Do n’t c all it a c ho ir… WE ARE A COMMUNI T Y OF SI NGE RS K ristina Na ka g a wa , Artistic Dire c to r, Re so unding Ac ho rd pn: she / he r/ he rs
T he Pre se nt: Co mmunity During COVI D-19 u Go al: F o ste r Owne rship and Be lo nging During I so latio n u Ste p One : L e t go o f e go and share the lo ad. u Ste p T wo : Surve y stake ho lde rs to addre ss ne e ds. u Administratio n, Bo ard Me mbe rs, Singe rs, F amily, F rie nds, Gre ate r Co mmunity
Our Sing e r Surve y Que stio n 1: U ntil we c an me e t again in pe rso n, I wo uld pre fe r o ur re he arsal time to be fille d with… u I n-de pth music study and prac tic e u A mixture o f music and c o mmunity building u Co mmunity building and c he c king in. I am c o nfide nt that I c an le arn my music with the re so urc e s u alre ady pro vide d to me . Que stio n 2: I wo uld appre c iate having… u I nfo rmatio n abo ut vo c al te c hnique u Vide o s o f gre at c ho irs fo r inspiratio n u Vide o s o f o ur c o nduc to rs wo rking with re c o rdings o f o ur pie c e s as a prac tic e re so urc e u Que stio n 3: Ple ase list any additio nal ide as yo u might have fo r o ur time to ge the r while we have to u partic ipate re mo te ly. T HI S was the game c hange r! E ve ryo ne was so c re ative u
T hing s we have do ne sinc e Marc h 18 Se c tio nals using bre ako ut ro o ms o n Chat with a c o mpo se r u u Zo o m Pub T rivia u Crash c o urse in T akadimi u Name T hat T une u Sig ht Sing ing 101 u Online Game s: Jac kbo x, Cards u Virtual Cho ir T e am Ag ainst Humanity, e tc . u u E xplo re d K a re n Sie g e l’ s c o mpo sitio n Silly Viral Vide o s u “He re I Am,” spe c ific a lly to b e sung Sing ing “Happy Birthday” u o ve r Zo o m o r o the r o nline pla tfo rm. F o r mo re info rma tio n: Sharing Ce le bratio ns and Suppo rting u http:/ / www.c 4e nse mb le .o rg Diffic ultie s
What we have gaine d… T ime fo r re fle c tio n and appre c iatio n De e pe r pe rso nal re latio nships and stro nge r frie ndships We are no t just a c ho ir—we are a c o mmunity o f singe rs
T he I mme diate F uture : What Happe ns No w? Sc e nario 1: re main 100% virtual u u Ma inta in the c o mmunity we ha ve b uilt a nd c o ntinue me e ting o nline u Virtual Cho ir u Singing T e le grams u Online E xc hange s with Othe r Music al Organizatio ns u Chats with Co mpo se rs u Skill Building and Maste r Classe s u I PA and Dic tio n u Vo c al Pe dago gy u Music T he o ry – what do DC and DS ac tually me an?
What Happe ns No w? (c o nt’ d) Sc e nario 2: hybrid re he arsal me e ting s Sc e nario 3: full re g ular re he arsals u u u Ha lf c ho ir in pe rso n, ha lf a t ho me u Unde rsta nding tha t pub lic pe rfo rma nc e s will b e a c ha lle ng e fo r u Sma lle r “living ro o m” e nse mb le s so me time u T a ke re he a rsa ls a nd pe rfo rma nc e s o utside , e ve n fo r just a fe w pie c e s
T he L o ng -T e rm F uture : Po st Quarantine u I nte rnal Co mmunity: u T ry to take what we did o nline into the the re al wo rld and budge t e xtra time fo r the singe rs to c o nne c t u Se c re t Singe rs u Singe r Buddie s u So c ial Se c tio n L e ade rs
E xte rnal Co mmunity: Co lla bo ra tio ns u Jo in with ano the r c ho ir o r instrume ntal e nse mble to pe rfo rm a majo r wo rk. u Share a c o nc e rt with ano the r lo c al o rganizatio n. No t o nly do e s this he lp yo u gain e xpo sure to ne w audie nc e me mbe rs, but also e ase s the amo unt o f music to pre pare . Sing so me thing to ge the r with bo th gro ups fo r e ve n mo re fe e l-go o d fun. u Suppo rt a c ause – ”Whe n yo u c an c o mbine yo ur passio n with the thing that bre aks yo ur he art, the n yo u have fo und yo ur c alling.” – K atie Ric hards, Music We llne ss Dire c to r, Urban Vo ic e s Pro je c t
E xte rnal Co mmunity: Sc ho la rships & Spo nso rships u Sinc e o ur fo unding, Re so unding Ac ho rd has give n ne arly $40,000 in sc ho larship funds to high sc ho o l stude nts fo r the Re gio nal and All-State Ho no r Cho irs, and ro ughly $10,000 in unre stric te d gifts to lo c al arts o rganizatio ns Ste p One : Ask yo ur lo c al te ac he rs what the y ne e d u u F unds fo r trips, unifo rms, instrume nts, o r o the r tangible go o ds u Suppo rt with vo lunte e ring u Value o f life -lo ng singing Ste p T wo : F igure o ut yo ur budge t u u I t do e sn’t have to be e xtravagant! Ste p T hre e : Sho w and T e ll u
Mo re E xte rnal Co mmunity Builde rs Summe r Co nduc ting L ab u u Un-a uditio ne d a nd o pe n to the pub lic , pro viding stude nts a nd e a rly-c a re e r c o nduc to rs with the o ppo rtunity to c o nduc t a full e nse mb le u Co nduc to rs re c e ive fe e db a c k fro m two ma ste r te a c he rs u http:/ / re so unding a c ho rd.o rg / 2019/ 05/ 20/ summe r-c o nduc ting -la b / Suppo rt fo r E me rg ing Co mpo se rs u u Pa rtne r with lo c a l unive rsitie s a s a re so urc e c ho ir fo r stude nt c o mpo se rs Gue st Wo rksho ps u u Ano the r c o llabo ratio n o ppo rtunity – invite a supe rstar c o nduc to r o r artist to o ffe r a wo rksho p, and invite o the r c ho irs to partic ipate .
We do n’t c o nduc t c ho irs. We c re ate c o mmunitie s.
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