ccnats- january 2011 newsletter
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A very Happy New Year to you all! February will be a busy month for CCNATS. We continually work to improve the event offerings and experiences provided to our members and their students. To that end, you will see changes to this year's competition signup process. We are moving toward the process used by our national organization for their vocal competitions, employing a new online software program in which teachers gather and input their students' information and fees. This is a change from last year, when students enrolled themselves. If you have questions about these procedures, do not hesitate to contact me or Mark Crayton for clarification.
Two new events have been added to the February lineup: a workshop with French mélodies specialist Bruno Laplante and a Song Salon, or information gathering of members to sing for each other. Check out details below!
Best to all of you for success in 2011! I look forward to seeing you at the February events.
Victoria HollandCCNATS [email protected]
From our Board President
Renew your NATS membership
If you have not renewed your NATS membership, you must do so before January
15th in order to register your students for competitions. Renew today online at www.nats.org.
Victoria Holland, President
David Hoffman, Vice President
Mark Crayton, VP of Competitions
Sarah McIntyre, Secretary
Linda Ogden Hagen, Treasurer
Matthew Chellis
Matthew Ellenwood
Marc Embree
Tracey Ford
Elizabeth Hale Knox
Annie Picard
Angela Presutti
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Organize your studio in 2011!
Music Teacher’s Helper is on-line software that helps teachers manage their studios from
scheduling, billing, receipting, automatic email reminders and
communication with students and parents.
www.musicteachershelper.com
Helpful links for your studio:
www.privatelessons.com
www.vocalist.org
www.youraccompanist.com
www.schubertline.co.uk
www.ipasource.com
www.recmusic.org/lieder/
www.youtube.com
Digital Recording in the studioTechnology in the voice studio keeps
getting easier!
Laptop recording: Download the free open source recording software,
Audacity, from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/.
Available for Mac and PC, record and edit lessons or piano
accompaniments, turn them into mp3 files and send them through
email! No more burning CDs!
iPod: Students with iPods can purchase an adaptor that plugs right into an ipod for recording lessons.
Belkin TuneTalk
iPhone: Record directly onto an iPhone with “Recorder the App”http://www.recordertheapp.com
Online Registration is open for 2011 CCNATS Competitions
Click here for 2011 Competition Guidelines
You should have received two important emails regarding online registration:
1.Detailed Instructions (Click here for a printable version)2.An email with a username and password. (Please
email [email protected] if you did not receive one.)
This year, all teachers must register students online. Please refer to the www.natsauditions.com website for answers to
questions, or contact Mark Crayton at [email protected].
Musical Theater Competition★ Northeastern Illinois University★ Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011★ Registration Deadline: January 22 (by teacher)★ Ages 14-25★ Chair: Sarah McIntyre and Tracey Ford
Classical Voice High School Competition★ Wheaton College★ Saturday, April 2, 2011★ Registration Deadline: March 4 (by teacher)★ Ages 14-18★ Chairs: Victoria Holland and Matthew Ellenwood
! Classical College Auditions★ Roosevelt University★ Saturday, April 16!★ Registration Deadline: March 19 (by teacher)★ Ages: 19-28★ Chairs: David Hoffmann and Annie Picard
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Donate to the Cash Prizes Fund for the 2011
Competitions
Each year, individuals and organizations who support
CCNATS increase the amount of cash prizes awarded to our
talented student singers. If you are able, please consider giving
a tax-deductible donation.
If you are affiliated with a college, university, or
organization who is able to donate and need more
information, please contact Victoria Holland at
Thank you for your support!
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Auditions for Pirates of Penzance through After
School Matters
All Chicago resident high school students are invited to audition for Pirates of Penzance with Chicago Opera Theater for Teens at After School Matters. Audition dates: Saturday, January 8th, 2-5 pm;
Tuesday, January 11th, 4-7; Wednesday, January 19th, 4-7; Saturday, January 22nd, 2-5. All
auditions take place at Gallery 37, 66 E Randolph Street. Sign up
online at: www.afterschoolmatters.org
Questions? Email Marta Johnson at [email protected] or
call at 773-793-0864. All participants are paid!
Use Paypal to pay for competition fees and give donations for competition prizes
How to use PayPal:PayPal can be an easy, fee-free way to send us your competition fees or give a donation to the competitions' prize money fund. Please follow these steps to ensure fee-free results. Otherwise, CCNATS will be changed a percentage of the money sent.
1. Log on to www.paypal.com with your PayPal email and passcode, or follow the steps to sign up for an account.
2. Click on the blue tab marked Send Money.
3. Send money to "[email protected]". You will see that we are a registered PayPal user noted just below.
4. Enter the amount.5. ***IMPORTANT*** Select the "Personal" tab and mark
"Payment owed".
6. Click Continue.
7. On the next page, you may see an option to link your bank account instantly. By paying this way, you will save us a good deal of money in fees. If you already have funds deposited into your PayPal account, you may not see this link and will see that no fee is charged.
8. Click Send Money. You will receive a receipt via email.
Copyright rules"The National Association of Teachers ofSinging endorses a strict policy regarding
copyright laws. The use of photocopied music isprohibited at all NATS sponsored events.”
