Thanks to some grant funding from the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Singers will be presenting a master class on the art of a cappella singers to middle and high school students from across Middle Tennessee on Saturday September 20, 2014 at a location to be announced soon. Our special guest clinician will be Dr. Kirby Shaw.

Kirby has made a major impact in choral music education and has shared his musical expertise in 45 states, Canada, Australia, the Bahamas, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Germany. Kirby has degrees in Music Education and Choral Composition from San Jose State University and a DMA degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Washington. Dr. Shaw's teaching is infused with a sense of humor and breadth of knowledge that is transmitted in an exciting and highly contagious manner. A composer/arranger with nearly 3000 choral compositions/arrangements in print, Kirby's music is sung around the world and has sold over 20 million copies. He has many commissioned pieces to his credit, including The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and ACOUSTIX.

The goal of the Nashville Singers education programs is to become a leader for arts education in Middle Tennessee and a vital resource for families and schools. With school budgets facing increasing stresses as a result of the economy, Nashville Singers wishes to ensure that arts education thrives in the classroom. These interactive educational events on the "art of a cappella singing" are designed to instruct and inspire student singers, and attract more boys to school  choral programs. In the process, students are exposed to new genres of music performed at a high level.

Our other guest clinician for this event will be Margaret Campbelle-Holman, Executive Director of Choral Arts Link. This inspiring educator, author, composer and music education consultant has been impacting the lives of of others for over 30 years. Her guidance as artistic director includes providing choral arts mentoring for music educators, pre-service music education majors and choral performance training for upper elementary, middle and high school singers. Organizations she has touched with her many gifts include the Chicago Symphony, Chicago Public Schools, Metro Nashville Public Schools, The Nashville Symphony, McGraw Hill Education, the W. O. Smith Nashville Community Music School, and the MET Singers, a youth choral ensemble representing Choral Arts Link, where she serves as Artistic and Executive Director.

To register your middle or high school choir or student to participate in this event, or to register to attend this event as an observer, please visit the registration page on our website.

GUESTS ARE WELCOME!

Whitworth Memorial Baptist Church - 3014 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN 37214

SECTION I - 7:00pm

Tag time

Warmup

SECTION II (new music) - 7:20pm

Elvira
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Pure Imagination

SECTION III - 8:30pm

Break 15

Business 15

Quartet Activities 10

SECTION IV (new music) - 9:10pm

Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells

SECTION V (older repertoire) - 9:30pm

Home on the Range

Shenandoah
Believe
closing song