The Pitch Pipe - January 2009 - (Page 2) pitch pipe Sweet Adelines International A worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance. International Headquarters 9110 S. Toledo / Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 P.O. Box 470168 / Tulsa, OK 74147-0168 Telephone 918-622-1444 / Toll-free 800-992-7464 Fax 918-665-0894 Internet: www.sweetadelineintl.org E-mail — Use one of the following departmental prefixes: admindept@ commdept@ education@ meet_corp@ member@ music@ followed by: sweetadelineintl.org Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Time) Monday through Friday International Board of Directors May 1, 2008-April 30, 2009 Peggy Gram, International President #25 Sugar Loaf Loop, Maumelle, AR 72113 Pat LeVezu, Immediate Past President 12750 Fieldcreek Lane, Reno Nevada 89511-6658 Cammi MacKinlay, President-Elect 2734 Trinity St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5K 1E7 Renée S. Porzel, Secretary 2630 N. Stratford Rd., Arlington Hts., IL 60004 Carole Kirkpatrick, Treasurer 11917 292nd St. NE, Arlington, WA 98223 Sharon Babb 2872 Loma Place, Boulder, CO 80301-1510 Patty Cobb Baker 3631 Lewis Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807 Kathy Carmody 2930 Mule Shoe Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80922 Betty Clipman 112 April Wind South, Montgomery, TX 77356 Marilyn Cox 911 Dirksland St., Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Diane Huber 5881 Wellington Farm Drive, St. Charles, MO 63304 Tori Postma 3153 W. Teton Heights Ct., S. Jordan, UT 84095 Harriette Walters 104 Woodland Estates Dr., North Baldwin, NY 11510 Marge Zimmerman 1851 E. 2200 North Road, Flanagan, IL 61740 Education Direction Committee Betty Clipman, Chair Carole Kirkpatrick, Pat LeVezu, Renée Porzel, Dale Syverson Editorial Review Board Joni Bescos, Anne Cargill, Judy Chan, Cammi MacKinlay, Renée Porzel, Maggie Ryan Pitch Pipe Editor Joey Mechelle Stenner INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Executive Management Team Lori Decter Wright, Director of Education Kathy Hayes, Director of Meetings & Corporate Services Donna K. Kerley, Director of Finance & Administration Kelly Kirchhoff, Director of Communications Carol Schwartz, Director of Music Services THE PITCH PIPE (USPS 603-060) is published quarterly, January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, by Sweet Adelines International, 9110 South Toledo, Tulsa, OK 74137. Membership as of April 30, 2008: 28,170 persons, 590 chapters. NOVICE DIRECTOR TRAINING — OPENING RECEPTIONWEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009, 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009 Barbershop Style taught by Lori Lyford Teach Your Chorus How to Breathe Better, Sing Better taught by Lori Lyford Rehearsal Planning and Implementation taught by Harriette Walters Directing Skills taught by Lori Lyford Send in the Clones – Developing a Music Staff & Delegation taught by Harriette Walters Art of Application taught by Lori Lyford JUDGE TRAINING — OPENING RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009, 8:30 P.M. THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009 Key Note Address by Marcia Pinvidic Overlapping Aspects of the Art Form taught by Sharon Babb and Betty Clipman Category Discussions facilitated by Judge Specialists Leveling Based on Vocal Skills taught by Sharon Babb Category Discussions facilitated by Judge Specialists Degrees of “A” Performances taught by Betty Clipman SIDE BY SIDE OPENING SESSION — THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009, 8:00 P.M. Emceed by co-chairs Diane Porsch and Marcia Pinvidic — Faculty introduction, International Champion Quartet performance and reception DIRECTORS’ SEMINAR — FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JULY 24-25, 2009 What Do They Really Mean? taught by Judge Specialists Barbershop Balance and How It Affects All Four Categories (Barbershop Balance — the Bass Sound) taught by Sharon Babb Instant Leveling for Directors and Judges taught by Marcia Pinvidic Props: Deal or No Deal taught by Showmanship Category Judge Specialist Music Selection & Suitability to Performer taught by Marge Bailey Characterization is a Four Category Word taught by Marcia Pinvidic and Peggy Gram Resonance and Barbershop Sound taught by Jim Arns Breakouts taught by Sylvia Alsbury, Sharon Babb, Marge Bailey, Kim Hulbert, Sandy Marron, Lori Lyford, Tori Postma, Dale Syverson, and Harriette Walters Expressive Singing taught by Jim Arns Blending Skills taught by Dale Syverson and Peggy Gram Understanding the JCDB taught by Jim Arns & Judge Specialists CLOSING EVENT — SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009 Featuring quartet and local performances the Subscriptions: $12 annually; $24 outside North America. Subscription price for members is included in the annual per capitafee. Periodicals postage paid at Tulsa, Oklahoma. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE PITCH PIPE P.O. Box 470168, Tulsa, OK 74147-0168. Canadian Post Agreement Number: 1453408. Send Canadian change of address information and blocks of undeliverable copies to P.O. Box 1051, Fort Erie, ON L2A 6C7 Direct all correspondence, editorial copy, and photographs to Joey Mechelle Stenner, Editor, The Pitch Pipe, at the above address. Deadlines are 60 days prior to publication. Graphic Design by LKM Design, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2 January 2009 http://www.sweetadelineintl.org http://www.sweetadelineintl.org
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