Exceptions:
1. Music that is out of print, still under copyrightlaw, with permission from a publisher.
2. Sheet music or books for which the copyright hasexpired, but available in CD format. (e.g., CD Sheet Music).
3. Sheet music purchased legally from an online
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What are CCNATS teachers doing?
Gaye Klopack was featured in the November 2010 issue of Choral Director. Click here to read the full article.
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Carol Lo Verde was vocal coach for Goodman Theatre’s production of Chekhov’s The Seagull directed by Robert Falls (November 14). Her work included teaching two of the lead actors Schumann’s Die Beiden Grenadiere and Leporello’s catalogue aria. Both pieces were specifically mentioned by Chekhov in his script to be sung by characters Dr. Eugene Dorn and Peter Sorin.
It’s about YOU!Do you have information or news that you want to share? Do you need to advertise your event? Do you need an audience? Please send all news of auditions, upcoming performances or news that you want to share with your fellow teachers via email to Tracey Ford: [email protected] and it will be included in the next newsletter.
Y!’re Invited!
Come and join us for " fir#
Chicago NATS Song Salon evening.
Designed as an opportunity for NATS members to sing
for one another in an informal and congenial setting,
members are invited to prepare and sing favorite art
songs and arias in the spirit of the 19th century Salon.
Hosted by NATS member Beth Ann Swinson at the
Evanston home of Victoria Holland.
Please RSVP by January 17 to:
Beth Ann Swinson ([email protected]
or 847-265-7365) with the following:
1. Your availability for a gathering on Friday, Feb 4 at 7:30pm or Sunday, Feb 6 at 7:00pm.
2. Title, Composer and key of the piece(s) you would
like to sing.
3. Are you willing to put those piano proficiency
hours to use and accompany other singers during
the evening?
4. Are you willing to bring a treat or refreshment to
share?
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Upcoming Recitals and Workshops
Saturday, January 8, 7:30 p.m., Kurt R. Hansen, tenor, Karina Kontorovitch and Ruth Lin, piano, Lutkin Hall, Tickets are $9 for the general public, $7 for seniors and Northwestern faculty/staff, and $5 for students. Hansen, Kontorovitch, and Lin present music of Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff for voice and piano and piano four-hands.
MUSICAL THEATER SINGING WORKSHOP WITH RANDY BUESCHER!Saturday, January 15, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. “SING it!” The Music Theatre Company Space, 1850 Green Bay Road, Highland Park, IL. Renowned voice teacher, clinician and author Randy Buescher will address examples of the differences between classical and non-classical singing, how to create modern sounds, and a master class working with students to achieve marketable, castable sounds in today's environment. Randy's workshops are always in demand, so you need to reserve your spot now! To reserve your spot, email [email protected]. $75 to participate. $40 to observe.
CCNATS SPONSORED BRUNO LAPLANTE MASTER CLASS ON FRENCH REPERTOIRE!
March 26-30, NATS Spring Workshop in collaboration with MTNA, at the Hilton Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Let's Make Music Together: The Art of Collaboration. Collaborative pianist Warren Jones and acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves will headline the is the theme of the workshop that also will include master classes and presentations by collaborative pianist J.J. Penna, mezzo soprano Karen Brunssen, artist agent Robert Mirshak, and composer and singer David Sisco, winner of the 2010 NATS Art Song Composition Award. Sisco and Tom Gualtieri will also present an evening cabaret performance. Some of the topics covered include: "The Working Artist: Collaboration Across Multiple Disciplines", "Reading Into Things: Singers, Pianists, Poems and Stories"and "Changing Times: Arts Organizations, Singers, and Managers." In addition, sessions on voice related topics
from MTNA presenters will be included. Attendees will also benefit from the extensive exhibit hall, networking opportunities, and many other sessions at the MTNA conference. Complete schedule and details are located HERE.
SAVE THE DATE!June 18-26, 2011: Voices of the Millennium (www.voicesofthemillennium.com) with a larger venue in the Fine Arts Building, 410 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. As part of the course, Stanton Davis, actor and head of the undergraduate theater program at Northern Illinois University, will give a movement and acting class based on the Fitzmaurice system (a mixture of yoga, shiatsu, bioenergetics, Alexander and meditation techniques). The focus, as always, is to get participants in contact with the text and subtext before singing, thereby ensuring unique performances. For those participants from other places, a variety of accommodation is available. Auditions by appointment or by CD or DVD. Call 630 639 6483 and/or please visit the website.
July 28-30, 2011 - NATS Summer Workshop, Charlotte, NC
June 29-July 3, 2012 -2012 NATS National Conference, Orlando, FL
Sunday, February 27th, Master Class with Bruno Laplante, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) Recital Hall. On the interpretation of French
mélodies, on French repertoire in general, and especially on French mélodies written by Canadian composers. Call for advanced singers to participate, especially CCNATS
members themselves. Email Victoria Holland at [email protected]. All members and their students are encouraged to attend, as well as the general public ($10 for non-
CCNATS members). This event is co-sponsored with the Chicago Singing Teachers Guild. Click here for more information.