Directors School/ACT 2008

Directors' School/ACT 2008

Updated May 04, 2008

QUICK LINKS: Directors' Schedule ♪ ACT Schedule ♪ Housing ♪ Registration ♪ Previous Directors' Schools

Directors' School is open to front-line directors, director-approved assistant directors and section leaders only

ACT is open to all chapter administrators

Directors' School Guest Faculty: Peggy Gram

Friday, May 30 - Sunday, June 1, 2008

Sheraton Harrisburg/Hershey

4650 Lindle Road

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111

717-564-5511

Click here for printable flyer and schedule

DIRECTORS' SCHEDULE

Final Schedule

TIME	TITLE	DESCRIPTION
F R I D A Y
7:30 - 8:45pm	Communication Skills for Leaders	Why don’t they do what we ask them to?? Is the problem with them or with me? What are some of the common problems we all have with communication and how can we become better communicators?
9:00 - 10:15pm	Listening Skills	How to listen and what to listen for! Hone your listening skills as we analyze vocal successes and problems and talk about how to ‘fix it’
S A T U R D A Y
9:00 - 10:15am	The Director as a Teacher	There is so much more to being a director than waving your arms!! Explore learning styles and the differences in adult learners. Analyze teaching styles and tools to add to your toolbox as a teacher.
10:30 - Noon	Rehearsal Planning & Techniques	You know when you have a rehearsal that really gets a lot accomplished and has your chorus members so jazzed you know they won’t sleep until 2:00 am the next morning! How do you plan for success like that? Explore some tips to make it an every week affair!
Noon - 1:30pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 - 2:45pm	Vocal Production for Region 19	Something old, something new – a lot that’s borrowed, tailored for you. Having explored the judges’ remarks for the past several competition seasons, let’s talk about how to get you to the next level vocally.
3:00 - 4:15pm	Kinesthesia and You	Explore the possibilities of using kinesthesia to help cement the vocal lessons you’re teaching and apply them to the songs you’re singing.
4:30 - 5:45pm	Characterization	Watch a series of examples of characterization and discuss how the visual elements come together to affect all four judging categories.
5:45 - 7:30pm	Dinner (on your own)
7:30 - 8:45pm	Analyzing Directing Skills	Observe several directors from the chorus point of view as they direct their regional or international competitions. Discuss the various movements they use to conduct the music and try some on for size!
9:00 - 10:15pm	Director Roundtable	Your chance to visit with the other directors attending and discuss some problems/challenges/opportunities you have in common.
S U N D A Y
9:00 - 10:15am	Competition Preparation	When does it start? How to get from where you are now to the next level? Building a team and keeping it fun!
10:30 - 11:45am	Stress Management	Being a chorus director is such a multifaceted job – and it can feel like it’s a 24/7 responsibility. How do you keep it in perspective with the rest of your life? How can you be the best you while you do it?
11:45am - Noon	Weekend Wrap-Up

ACT SCHEDULE

Final Schedule

DCP Testing will be offered on an as-needed basis.

Please click here to contact Cheri Bowers, DCP Coordinator, to notify her of your needs.

SATURDAY, MAY 31
TIME	FINANCE	MEMBERSHIP/MARKETING	TECHNOLOGY/ COMMUNICATIONS	GENERAL
9:30 - 10:45am	Quickly Quickbooks: Examining the features and benefits of Quickbooks® (Peggy Reno, Region 19 Accounts Manager)	How to Retain and Gain: Responsibilities of the membership leader (Pat Gasper, Membership Coordinator/Fran King, Marketing Coordinator)	Not for Nerds Only: Effective use of websites and web tools (Barb Falkinburg, Communications Coordinator)	*Women Ask* for Directions:** Strategic planning and goal setting (Nancy Gaither, Harbor City Music Company)
11:00am - 12:15pm	Paying the Piper: Taxes (Barb Falkinburg, Communications Coordinator)	Mining for Leaders: Finding Leaders in Your Chorus (Fran King, Marketing Coordinator)	Consense This!: Facilitating Meetings (Linda Brown, Team Coordinator)	Own It: Developing accountability (Nancy Gaither, Harbor City Music Company)
12:30 - 1:45pm	Lunch
1:45 - 3:00pm	Treasures for Treasurers: Care and feeding of the treasury (Bonnie Kerr Robbins, Finance Coordinator)	Toot Your Horn: Marketing strategies (Fran King, Marketing Coordinator)	You Cannot NOT Communicate: Communication strategies (Nancy Gaither - Harbor City Music Company)	How Not to be a Wreck: Role of the REC (Liz Danielski, Events Coordinator)
3:15 - 4:30pm	Networking Session for Leaders: Finance, Membership, Marketing, RECs, Presidents/Team Leaders
4:30 - 5:00pm	Wrap up...drive home safely!

HOUSING

Deadline: May 16, 2008

Special Sweet Adeline Rate: $129.00/night + 11% tax

You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations.

Please call the hotel directly: 1-800-325-3535

Ask for the "Sweet Adelines" rate

REGISTRATION

Deadline: May 16, 2008

DIRECTORS' SCHOOL: ACT:

Members: $80.00 Members: $25

Youth Members: $40.00 Youth Members: $12.50

As with Singers' School...we're doing online registration!

How does online registration work? Simple! Register yourself, including your chapter affiliation. Please bring a check (chapter or personal) payable to "Atlantic Bay Mountain Region 19" to the weekend!

Each attendee must register separately.

Please help your computer-challenged friends by signing up for them!

ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM:

* = required field

*First Name:          *Last Name:

*Chorus Affiliation (Dual members, please select primary chorus):

      Other Region # (use only if you selected "Other Region" above):

*I am registering for: Directors' School   ACT

*My position(s) with my chorus: