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  We love our directors! North Pacific Region 13 and Sweet Adelines International realize the constant challenges directors face. We encourage you to take advantage of the many resources that are available to you at both levels.

  • The staff at international headquarters is available to assist you (800.992.7464), as well as offering programs such as the Director/Mentor program, the Novice Director program, and the Director Certification Program. The International Education Symposium (IES) held in July, offers outstanding educational classes designed specifically for front-line and assistant directors.  Mark your calendars today!
     

  • Regionally, we maintain this page with information helpful to chorus front-line directors, assistant directors and "wannabe" directors! Included below are coaching dates you are welcome to observe, information about the DCP Program, and links to numerous sites at Sweet Adelines that will make sure your experience in front of your chapter is a wonderful one. The Directors Coordinator for Region 13 is Karen Leet (907-745-8371); please feel free to contact her with any questions or concerns.
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Coaching and Educational Opportunities

Here are some dates for educational opportunities--such as SET and IES--you may wish to participate in, as well as observable chapter coaching sessions.

The coaching sessions have been opened to you by the chorus directors involved. You are encouraged to get in touch with the contact listed to get last-minute scheduling information and to see if the observation is limited to directors or is open to your music staff and/or general membership.
 

2008

MAY
   May 31: Pacific Sound Chorus Master Class with Dale Syverson. For more information, contact Susan Soderberg.

JUNE
   June 14: Pacific Sound Chorus Master Class with Debbie Connelly. For more information, contact Susan Soderberg.
   June 20-21: Director/Faculty/Music Leaders Workshop with Bev Miller; SeaTac Airport area, WA.  For information contact Patty Martin.
   June 28: Pacific Sound Chorus Master Class with Dale Syverson. For more information, contact Susan Soderberg.

SEPTEMBER
   September 5-7: Pacific Sound Chorus Retreat. For more information, contact Susan Soderberg.
  September 12-13: Alaska Sound Celebration Chorus Coaching with Jan Gervais. For more information, contact Peggy McBride.

NOVEMBER
   November 21-22: Alaska Sound Celebration Chorus Coaching with Sandy Robinson. For more information, contact Peggy McBride.
2009
JANUARY
  January 10-11: Alaska Sound Celebration Chorus Coaching with Sandy Robinson. For more information, contact Peggy McBride.
 
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Directors Certification Program

The Directors Certification Program (DCP) is Sweet Adelines International's educational home-study program using modules designed to develop skills for directors, potential directors, and musical leaders. Much of the information contained within the DCP Resource Modules is useful for ALL chorus members. For more information about DCP in Region 13, contact Karen Leet (907-745-8371).

Congratulations to our 2007 recipient: Lucy Heinkel (Rolling Hills).

Currently, the following front-line directors of Region 13 choruses are certified by Sweet Adelines International. Master Directors (*) have achieved a score above 600 points at competition:
 
  • Nikki Blackmer
  • Karen Byington
  • Mike Elliott *
  • Andreanna Flores
  • Patti Gallagher
  • Naomi Gross
  • Lucy Heinkel
  • Cheryl Isaacs
  • Carole Kirkpatrick *
  • Karen Leet *
  • Peggy McBride *
  • Dottee Rambo
  • Bonnie Willis

In addition, these assistant and associate directors, as well as "regular ol' members", have also been certified in the program:

  • Patti Burklund
  • Candis Conley
  • Linea Croly
  • Cheryl Cullen
  • Pam Darwin
  • Alice Devine
  • Darlene Filla
  • Sue Hahn
  • Phyllis Hixon
  • Elaine Jacobson
  • Bertha Kamstra
  • Joan Levitin
  • Jean Markovich
  • Gayle Miller
  • Linda Muldowney
  • Mary Neff
  • Nellie Ostler
  • Peggy Staats
  • Zoe Thompson
  • Cris Turner
  • Sally Wallace
  • Evelyn Weiss
  • Lynn Wilson
 
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Forward Motion Newsletter

Forward Motion is sent quarterly to directors of Sweet Adelines International choruses and to all members of the DCP. Links are listed below for your convenience. Newsletters are Acrobat (PDF) files; for more information about Adobe Acrobat, click here.
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Directors' Toolkit

SAI's Education Department has started assembling a list of resources appropriate to a "Directors Tool Kit". Below is a list of resources available through International sales and recommended as a basic tool kit for all front-line directors and their music staffs. The list will be updated and items added through the Forward Motion newsletter.

Your "basic" tool kit should contain these items:

  • Breathing To Sing with Lori Lyford (video)

  • PVI-Making A Difference (video)

  • Warming Up to Vocal Freedom/Lila Mori (CD)

  • Deva Method warm up/cool down (CD)

  • I’m Not Crazy, I’m vocalizing (CD)

  • Sing Legato (booklet)

  • Get America Singing Again (songbook)

  • Structure & Movements of Breathing (manual/brochure)

  • Complete Choral Warm Up Book (manual/brochure)

  • DCP Modules (set of 10)

  • Judging Category Description Book

Other materials helpful for you to save and have on hand include copies of the Forward Motion Newsletters, the Betty Clipman Vocal Production Series currently running in The Pitch Pipe, a 2004 IES CD-ROM with class handouts and faculty résumés, and books and videos reviewed through the Resource Review Team and published in the Forward Motion Newsletter.

To order any of the above materials, or to see a complete list of educational materials offered by Sweet Adelines, click here.
 
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Links

Looking for an arranger? Need a coach? Want to know when and where the 2007 competition is? Here are some links to sites with pertinent information for directors.
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