Region 16 Fall Music School 2016!
Friday, November 11th - Sunday, November 13th
Adams Mark Hotel, Buffalo, N.Y.
              
 
Quick Links
Registration Forms
NOW AVAILABLE
Click here for direct access to the "Upcoming Events" section of the Region 16 website where you can find all the forms you need to register for FMS 2016
 
Don't wait!
Registrations received after October 9th will be subject to a $25 late fee





PLEASE NOTE
                       
As published in the June Sixteenth Notes, the Double Quartet Contest will not be held this year to provide more time for all you octet singers to prepare for this fun event at Fall Music School 2017!


YWIH AT FMS!
 
FREE 
workshop all day on Saturday November 12. 
More details to follow!
Do you know someone 25 or under who would like to attend and participate?
Email Pam Calveric

and she will send music and learning tracks for the songs for the day. 
This is a great idea for daughters, nieces, granddaughters and
neighbors!
Click HERE
to see the flyer
We invite you to join us for a weekend of
fun and education!
It all starts on Friday, November 11th with kick-off class by Tori at 7:30 PM and things will wrap up on Sunday, November 13th at Noon.
We really hope you can join us!  Please look in the left column for registration information.  All updates for this event will be issued via email and also on the Region 16 website.
If you have any questions at all regarding this event, please contact one of us. Look forward to seeing you in November!
 
Cathy Stovold, Events Coordinator cathystovold@rogers.com
Sue Melvin, Education Coordinator susiesings4u@yahoo.com
What You Need To Know
Classes Facilitated by Tori Postma
  • ­Mindset: Tap into your own positivity to improve work ethic & energy
  • ­Wall of Sound: Unlocking the Mysteries of Resonance & Tone Flow
  • ­Characterization & Physical Expression: Communicating Emotion
  • ­Power in a Package: How to truly entertain
  • ­The Many Faces of Unity: How do we do it?
What can you expect?
  • Tune up your vocal and visual performance skills!
  • More audience interaction and singing!
  • A special class given by our own Spritzer!
  • Friday night Round-Table Sessions (Starting at 9 pm with first come-first-served table seats; i.e. for your convenience, no advance sign-up.)
  • Membership ideas
  • Young Women in Harmony workshop (Contact pamcalveric@gmail.com to register.)
  • Director luncheon
  • Assistant Director luncheon
  • Quartet coaching (more information below)
  • And more!


Friday Night Round Table Discussions including topics such as:
  • Breathing Bonanza: Take a Breath - It's FREE!
  • ­The Other YOU on the Risers: How to go from Confused to Confident!"
  • ­Riser Placement (Di Porsch's popular table topic back by popular demand!)
  • ­Unleash Your Performance - Fun activities for stellar characterization
  • ­Taking Sweet Adelines International into the future - Headquarters updates
  • And many more to be announced!
IMPORTANT ROUND TABLE INFORMATION
There will NOT be sign up sheets for the round tables. Just locate the table that you would like to join, and grab a chair.  Space is limited at the tables, and seats will be filled on a first come, first served basis.


WEAR: 
Don your favorite hat, or create your own headwear, and aim for the "crowning" achievement of winning a FREE registration to the next Music School! Winners are decided by YOU, our attendees, in these categories:



  • Prettiest Hat
  • Funniest Hat
  • Most Creative Hat
  • Best Hand-made hat
  • Most Hat-sational: Overall Winner
ATTN ALL QUARTETS!
                       
This is a special invitation to all Region16 quartets to take advantage of the coaching opportunity at the Fall Music School in Buffalo.  
 
To register for this first-come-first served one-hour coaching session, please complete the bottom portion of this Fall Music School Quartet Coaching Registration Form and mail it, with your payment ($30US or $40CAD) to ME no later than October 15th, 2016.  (The quartet coaching fee this year is not included in your chorus' Fall Music School registration or paid on-site in Buffalo.)
 
There is also a performance opportunity for your quartet to open a class at the Fall Music School.  Please indicate this on the Quartet Coaching Registration Form or otherwise let me know if you would like to share your joy by singing a song for your Region 16 friends.
 
If you have any questions about any aspect at all, please email me (paulaallen@cogeco.ca) or phone me in Kingston
(613-547-3267). My chorus night is Tuesday.
 
Paula Allen
Quartet Coordinator




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