Building Blocks to Greatness: Quartet and Singers Workshop with Peggy Gram

Fri, Jan 10 2025 to Sat, Jan 11 2025

  • Event Details
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  • Type of event: Education Event
    Venue: Standley Lake High School
    9300 W. 104th Ave.
    Westminster, Colo. 80021
      See map below
    Tickets: Book now
    Description:
    REGION 8 QUARTET AND ALL SINGERS WORKSHOP
    Building Blocks to Greatness
    JANUARY 10-12, 2025
    WITH INTERNATIONAL MASTER FACULTY PEGGY GRAM!

    Draft Class Outline Now Available

    DEADLINES:
    December 15, 2024 - Coaching registration deadline.
    If your quartet/double-quartet wants coaching (including 'Under Glass') each member must register by this date.
    January 3, 2025 - General Registration Deadline


    PLUS

    What double quartet competitors need to know:
    • Sing one song. Parodies not required.
    • How many in your double quartet? (more than four, less than nine)
    • All double quartet members must be registered for the event by December 15, 2024, to be eligible to compete, and for optional coaching with Regional faculty. 
    • IMPORTANT! The arrangement performed, including medleys, must be listed in the Song Evaluation Database (or Parodies list available to judges) and approved. Any arrangement performed in contest that is found NOT to have received a YES rating or that does not heed the stipulations or cautions noted will result in the performance being immediately stopped and the performer being disqualified. If your song is not listed get started now with the Song Assessment Tool. It takes time for approval. 
    • When you register, be prepared to list the following information for your competition song: 1) Title, 2) Arranger, 3) Date of Admissibility Rating/Song Evaluation Database Checked. 
     
    Your Esteemed (and bribe-able) Judging Panel
    Déjà Vu Quartet
    Julie Trujillo, Amy Herting, Laura Hudson, Karen Duehr

    VERY LIGHT DOUBLE QUARTET CONTEST JUDGING CATEGORY GUIDELINES

    SOUND AND FURY 
    Vowels Mostly in the Same Zip Code
    Diphthongs Dipped in Diva Fashion
    All Phrases Ended, Preferably Together
    What the Heck is a Guzinta???

    SING THAT FUNKY MUSIC
    Parodies, Themes, and Bears, Oh My!
    Arrangement Includes Both Notes and Words
    Does the Arrangement have the Requisite Amount of Barbershop 7th, Dominant Blah Blah Blah Chords and Who Are We Kidding, We Really Have No Clue.
    Proper Musical Embellishments that are Musical. And Embellished.

    EXPRESSION YOURSELVES!
    External Energy That is Energized and Energetic!!!!!
    Internal Energy That is…oh, Nevermind.
    Facial Expressions. Yes. Have some!
    Outrageously Expressive Musical Embellishments Delivered with Emotion, Passion, and Joyful Abandon! (Is This OK, Vickie???)

    VISUAL COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
    Best Use (or abuse!) of an Audience
    Out of the Box Delivery-Literally or Subjectively. BYOB (Bring Your Own Box)
    Jazz Hands Jazzed, Props Propped and Ready for Propping!
    Graceful Recovery of the Inevitable Prop Mistake and/or Costume Malfunction
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