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Tags and Swipes, Winter 2018

From our Regional Education Director

Happy 2018 Region 1!!

It has been an interesting year thus far, adjusting For them, this can be a big burden, but that is
to the new regional governance and everything why they get paid the big bucks! LOL Also the
that comes with it. I can see why International Directors need the support of everyone else; so
required experienced people to be in position, as it’s like a big circle, where any part of the chorus
it has been a learning experience….in a good cog in a wheel that is weak is going to have an
way! It incorporates a total new way of impact on the whole. I challenge everyone who
thinking….delegation….mentors….etc. It will be is part of the cog to challenge themselves to be
great for us and the organization as a whole. the best they can be and more! Think about the
impact and effect this could make, not only on
I have worked on a regional strategic education your group, but the whole region. Strongly
plan, figuring out what we want to aim for in the encourage other chorus members to come to
future and steps to get there. Marian Minnich is regional events so that they will be hearing what
the General Education Specialist and I have been you are hearing in the classes, and therefore you
delegating a lot to her, so she’ll be ready to take all will be that much closer to understanding what
over the position from me when the time comes! you need to be doing to produce a good product.

My goal is to make the Regionals educational as Never allow yourself to stop learning, to stop
well as fun! Everyone on my team, the regional wanting to get better……
faculty, and those behind the scenes are working
hard to make Region 1 the best it can be. And while I’m on my soapbox…….

The Region…..YOU…..have responded well to How did you get involved in this
the classes being presented due to the judges organization? Who roped you in? Have you
comments, such as the Vocal Production thanked them lately? Do you remember the first
Building Blocks, which is great! We never stop time you heard the close harmony? Why not
learning, until we decide to stop share that excitement with everyone you see? I
learning……which would be a bad/sad feel we are one of the best kept
thing. Even though you think you have heard secrets! Whenever I’m out and hear someone
everything, a faculty member will say something talking in the lower register, I ask if they sing.
slightly different than you’ve heard before, and it
will resonate with you. The more Our region has 800ish members. Years ago we
education/knowledge we can accumulate will were closer to 1300. Again…..a challenge for
make us stronger. each one of you……how cool would it be if each
one of us brought in ONE new member!!!! Let’s
I feel the Directors are the backbone of a chorus. do it! The challenge is on…..
They come prepared to make the rehearsals
educational, and fun so that we come away Climbing off the soapbox……temporarily…..
wanting more. Directors have a HUGE
responsibility to reflect on their skill set, their Let us know what we can do for you. As with
strengths and weaknesses and work on the anything else……we are only as strong as our
weaknesses. This will make them weakest link……so we need to keep raising that
stronger, thereby making the chorus stronger. weakest link higher. (continued on next page)

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North Atlantic Region 1 Sweet Adelines