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Tags and Swipes, Fall 2017
From our Regional Education Director
Hello Region One!!! This different approach is because she feels it is
very difficult for us to get into the ‘feeling’ mode.
I’m very excited to be back in the saddle again as
Education Director! The title has changed, but the Raw passion is what we need. Make it believable
job is still somewhat the same. Region 1 is thrilled with your passion. Deke said, ‘when you’re
to be involved in the pilot regional governance singing with real emotion, you will be 70% down
program. Please be patient while we work through the road’ – dynamics will be there along with
the kinks. Marian Minnich is ‘The General everything else.
Education Specialist’ and will be overseeing some
programs for me. Some things to be reminded about:
Education is planned to address the judges’ 5 year regional calendar: This calendar is in
comments from contest. The regional faculty had place to help everyone plan their chorus events.
their annual brainstorming/training session with PLEASE look at the calendar BEFORE you plan a
Karen Breidert. They are always thinking of chorus coaching events, shows, etc. There
innovative ideas to help all of you! If you have shouldn’t be any conflicts.....
ideas of classes you’d like to see, let me know!
Free visits: Every chorus is entitled to 2
Every chorus and quartet should plan their year in visits/year. 1 musical and 1 admin – the musical
advance. Figure out when you should have visits go through me, the administrative visits go
coaching, so that the chorus can have time to through Wendy Davies or Deb Richard.
digest what they have learned before they get more
coaching, and they have time to make the changes Coaching: Please notify Karen Sweeters of any
consistent. If coaching is planned too close to incoming coaches, so that the information can be
contest, the coach can only ‘Band-Aid’ your shared with everyone in case the coach has extra
package. As you know, it’s best not to use too time to give.
many coaches, as that can be confusing. Coaches Remember, if you would like to take advantage of
who have different strengths would be helpful. time with the coach, you MUST go through the
chorus who has hired the coach/faculty.
Remember the new % of attendees at a regional. It is the same with the region. If you’d like to use
If your chorus has the highest percentage attending someone coming into the region, either prior to the
the regional, you will be eligible for coaching at event, during, or after, you MUST go through the
the next regional. (More particulars are in place) region, (Heidi) and choruses will be asked to
contribute a percentage towards the coach’s
IES – WOW! Deke Sharon was sooooooo airfare.
motivational!!! What a passion he has for
acappella music! Tom Carter taught about how to When in doubt.......ask!
be authentically expressive. Peggy Gram said,
instead of thinking emotions, think about what you Looking forward to
are doing. Ask yourself these questions: “What a great year!
am I doing? Why am I saying it? What response
am I trying to get”?
She said to come up with action verbs that can Heidi Zacchera
help you tell the story of the song you’re singing hzacchera@aol.com
Regional Education Director,
Regional Executive Committee
North Atlantic Region 1 Sweet Adelines 7
