Love to sing? Love to dance? - Sweet Adelines International

Lovetosing?Lovetodance?An amazing opportunity for rising stars aged 25 and under!Announcing an InternationalYoung Women in Harmony Festival,two days full of learning,music and dance, free of charge,for all young womenaged 25 and under!For more information, including aschedule and registration form,please visit our web site:www.youngwomeninharmony.comOr e-mail:education@sweetadelineintl.orgFestival Chorus RehearsalsOctober 14-15, 2011Memorial Church of ChristHouston, TexasFestival Chorus PerformanceOctober 18, 2011Toyota Center

Do you know a young woman who loves to sing? ? And dance?An amazing opportunity for the rising stars in your life awaits!Announcing an International Young Women in HarmonyFestival, two days of learning, music, and dance,free of charge, for all young women ages 25 and under!In October, have a blast in Houston as it hosts Sweet AdelinesInternational’s 65th Annual Convention and Competition. Asa special feature of the convention, Sweet Adelines Internationalis offering a two-day Young Women in Harmony Festivalfree of charge to 100 junior high, high school and college-age female performers (age 25 and under). This is an outstandingopportunity for young women to participate in rehearsalsthat are fun and full of learning as each is introduced to theexciting elements of the modern barbershop art form: singing fourpart,a cappella harmony while dancing with fully staged and costumedchoreography.Kerri Mauney and LaRae LaVergne, members of Houston HorizonChorus, will serve as festival clinicians.It will be a busy, fun-filled festival with much to accomplish. The nexttwo pages offer a preliminary schedule for the festival as well as aregistration form that may be duplicated as needed.Registration is open to junior high, high school and college-age singers(ages 25 and under) and will continue until the four voice-parts arebalanced or until September 30. All area junior highs, high schoolsand colleges in the Houston Metro area will receive invitations. Applicationsto participate must be returned by September 30 and willbe accepted in the order received. We hope that you will encouragethe young women in your life to participate in this awesome opportunity.For more information, please visit:www.youngwomeninharmony.comThe festival experience culminates in an exciting chorus performancefor more than 3,000 audience members on the InternationalStage at the Toyota Center on Tuesday evening, October 18, 2011.It’s going to be a fantastic show, which will also be Webcast live forviewers all around the world to see.Registered participants for the festival chorus will receive a link todownload the music and learning tracks for the three songs thatthey will perform. The music and learning tracks are free. All performersare expected to practice the songs in advance and songsshould be memorized by October 14.Participants also will receive tickets to the Harmony Classic ChorusCompetition. Student rates are available for friends and classmateswho wish to attend the performance. (Other convention registrationand housing, if needed, will be the expense and responsibility ofthe individual.)Clicking photos on this page will link to video clips of these performancesSweet Adelines International is a membership organizationof female singers, who meet regularly to practice, socializeand have fun. The international membership of nearly25,000 women, all singing in English, includes choruses inmost of the 50 United States, as well as Australia, Canada,England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand,Scotland, Sweden and the Netherlands. Active membersbelong to a chorus, and some members create and sing inquartets. Sweet Adelines choruses and quartets performfour-part a cappella harmony, barbershop style. This styleof music lends itself to songs from any era – today’sballads, popular show tunes, even jazz. Sweet Adelines’choruses and quartets perform in public and may competeat regional and international levels.

