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Have you registered for contest yet?
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Your chorus Director and President/TC should have already received the paperwork from International for contest registration.
NOTE: if you have NOT received the paperwork, contact International
headquarters immediately!
January 26
QUARTET Registration Form due to International headquarters
January 27
CHORUS Registration Form* due to International headquarters
*Remember that choruses selecting the ALTERNATE riser
configuration (smaller choruses) will compete first. Be sure to
check the correct box on the form!
Order of Appearance will be drawn
on Monday, February 2.
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Hawaii pictures now online!
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Two sets of photos are now available for viewing on our Region 11 website...
SAI Convention week photos
Hawaii "fun" photos
Thanks, once again, to webmaster Pat Vincent for uploading these for us all to share!
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Exciting marketing and membership opportunities from International
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FREE Webinars
Thursday, January 8, 2009
3:00 p.m. CST
"Marketing Your Chorus"
by Kathy Carmody
This webinar is open to all Sweet Adelines
International members, free of charge, and is designed to motivate,
educate and support regional management teams, choruses and individual
members in their recruitment and marketing efforts.
The following topics will be reviewed in this upcoming webinar:
- Examining the condition of your chorus
- Creating goals
- Defining each member's responsibilities
- Using the Marketing
Center
- Target marketing
- Marketing and public relations
- Preparing your chorus
- Executing your marketing plan
- Turning guests into members Retaining members
Thursday, February 26, 2009
3:00 p.m. CST
"Member Orientation"
Further details will be provided on this webinar in the near future
through the Marketing Center and Sing eZine.
These two webinar sessions
are scheduled to be presented live once a quarter and each live webinar
offered is available for free to all members.
REGISTERING FOR A WEBINAR...
Webinars are
presented live through the Internet where registered members will be
given a Web link and if requested a phone number for access to the
audio and video portions of the presentation.
To register for a webinar, send an e-mail to ann-marie@sweetadelineintl.org. Include
the name of the webinar you are registering for, your name, chorus,
region number and any other questions or concerns you may have about
the session. To watch the live webinar, you'll need a reliable,
high-speed internet connection for the video portion, and computer
speakers or a phone connection for the audio portion. More information on
system requirements will be available after registration or click here
to learn more: https://www2.gotowebinar.com/webinar/pre/faq3.tmpl.
As
an additional benefit, all webinars will be archived and linked to the
Marketing Center following each live presentation.
FREE Podcasts
Legendary ConversationsSAI has added a new Podcast series to the Web site, called "Legendary Conversations". The series starts with an entertaining and informative collection of conversations with luminaries
Joni Bescos and Renee Craig. Click on this direct link: http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/podcast.cfm.
Music Education Class: The International Treasure M.A.P. - Search For Musicality, Artistry, and Physicality
Featuring Harborlites Chorus under the direction of Pam Pieson with an introduction and follow-up interview with Kathy Carmody. Join the 2008 International Champion Chorus and uncover the clues revealed at the Master Class held in Honolulu, Hawaii. To view the class, go to http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/musiced.cfm.
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Region 11 Competition News!
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RISER CONFIGURATION CLARIFICATION
The 1st Chorus-pondence sent to everyone in October incorrectly stated that choruses who select the STANDARD riser configuration (larger choruses) will be competing first in the contest. For the 2009 contest, choruses selecting the ALTERNATE riser configuration (smaller choruses) will compete first. This same configuration will hold for 2010, and then for 2011 and 2012, we will go back to the larger choruses going first and so on every two years.
CHAMPION CHORUS and QUARTET PHOTOS
For 2009, Lilley Photography will switch the regular photo order for the "trophy" photo order at the request of the winning chorus and quartet, if you will tell Wyeth Lilley at the time the "trophy" photo is taken. That is if you don't want BOTH photo orders.
GUEST AETs VS. AUDIENCE PASS
Remember, if you have guests who wish to sit with your chorus or quartet, they will need to purchase an All-Events Tickets with your chorus. The Audience Pass tickets will entitle the person holding that ticket to a seat in a separate, designated area of the auditorium.
WARM-UP ROOMS IN THE CONVENTION CENTER
The Convention Center is remodeling the lobby area and we will not be able to use one of the usual warm-up rooms for the chorus contest. As you enter the lobby, both chorus warm-up rooms will be on the left ... the Truxton Room (accessed through the hallway leading to the hotel) and the Potato Room (accessed through the lobby staying to the left as usual). The only restrooms available to those choruses using the Truxton Room will be the lobby restroom.
NO BUSES ON FRIDAY
We will not have an audience bus available on Friday for the quartet contest, so you will need to carpool as much as possible. Transportation will be provided for the Top 5 quartets from the auditorium back to the DoubleTree.
CHORUS and QUARTET DVDs
We are holding the line on prices for the DVDs and CDs for 2009 - $30 for the original DVD, extra copies at $15 and extra copies of CDs at $10. REMEMBER ... taking these back to your chorus or quartet and making copies is an infringement of the copyright. In order to defray the ever-increasing costs of Regional contests, please purchase copies legally by placing your order with your chorus or quartet.
CHORUS AND QUARTET BRIEFINGS -
BOTH ON THURSDAY!
The Chorus Briefing will be held on Thursday at 7:00 PM at the DoubleTree, followed by the Quartet Briefing at 7:30 PM, so those involved in both will not miss one or the other briefing. Please plan to be there on Thursday (and reserve a hotel room) so you will not miss this important event.
MIC TESTING CHORUS
You are invited to be part of the mic testing chorus on Friday at 10:00 AM. Be at the Convention Center by 9:45 AM and take a seat until invited up on stage. We usually sing a Star song or two!
Dottie Henshaw
CRC, Region 11
rkhdkhsing@aol.com
702.564.5643
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Past, Present, and Future...
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 Celebrity City's theme for the 2009 Regional Convention is "Past, Present and Future".
We would like to have each chorus
send pictures of past members, current
members and events, and then, most of
all, of the young women in each chorus
who will be the future of Sweet Adelines
in our region.
We want to showcase these in our
decorations. Also any pictures of quartets ...past, present, future.
Pictures sent by e-mail in PDF format will work the best. Send to robinwolf@mac.com or via snail mail and I will scan them and return them:
Robin Wolf
626 Cervantes Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
I need these as soon as possible so we can get our plans together!
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Build a beautiful website...!
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Just launched for
the Sweet Adeline community...
ConnectedSound.com offers beautiful website designs, hosting, and matching business cards, e-mail newsletters, and a cafepress store.The site was co-founded by Adam Wilner, husband of Santa Monica Chorus
member, Shelly Wilner, so they're partial to Region 11 clients! Website You
can choose from a rich library of gorgeous high-end web designs. A real
designer will put your group's photo, name and slogan into the header.
They put up a full website with your names and info worked into the
text, which you can then edit yourself.
Your
site comes with a great flash photo gallery, an audio player you can
upload your recordings to, paypal buttons, and choruses get a great
members-only section. You can add unlimited pages, get unlimited
emails, and to top it all off, you get your domain name for free.
Other Stuff
For
a little more you can get matching business cards, which are a
marketing must. Once you sign off on the proof, the biz cards are
mailed to you within a week.
An
attractive email newsletter that looks like your website is another
great way to build your fanbase, and for choruses to communicate with
members.
Lastly,
you can get a CafePress store, and have the product page right there on
your site. ConnectedSound will upload your graphics and set up your
store with loads of products.
Amazing Price
For
the first 50 quartets and 50 choruses, they are waiving the setup fee
for the site, so you can get the whole thing started just paying the
first month's hosting fee, $19.99. This is an opportunity not to be
missed.
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Now you can purchase
fun stuff with the new
Region 11 logo on them!
Go to our new Region 11 online store
at Zazzle.com:
http://www.zazzle.com/sequoiapacifica/products
You can buy t-shirts, hats, mugs, buttons, tote bags, etc. -- all with the Region 11 on them! You can even customize the bumper sticker with your chorus' name and contact info!
SHOP, SHOP, SHOP!!
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If you cannot see the graphics -- or if you don't see a big graphic at the top of this newsletter that says "Marketing Minute", check to see if you have a button or link at the top of your e-mail that says "Show Pictures" or "Download Pictures" (or something similar) -- clicking that should allow you to see all the graphics!
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