Building Blocks to Greatness: Quartet and Singers Workshop with Peggy Gram
Fri, Jan 10 2025 to Sat, Jan 11 2025
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Type of event: Education Event Venue: Standley Lake High School
9300 W. 104th Ave.
Westminster, Colo. 80021See map below Tickets: 
Description: REGION 8 QUARTET AND ALL SINGERS WORKSHOP
Building Blocks to Greatness
JANUARY 10-12, 2025
WITH INTERNATIONAL MASTER FACULTY PEGGY GRAM!
A plethora of classes for singers and quartets!
Coaching Under Glass with Peggy Gram - drawing for two quartets!
Quartet and Double Quartet coaching with Regional faculty
(Each ensemble member must be registered by December 15, 2024 to be eligible for coaching)
Class Outline Coming Soon
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
