Music City Bowl Performance This Morning!    

Nikki Baker Joins Our Advisory Board

Nonprofit organizations like the Nashville Singers rely on volunteers to fulfill our mission. Our 15 singers alone contribute a combined 4000 hours annually,  

Even so, there are still jobs that do not get the attention they deserve. Some require attention year round, some are occasional, while others require attention just once annually.

These are the high priority volunteer needs where we still need help.   

YEAR ROUND 

• Attendance Records Maintenance / Administration
• College Intern Coordinator / Volunteer Management
• Culinary Coordinator / Social
• Fundraising Committee Chairman / Fundraising
• Guest Greeter / Membership
• Guest Registration/Guest Surveys / Membership
• Membership Committee / Membership
• Membership VP / Membership
• Merchandising Manager / Merchandising
• Rehearsal Hall Cleanup Team / Rehearsal Hall
• Riser set-up/tear down team / Rehearsal Hall
• Volunteer Manager / Volunteer Management    
• Volunteer Recruitment / Volunteer Management
• VP of Fund Development / Fundraising
• Bottled water provider / Rehearsal Hall 

ONCE ANNUALLY 

• Acappella Academy Coordinator    / Outreach        
• Awards Dinner Coordinator     / Social    
• Board Retreat Coordinator / Governance        
• Event Venue Search Task Force / Events
• Spring Fundraiser Event Chair / Events    
• Season of Harmony Event Chair / Events        
• Nominating Committee Chair / Governance    
• Photo Session Coordinator / Marketing         

OCCASIONAL 

• Advisory Board Meeting Venue Coordinator / Governance    
• Box Office Manager / Events        
• Coordinator of Ushers / Events        
• Costume Chairmen / Administration
• Guest Night Chair / Membership    
• Lighting Coordinator / Events    
• Merchandising Team Coordinators (cashiers) / Merchandising        
• Public Service Announcement (PSA) Distributor / Public Relations
• Silent Auction Chair / Fundraising        
• Silent Auction Committee / Fundraising    
• Sound Engineer Coordinator / Events        
• Sound System Coordinator    / Events        
• Spot Operators (Lighting) / Events        
• Street Team Marketing Coordinator / Marketing    
• Ticket Sales Manager / Events    
• Video and Still Photography Coordinator / Events    
• VIP Comp Ticket Administrator / Events        
• Program Ad Sales Manager / Events  

If you are reading this newsletter, love what we do, reside in Middle Tennessee, and have a desire to help us with any of the items shown above, please complete the volunteer form located on the VOLUNTEER page of our website by clicking on the graphic shown above. If you have any questions, please contact Executive Director Todd Wilson by calling 615-852-SING (7464) or send an email to todd@nashvillesingers.org. 

Q: What is a cappella?

 A: A cappella is not a genre but a style of musical performance: any music performed by voices alone (or, to be a bit more inclusive if a bit less precise, by the human voice, vocal apparatus, and sometimes body alone). Although any type of music may be performed a cappella -- and every type has been! --,  thanks to the popularity of contemporary a cappella, the term is often used to mean voices-only performance of modern genres of music from the 20th and 21st centuries, including barbershop, doo-wop, hip-hop, jazz, pop, R&B, and rock and its derivatives. Historically, the Italian term a cappella referred to music performed "in the style of the chapel": vocal music either without instrumental accompaniment or, at most, with instruments only duplicating the vocal line(s). As "chapel" implies, one strong tradition of such vocal music was non-secular or sacred in subject-matter; it was often liturgical, performed as part of religious service. Whether sacred or secular, the earliest attested vocal music was monophonic, consisting of a single vocal line or melody.

Q: Do you have to sing to join Nashville Singers?

 A: No. A special class of membership has been created to allow "non-singers" to be a part of Nashville Singers. Associates assist the organization in a wide range of activities including administrative support.

Q: How do I join as a singing member?  

 A: Auditions can be scheduled at your convenience. For additional information, visit the auditions page of this website or send an email to membership@nashvillesingers.org.  

Q: Do you have to read music to be a singing member?  

 A: Singing members do not have to read music to join Nashville Singers. Part-predominant learning media is provided for most songs in the repertoire. The chorus asks that all members have a commitment to the mission of the organization and the desire to perform.

Q: Will the Nashville Singers sing for me or my organization?  

 A: Nashville Singers is open to invitations to sing for audiences around the world. As a volunteer chorus our available performance time is limited. For information on booking the full chorus or a quartet, send an email to bookings@nashvillesingers.org.

Q: Are the singers professionals?

 A: All of the singers in Nashville Singers are volunteers and receive no compensation for their participation in the chorus. The members come from a variety of professions and walks of life.

Q: Are the singers paid to perform?

 A: All of the singers in Nashville Singers are volunteers and receive no individual payment for their participation.

Q: How long has Nashville Singers been in existence?

 A: The first public meeting of this new ensemble took place on November 13, 2008 at the Harborview at Cheswicke community clubhouse.

Q: How often are rehearsals held?

 A: The chorus meets on the first three Thursday evenings of each month, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Rehearsals are held at the Whitworth Memorial Baptist church, located at 3014 Elm Hill Pike Nashville, TN 37214. There are occasional deviations from this schedule so check the calendar page for confirmation. The address and a map can be found on the "Visit a Meeting" page of this website.music education in our schools and the community.

This Day in Music        

December 31, 1955 - Based on sales from stores, radio and jukebox plays  Billboard named "Unchained Melody" by Les Baxter the #1 US song of 1955.  

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Video of the Week     

Auld Lang Syne -- One Man Choir