”, “inspiring”, and “rejuvenating”.
Speaking of Erin, the entire chorus got to experience Zooming with Erin when she joined our rehearsal on September 15. Erin took us through some great exercises and explorations about how we were feeling during these times - and as many will attest, it was a great opportunity to reset and revisit why we love this hobby so much.
Onwards we go! We wish all of our Region 16 sisters a wonderful Fall and look forward to seeing you at Region 16’s virtual Fall Music School.
Nicole Wieczorek
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Hello, all you amazing women who continue to stay connected and thriving through virtual rehearsals. North Metro is back and says hello, hoping you are all well and safe and enjoying your chorus rehearsals as our directors fervently explore new and exciting ways of keeping us engaged. We gratefully recognize and salute our leaders for their innovation, dedication and tremendous efforts necessary to overcome the challenges before us on this never-ending exciting journey.
Our Region has been rolling out some wonderful education classes to keep us growing and informed. North Metro jumped back into virtual rehearsals with learning opportunities at its forefront too, providing us with some valuable sessions from Chris Peterson, a professor of music and voice at California State University, who took understanding breathing to new heights. The amazing duo of Peggy Gram and Dale Syverson found time to share with us their approach to judging and understanding the behaviours that determine leveling in all evaluation categories. We recognize and appreciate that the current Covid-19 situation has serendipitously allowed for these broader learning opportunities which otherwise may not have come our way, and thanks to Erin Howden, of which we are taking full advantage.
North Metro is immersed in an exciting video project that is providing a different and somewhat challenging stage for us to sing, learn, and to perform. More on this to come in the near future!
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Congratulations to our Alana Regular on her Regional appointment to Region 16 YWIH Coordinator, and to Colleen O’Dwyer who will serve provisionally as an intermediary between the RMT and the Convention Team as Events Coordinator while this position is vacant. Thank you Alana and Colleen for your willingness to give of your time and talents.
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And a big warm welcome to our newest member
Shannon Porter. Shannon holds the distinguished
title of First Virtual Member having gone through
the whole auditioning process, virtually. Now that's
a whole different and impressive entrance to make!
Jacqui Barron
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Zooming with Orangeville Show Chorus!
Zoom…we have been Zooming since March, are we there yet?
Only see our faces and our long hair…need a net?
Oh for some chance to be together and to sing.
Maybe next month, or next year – darn this Co-Vid thing!
Zoom…we’ve learned so much, our tech skills are amazing
Opting for recording, and hoping for some praising.
Our leaders sure are working hard to keep us all in touch.
Music Team, Admin folk – we love them all so much.
Zoom… a word before last March…did not mean meet on line,
Oh but now we need it – we even meet for wine!
Onward now we plan – a Virtual Christmas Show.
Membership – come join on line… we’re fun to get to know!!
Zoom … it’s really not so bad, we’ve finally got the knack.
Once we got the hang of it, we kept on coming back.
Orangeville Show Chorus will rise again for sure,
More resilient, More in tune – as we await a cure!
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Every Fall, Circle of Harmony runs a Prospective Members' Program (PMP) with the goal of spreading the art and science of our craft of a cappella singing to a new group of women. This year we decided that we weren’t going to let the pandemic and Zoom rehearsals interrupt that tradition!
We spread the word via our members, on social media and to our e-newsletter audience and received 18 RSVPs. On September 16, we welcomed 10 women to our rehearsal and shared information about our chorus, the barbershop style, our relationship with Sweet Adelines and our sisters in Region 16 and, some personal stories from current members. Our guests joined us for physical and vocal warm-ups and watched videos of our past performances.
We are pleased that after voice testing the following week, 12 women are joining us for the full eight-week program. This result is in line with our statistics for in-person PMPs. We are delighted to share this wonderful passion for four-part harmony with them for the next couple of months.
Cheers!
Lisa
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Fall is upon us! Time to get back to business and back to our regular weekly rehearsals.
We didn’t miss a beat! On September 13th, our Visual Leader, Meaghan DeClerq attended the Visual Leaders virtual workshop offered by Erin Howden, which she found to be very well organized, fun and informative. We know she can’t wait to share with all the members all that she took away. Meaghan is very good at keeping us focused on visual goals.
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On September 16th we had a wonderful rehearsal evening with the incredible certified expression coach and judge, Marcia Pinvidic from Region #26. She was AMAZING! We gained some fantastic insight to perfecting our storytelling expressions consistently, especially with our ballad.
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Exciting news, Martha Grant recently picked up our singer’s masks from Diana Coatsworth who is part of the sewing army. We are looking forward to the day when we will be able to use them. Fingers and toes are crossed it will be sooner than later. Thank you for coordinating, and doing the pick up and delivery!
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Being our 50th year, York Harmony Chorus will be celebrating this amazing milestone as a virtual celebration. Our planning committee, led by our superb Assistant Director, Heather Deslauriers McCuaig is putting together the final plans for our virtual party planned for the evening of Tuesday October 27th. More details to come through our Facebook page and website. STAY TUNED for more information!
We would also like to highlight that we will be hosting an “online” open house evening in the coming weeks. Now more then ever it is good to engage with like-minded people who enjoy singing barbershop. Details will be coming soon!
YHC members are getting excited to participate in our virtual Fall Music School. It is bound to be a great virtual conference offering some motivating and inspiring takeaways.
Lastly, we’d like to extend a big hug to our fellow SAI members in Region 16 and across the globe. These are interesting times. One thing we all know for sure, singing will help us get through this. So be sure to keep on singing.
Kelly Nesbitt
York Harmony Chorus
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