The Ring's the Thing! with Kim Vaughn

1:00pm, Fri, Jun 20 2025 to Sun, Jun 22 2025

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  • Type of event: Education Event
    Start time: 1:00pm
    End time: 12:00pm
    Venue: Colorado Mesa University
    University Center
    1455 N 12th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
      See map below
    Tickets: Book now
    Description:
     

    Kim Vaughn has been a member of Sweet Adelines for over 50 years.
    She is a Master International Faculty member, Master 700 Director of the San Diego Chorus (2001 International Champions) and Sweet Adelines' only 3-time International Quartet Champion: High Society (1976), Savvy (1988) and a cappella Gold (2001).
    Kim received the Sweet Adelines International President's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
    Kim is a Certified Sound Judge, and has been a voice studio teacher since 1985. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and a Master of Arts in Vocal Pedagogy.

    GREAT NEWS!
    Region 8 is providing two FREE registrations 
    PLUS up to $100 in related expenses per Chorus for the event!
     
    Contact Leslie Galbreath, Education Coordinator, 
    for information and special registration CODE.
    (MUST BE LOGGED IN for the CODE to work.)
    Workshop Schedule

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    ​​Friday, June 20
    check-in
    University Center Atrium Lobby
    12:30 PM - 5:00PM
    7:00-7:15 PM

    Pre-Workshop Seminars
     
    1:00-4:00
    Front-Line
    Directors
    (3-hour session begins at 1 p.m.)
    		Directors as Leaders: More Than Arm-Waving
    Vision, planning, communication, relationships, teaching, time management....
    Kim Vaughn
    Master International Faculty
    Master 700 Director
    International Champion Director
    Three-time International Quartet Champion
    Certified Sound Judge
    The Life Cycle of a Song
    Director Planning from the decision-making process right up until the performance.
    Identifying & Developing Your Musical Leaders
     
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    Note:     Learn "You've Got a Friend in Me" & "It's My Song" before you arrive.
    Kim is using them in this session.
      Each session is 3 hours, beginning at 1 p.m.  
    Leadership
    (3-hour session begins at 1 PM)
         		 Leadership / Culture / Membership Retention / Goal Setting
    Audience: Team Leaders/Presidents; Membership Coordinators; Education Coordinators, etc.    		 Leslie Galbreath
    International Faculty
    Region 8 Education Coordinator
         
    Finance Coords/
    Treasurers
    (3-hour session begins at 1 PM)    		 The Finance Forum:
    Sharing ideas and strategies for budgeting, fundraising, accounting, and more!    		 Jo Cousino
    Region 8 Finance Coordinator
         
    Mastering Marketing
    (3-hour session begins at 1 PM)    		 Branding, Content Marketing, Video Marketing, SEO: Search Engine Optimization, Social Media & Public Relations. Robin Mickle
    Region 8 Marketing Coordinator
    with Sara Carney, Idaho Falls A Cappella
    Communications & Marketing Coordinator,
    Kathy Dow, Skyline Marketing Team &
    Former Reg 8 Marketing Coordinator
           

    Pre-Workshop Electives
     
    3:00-4:30
    		  Review "You've Got a Friend in Me" Kim Andrews
    Assistant Director, Skyline
    Visual Communication Judge
      Explore the Region 8 Musical Leaders' Toolkit
    audience: assistant directors, section leaders, etc.    		 Becky DeCook
    Toolkit Co-Developer
    Region 8 Events Coordinator
    Tenor Section Specialist, Skyline
           
    4:30-5:30
    Break-out
    Sessions
    		Regional Songs Review  
              "You've Got A Friend In Me" Kim Andrews
    Assistant Director, Skyline
    Visual Communication Judge
              "It's My Song" Julie Palagi
    Harmony 500 Director, Greeley Harmonix
    Co-director, High Plains Harmony
    Music Theory 1
    Review common key & time signatures, learn about intervals, octaves, & basic chords.
    Recommended for those interested in the Director Certification Program.    		 Laura Barnick
    Assistant Director, Skyline
    Music Judge
           
    5:30-7:15                  Dinner Break

    7:15    
         		   WELCOME!!!!!! Leslie Galbreath
    Region 8 Education Coordinator
    7:30-8:30
    		  What is in the Music?
    Improving all levels of Musicality.
    Discovery of all things vital in the music and arrangement.

    Note: Kim is using "You've Got a Friend in Me" for this class. Learn it before you arrive. There are 2 review sessions on-site prior to this session.     		 Kim Vaughn
    Master International Faculty
    Master 700 Director
    International Champion Director
    3-time International Quartet Champion
    Certified Sound Judge
     
     
           

    Saturday, June 21
     
    9:00-9:50   Using Warm-Ups to Create Unit Sound.
    The science of vocal warm-ups and its application to unit sound.    		 Kim Vaughn
    Master International Faculty
    Master 700 Director
    International Champion Director
    3-time International Quartet Champion
    Certified Sound Judge
     
         
    10:00-10:50   What is Resonance and How Do I Get Some? Exercises and explanations of resonance.
           