Meet the Clinicians for 2011’s YWIH Festival ChorusKerri Mauney joined Sweet Adelines International in 1982 at the age of 17. A few years later she began directingthe Greater Sabine Chorus in Beaumont, Texas. In 1990, she went back to college and earned her Bachelor’s Degreein Music from Lamar University and began a teaching career. She taught choir in public schools for 13 years atthe high school and junior high/middle school levels. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and isnow coordinating a Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports system for the Cypress-Fairbanks IndependentSchool District in Houston, Texas. She is currently singing bass in the Houston Horizon Chorus and CROSS COUN-TRY Quartet. She is looking forward to sharing the stage with a group of exciting and talented Young Women inHarmony and is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of such a wonderful experience!LeRae LaVergne has been a part of the Sweet Adelines International organization for 26 years, having initiallyjoined the Greater Sabine Chorus in Beaumont, Texas, and then decided to make a four-hour weeklyventure to Houston. Since joining Houston Horizon Chorus in1992, she has been on the front row, andwithin a few years, was selected as the Choreographer. She has served in this same capacity for two ambassadortours sponsored by Region 10, visiting Australia/New Zealand and England/Scotland/Ireland. She is currentlyserves on the Visual Team for Houston Horizon Chorus. She has also served on the Region 10 EducationFaculty and has coached men’s and women’s choruses and quartets throughout the area. To support herfavorite hobby, she is an Implementation Project Manager with Abbott Diabetes Care and holds a Bachelor’sDegree in Medical Technology. She is thrilled to be a part of the 2011 International Young Women in HarmonyFestival and can’t wait for “y’all” to share some Texas hospitality!Tentative Schedule for theYWIH Festival Chorusat Sweet Adelines International Conventionin Houston, Texas • October 2011Friday, October 14, 20115:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.RehearsalsMemorial Church of Christ900 Echo LaneHouston, TX 77024Saturday, October 15, 20118:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.RehearsalsMemorial Church of Christ900 Echo LaneHouston, TX 77024Tuesday, October 18, 20115:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.PerformanceHarmony Classic ContestToyota Center1510 Polk StreetHouston, TX 77002Participants must be available to attendall rehearsals and the performance.Schedule subject to change.Finalized schedule will be sent toregistered participants in September 2011.Young Women in Harmony Voice PartDescriptions and RangesIn barbershop harmony the four voice parts have different names and functions thanthey do in other choral and vocal styles. The tenor sings the highest note in a chord,the bass sings the lowest, the lead sings the melody, and the baritone sings the allimportantmissing note to complete the chord.To choose which part you will sing, use the following descriptions and ranges:Tenor range: F above middle C to Gabove the staffThe highest voice part is a harmony partabove the melody. Tenors must sing lightlyand clearly, without covering the melodysung by the lead part. Tenors sing mostlyin their head voice and in their upper register.The coloratura, dramatic or mezzosoprano must be able to lighten the voicequality and control excessive vibrato inorder to tune the a cappella chords immediately.Baritone range: B below middle C toC an octave aboveThe baritone is the other middle voice partand has essentially the same range as thelead part. Baritone is a harmony part whichmust sing both above and below the leadnotes, depending on where the melody issituated. Therefore, baritones must be ableto sing lighter than the lead in their upperrange and stronger when their notes arebelow those of the lead. This rich, fullersound in the lower range helps solidify therelationship between lead and bass. Baritonesare flexible and must be very accurate.The baritone part is written in the bassclef, an octave lower than it is meant to besung.Lead range: Middle C to D or E anoctave aboveThe melody is carried in the Lead part.This voice part is typically best suited tostrong first altos and second sopranos.Because she carries the melody the leadmust sing with authority, clarity and with aconsistent quality throughout her range.The lead sings with color and warmth andis responsible for conveying the interpretation,emotion and inflections of the song.Bass range: F below middle C to Gabove middle CIn barbershop music the bass is the strongharmony part at the bottom of the chord.The bass must sing with as much authorityas the lead and provide a firm foundationfor the cone-shaped sound. Usually shesings the root or the fifth of the chord.Ideally the bass and lead work as a team,establishing a strong and accurate relationship.The bass part is written in the bass clef, anoctave lower than it is meant to be sung.

Sweet Adelines InternationalYWIH Festival Registration FormHouston, Texas • October 14-15, 15, 2011NameAge(Must be 25 or younger)Voice Part: (circle one) Tenor Lead Baritone Bass Adult-shirt size (circle one) XS S M L XL XXLAddress, City, State, ZipPhoneE-mailSchoolTeacherGuardian NameAddress_______________________________________________________________________________________Phone _________________________________________________Cell PhoneOpen to junior high, high school and college female singers, the International Young Women in Harmony Festival in Houston,Texas, includes half-day rehearsals on Friday, October 14, 2011, and all-day on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the MemorialChurch of Christ, as well as a performance on the International stage at the Toyota Center during the Harmony Classic ChoralCompetition on Tuesday evening, October 18, 2011. Participants must bring their own lunch/snacks to consume during mealbreaks on Friday and Saturday. A link to download the sheet music and learning tracks will be provided via e-mail to participantsprior to the festival. Participants should come to the festival with notes and words memorized.This completed registration form must be received at Sweet Adelines International headquarters by September 30, 2011.Registrations will be accepted in the order they are received, with a maximum of 100 participants, and will be confirmed via e-mail.By signing this form, the participant acknowledges that she has read, understands and will abide by the policies included above.Parent or guardian must co-sign if the participant is under 18 years of age.Youth participantGuardianIn the event of a medical emergency (in the judgment of festival personnel or chaperone) to the minor student during the festival, I/We hereby authorize ambulance transport, X-ray examination, anesthetic, dental, medical or surgical diagnosis or treatment by anambulance service, physician, dentist, or hospital services or any other emergency medical services to said minor whether suchdiagnosis or treatment is rendered at the office of the physician, dentist or hospital.It is understood that this consent is given in advance of any specific diagnosis or treatment being required, and is given to encouragethose persons who have temporary custody of the minor, and said physician or dentist to exercise the best medical judgment indiagnosis, medical, dental or surgical treatment. I/We understand that I/We will assume full financial responsibility for carerendered.Signature(Parent/Legal Guardian or Person Responsible)Signature(Parent/Legal Guardian or Person Responsible)DateDatePlease sign and mail or fax to:Sweet Adelines International ▪ P.O. Box 470168 ▪ Tulsa, OK, USA 74147 ▪ 918-622622-1444 (phone) ▪ 918-388388-80838083 (fax)