Singing Summit 2025 Class Descriptions
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Directors’ Day - Front Line Directors, Associate and Assistant Directors: Friday 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Lori Lyford, Guest Faculty
| 1:00 - 2:15 - Director, Teacher, Coach: Exploring effective teaching techniques to facilitate learning, including questioning strategies that will help learners effectively participate in their growth and concepts to allow directors to empower their ensemble to be singer-driven, rather than director-controlled. 2:15 - 2:30 - Break 2:30 - 3:45 - Filling Your Vocal Toolbox: Helping singers and musical leaders recognize challenges and corrections for vocal production issues in four general areas: clarity, connected sound, lift/spin, and resonance. Numerous exercises and techniques are suggested for each area. 3:45 - 4:30 - Directors’ Wrap, Q & A |
Regional Leadership Development Program - Program Members: Friday 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
| Friday - 1/17/2025 - Regional Leadership Development Program |
| 4:00 - 7:00 - Working Effectively With Others; Conflict Management - Vicki Petzko |
Friday Night
1/17/2025 - General Membership Session: 7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
| 5:30 - 7:00 - Registration |
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5:30 - 7:00 - DCP Testing - Kathy Larkins |
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7:00 - 8:00 - General Session 1 - Sing It and Mean It!: Helping attendees look at expressive performance through a deeper look at lyrics, music, and physical and emotional expression. |
| 8:00 - 8:15 - Break |
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8:15 - 9:15 - General Session 2 - The Power of Believing: Learning how to harness your thoughts and self-talk to direct your actions toward success. |
Saturday
1/18/2025 - General Membership Session: 9:00 am - 11:15 am
| 9:00 - 10:00 - Breathe To Ring: Taking good breath skills to another level. |
| 10:00 - 10:15 - Break |
| 10:15 - 11:15 - The Magic of Communication |
LUNCH: 11:45 am - 1:00 pm
1/18/2025 - Afternoon Break Outs: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
| Arranging: It's All About the Bass - Lead, Tenor and Bari Too!: Suzy Lobaugh |
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Assistant Directors and Section Leaders: Amy Leacock - Email Amy at [email protected] with any topics you would like to discuss. |
| Make the Connection: Building and Maintaining Your Membership: Marsha Leistner - Join the Membership Task Force and Region 4 chorus friends in a discussion to share tips for attracting and keeping members. |
1/18/2025 - Final General Membership Session: 2:15 pm - 5:00 pm - Guest Faculty
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2:15 -3:45 - Vocal Skills for All Levels: Looking at skills at the beginning, developing, and excelling levels in ten areas: Posture, Breathing to Sing, Breathing to Ring, Space, Resonance, Vowel Match, Word Delivery, Dynamics, Air Flow, and Synchronization. |
| 3:45 - 4:00 - Break |
| 4:00 - 5:00 - What Being a Sweet Adeline Has Brought To My Life |
2025 Singing Summit Show: 7:30 pm
Sunday
1/19/25 - Coaching with Lori Lyford
9:00 am - 11:00 am - Cincinnati Sound Chorus with Lori Lyford
| Meet our Guest Faculty Lori Lyford | Registration and Housing |