    11:00-11:50
    Break-out
    Sessions
    		"May I Borrow Your Resonance?"
    Learn more about and practice matching resonance.    		 Laura Barnick & Becky Maybury
    Last Call Quartet
    6th place International Quartet Finalists
    Review "You've Got A Friend In Me" Kim Andrews
    Assistant Director, Skyline
    Visual Communication Judge
    Region 8 HarmonySite & Treasure Hunt:
    Not Just for Computer Nerds
    Learn how HarmonySite can benefit your chorus & how to take advantage of all the great information on the Region 8 website. Embark on a website treasure hunt to win 50% off one year of HarmonySite for your chorus, or six months free HarmonySite setup help from Region 8 Communications Coordinator Julie Palagi!    		 Julie Palagi
    Region 8 Communications
    Coordinator & Webmaster
    Sweet Adelines International's
    Membership Retention Playbook
    We all know how important recruitment is to
    growing and maintaining your chorus, but we also believe that having a strong retention plan is
    equally (if not more) crucial for chorus health. If you can retain the members you have, you can
    focus less on the need to constantly grow and more on fostering your current chorus culture –
    leading to a more satisfactory chorus experience for everyone    		 Leslie Galbreath
    Region 8 Education Coordinator
    International Faculty
           
    12:00 - 1:30 Lunch                  Luncheon Round Tables
    (Marketing, Membership, Finance, Presidents/TCs, Directors, Assistant directors, Section Leaders....)    		 Information about boxed lunch offerings will be available soon.
           

    1:30 - 2:20
    Break-out
    Sessions    		 The Magic & Mystery of Stagecraft
                     LIVE edition!
    Stagecraft appears in both the Visual Communication & Entertainment categories of the JCDB. “Stagecraft are the theatrical tools that are created to assist the performer in bringing the music to life on the stage. When used creatively and effectively, the audience is unaware of the technical elements as individual items and instead enjoys a total performance experience" (JCDB, 2020.) Stagecraft encompasses choreography, staging, costuming, makeup/hair, props/stage decoration and non-singing moments.    		 Kim Andrews
    Visual Communication Judge
    Assistant Director, Skyline
    Understanding Anatomy, Physiology and Body Mapping for Better Singing. Julie Palagi
    Harmony 500 Director, Greeley Harmonix
    Co-director, High Plains Harmony
    Voice Instructor
    Marketing Lab:
    Hands-On Help with Social Media & Canva    		 Robin Mickle, Region 8 Marketing Coordinator & Skyline Communications Coordinator
    Sara Carney, Idaho Falls A Cappella Communications & Marketing Coordinator,
    Lindsay Pfannanstiel, former Region 8 Marketing Coordinator
    The History of Barbershop Laura Lewis
    Certified Director, The Blend
           
    2:30-3:20

    Breakout
    Sessions
    		Front-line
    Directors    		 The Life Cycle of a Song Kim Vaughn
    Assistant
    Directors    		 What Does it Mean to be a Good
    Assistant Director?    		 Kim Andrews & Becky Maybury
    Assistant Directors, Skyline Chorus
      Review" It's My Song" Leslie Galbreath
    Certified Director
    Education Coordinator
      "do re mi, A B C, 1 2 3" -- Chord Spelling
    You asked for it! Geek out! Learn how to tell who's on (the) third, fifth, find the seconds, etc.    		 Laura Barnick
    Assistant Director, Skyline
    Music Judge
           

    3:30-4:20
    Break-out
    Sessions    		 How to Give Positive Meaningful Feedback to Singers as Directors, Ass't Directors, Section Leaders, and Other Leadership Roles Becky Maybury, MSW
    Assistant Director, Skyline
    Sound Judge
    Staff Development Supervisor, Arapahoe County (CO) Child & Adult Protection Services Division.
    Making Cents of Tuning 1
    - Live Edition!    		 Laura Barnick
    Music Judge
    Understanding Anatomy, Physiology and Body Mapping for Better Singing. Julie Palagi
    Harmony 500 Director
    Private Voice Instructor
           

    Show!
     
    5:00- ?   Bella Voce Chorus, 2024 Region 8 Champions!
    Grand Mesa A Cappella Chorus
    Quartets in attendance
    (sign up at the Registration Table at check-in)!    		 Duration will be updated when we have more info about who's performing!
           
    Sunday, June 22
    9:00 - 9:50   What do Champions Know That You Don't Know
    More than Singing the Right Notes & Words    		 Kim Vaughn
    10:00 - 10:50   Analytical Listening
    What needs to happen to get to the next level in the Sound Category    		 Kim Vaughn
    11:00 - 11:50   Now What Do I Do? You've taught or learned the right notes and words. Now what?
    Learn & practice the next things to do at a rehearsal!    		 Kim Vaughn
    11:50-12:00   Wrap Up!  
     
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    Continuing Education Units and
    Professional Development Certificates will be available!
    Contact     Leslie Galbreath, Education Coordinator, 
    for     information.
     
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