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LiveWire Covers the Latest Activities of the Barbershop Harmony Society
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Episode 2:
CEO Marty Monson
 Midwinter Keynote Address
Episode 2 of Harmonizer.tv showcases the 2013 keynote address by Marty Monson titled "Are You Looking Outside the Window?", delivered at the Orlando Midwinter Convention, January 2013. Listen HERE.
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Society Presentation at ACDA Convention
The Society Education Department, CEO Marty Monson and COO Rick Spencer are busy this week attending the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Annual Convention in Dallas, TX. Pictured here are the banners that were recently produced for our booth. The staff will be shaking hands and talking barbershop with thousands of music educators from all over the country! They'll also be conducting reading sessions showcasing barbershop music. We're sure it's going to be a great week!
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
Visions of Excellence:
First-ever published book
from the Barbershop
Harmony Society
We are happy to introduce to you a very special, newly-released resource, just completed by the Society's Chorus Director Development Committee, titled Visions of Excellence. This 171-page book describes how 25 of the Society's most successful directors led their choruses to excellence -- and it can help anyone learn how to be a more effective, dynamic director. Forget pep talks and warm fuzzies - this book is brimming with PRACTICAL details.
Learn more about the book, listen to interviews by top Society directors, and even watch a video of the great Jim Miller, click HERE. And, if you feel so inclined, help us spread the word about this fantastic resource to directors even outside barbershop.
Three years in the making, it is a book that directors will refer to over and over. Purchase your own copy and/or or a copy for someone else -- for only $19.99 HERE.
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 Celebrate Harmony on an International Scale
Come celebrate our 75th Anniversary - catch up with friends - meet new tagging buddies - enjoy all the contests - check out Toronto and the surrounding area - enjoy a special 4th of July Celebration! There are so many reasons you are going to love the 75th Annual International Barbershop Harmony Convention, June 30 - July 7.
Crazy reason to visit Toronto #6:
It's a lot like London, only with better teeth!
- Enjoy historic displays of past costumes and memorabilia!
- Ringmasters, Lemon Squeezy, Chiefs of Staff performances
- Quartet, Collegiate and Chorus Competitions: You never know what's going to happen onstage, especially in the chorus contest!
- Harmony Jamboree: Thursday, July 4. Click HERE for tickets!
PASSPORT INFORMATION:
Check out more about Toronto HERE. Register HERE now!
Make room reservations HERE or call 1-877-882-1469
(Monday - Friday, 10 am to 8 pm Eastern)
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Spotlight on 2013
Harmony University Faculty
(Note: Registration Fee Increases
Tomorrow - March 15)
Brent Graham, Interpretation & Quartet Coach:
A Society member since 1978, a certified international interpretation and music judge, a Master Director with multiple district medals and a Sweet Adelines Int'l top ten finish,
and a three-time international quartet finalist.
Read more about Brent HERE.
SCHOLARSHIPS!
NOW IS THE TIME to get your applications in for a Director's College Scholarship! if you have NEVER received a Harmony Foundation sponsored scholarship, or haven't received one since 2007, you are eligible! Applications are due by April 1. Click HERE for all the details you need. Please read and submit carefully! We have a limited number of scholarships this year, so HURRY!
CHORUSES: Save big! Bring TWELVE or more members from your chorus, and get a $560 per-attendee group rate on the most intense and effective barbershop education available anywhere on the planet! This curriculum caters to the needs of the chorus, with the option of receiving coaching all day or classes and coaching each day.
INDIVIDUALS: If you have attended Harmony University one or more the past five years, bring another member who has NOT attended in the past five years, and we'll knock $100 off your registration. Deadline to register for this special is June 30. (Note: the "brought" will identify the "bringer").
Click HERE for more information and to register.
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 Mayor Proclamations for
75th Anniversary
Celebrate the Society's 75th Anniversary by asking your mayor to proclaim Barbershop Harmony Week, April 7 - 13. We've received proclamations from just about every US governor and Canadian premier ... a proclamation from your local mayor would be great too! You can find the suggested text on the Society website HERE. (Scroll down through documents to Mayorial Proclamation, about mid-way). |
The Grammy Awards New Category:
Music Educator Award
For every performer who makes it to the GRAMMY stage, there was a teacher who played a critical role in getting them there. And really, that's true for all of us who are making music today. Who was the teacher that inspired you? Perhaps helped you get over your stage fright? Maybe a teacher that helped your children or grandchildren? Maybe it's your own chorus director!
It's time to say thank you to ALL of those teachers who put in all of those hours to make sure that all of us love music today! And who better to do that than the people who bring you the GRAMMY Awards?
This is open to teachers in either public or private schools (not private coaches). If you would like to thank your special teacher, or you ARE a teacher (don't be shy), please click HERE for more information and to find out about eligibility. The nomination deadline is April 15. And, once your nomination has been made, please be sure to send it to Society Headquarters HERE so we can recognize that wonderful person as well!
Good luck! And thanks to the Grammy Awards for recognizing teachers!
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 North Carolina
Harmony Brigade
Scholarships Offered
The North Carolina Harmony Brigade is offering ten full scholarships to qualified men ages 18 to 28 for its eXtreme Quartetting Convention in Pinehurst, NC in January, 2014. This experience is for highly motivated, competent vocalists who have music and vocal training and/or qualified performance experience. Application deadline is June 30, 2013; references are required. You'll enjoy a resort weekend of wall-to-wall singing, and receive full learning materials in advance. To read more and apply please click HERE.
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Former Society President
 Plummer Collins Passes Away
Plummer Collins, Society President in 1976, passed away March 1, 2013 in his home town of Warren, Pennsylvania. In addition to having served as President, he also served in every position on the international board, was certified as the international secretary of judges in 1974, and served as President of Harmony Foundation. Collins, a 63-year Society member, was 87.
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