Fall 2011 Volume 26 Number 2 Fall 2011 Tune in with Ten Page

Great Gulf Coast Region 10 Sweet Adelines International Fall 2011 Volume 26 Number 2 Fall 2011 Tune In With Ten Page

Melanie Wroe To Headline 2012 Winter Regional Meeting, Jan 20-21

By Ronda Perez, Education Coordinator, Region 10

I hope you are as excited as I am about our Winter Regional Weekend coming up January 20-21, 2012. We are delighted to welcome Melanie Wroe to Region 10 as our guest faculty for the weekend. Melanie is a Certified Showmanship Judge and an International Faculty member. She is currently a member of Pacific Northwest Region #13 and Can-Am Region #16 – City of Lakes Chorus and has been in three internationally acclaimed Choruses and three Regional Champion- ship Quartets.

While the January meeting is geared for quartets, there will be something for everyone. If you love to perform for audiences, wouldn’t you like some ideas for improving your performances? Friday night we will have a ―Mock‖ contest where all attending quartets may chose to perform for a panel of Judges and receive score sheets with comments and a level for their performance. While it is preferred that you sing contest music, it is not required. We will ask that you indicate if you are singing ―contest‖ or ―non-contest‖ music so that you can be evaluated accordingly. Comments received can be used by you and your coaches to provide the proper assistance and (Continued on page 8)

Oasis Quartet

Congratulations to Houston Horizon Chorus, Oasis Quartet and Lucky Day Quartet for representing Region 10 at the 2011 Sweet Adelines International competition in Houston in October. Photos courtesy ER Lilley photography, 1-800-766-3220. View more pictures from contest Lucky Day Quartet at www.erlphoto.com.

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as most choruses do. But it‘s been a Chorus Lines learning experience. We‘ve had some members leave us but we‘ve been Alamo Metro Chorus happy to welcome 3 new members so San Antonio, TX far this quarter; Kathleen Leary, AMC would like to congratulate Oasis Donna Parker Seymour and Jessica and Houston Horizon Chorus on their Foulke. We‘re also getting some fine performances at the International transplant Sweet Adelines at the be- Competition. We are proud to say that ginning of the year and we‘re excited. 10 of our own members were on that stage competing as duals with HHC. Many of the chorus members went to And many others were able to attend International in Houston and had a the contest due to the location being wonderful time. BR‟s newest members Stephanie Bayne and so close to home. Our annual show Chrystina Cappello was a big hit, especially the segment In September we kicked off our 2nd featuring songs from West Side Story. Annual Fall Vocal Harmony Work- Santa Letters at the North Pole. Keep We participated once again in the shop. We scheduled it the four weeks singing to be happy! Youth in Harmony festival at a local prior to International and it brought in By Bette Theis, TIWT Correspondent high school, along with the Chords- many singers who had been looking men and Marcsmen choruses of for a place to sing. We‘re in the mid- Bayou Blend Chorus BHS. Our music staff served as clini- dle of our Community Christmas Cho- Broussard, LA cians and the chorus performed on rus and we have 15 guest singers on There was a JAILHOUSE PARTY at the evening show along with the high the risers with us for our very busy BAYOU BLEND CHORUS in JUNE school students. The event was well (7!) Christmas season. Seems like When the WARDEN walked in and attended and the students were very word‘s getting out about Austin Har- began to sing this TUNE enthusiastic about learning the bar- mony. The New Year looks bright. I HAVE AN ARREST WARRANT bershop craft. December will be a Good thing we‘ve got our shades. FOR the EIGHT LISTED HERE busy month for us, beginning with By Erica Sigler, TIWT Correspondent HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK and performing the National Anthem at don‘t shed a tear the SA Rampage ice hockey game. Baton Rouge Chorus Arresting began and the MUG We will be one of three Sweet Adeline Baton Rouge, LA SHOTS taken with numbers on their choruses featured on the Heart of Hello from Baton Rouge, which will chest Texas chorus Christmas show in Aus- soon be the "approximate‖ center of They pleaded and promised to do tin. We will be caroling downtown on the new Great Gulf Coast Region 10. their very best the Riverwalk and also at Ingram Fifteen of our members and two for- JUDGE MICHOT in black robe Park Mall. A mini group will be singing mer members enjoyed International walked in and called their names at a fund raiser for the Ronald Competition in Houston and two of Sentencing each new TEAM MEM- McDonald House and at one of the them were on competition stage as BER with their new JAILBIRD FAME Cancer Treatment Centers. We will dual members. The Baton Rouge The jailbirds began to wail, plead and close out 2011 with our annual Christ- Chorus is excited to report that we sing mas party, which is always a fun and have two new young members -- JP was jumpin up and down and the festive occasion. We wish you all a Stephanie Bayne and Chrystina Cap- place began to swing happy and harmonious holiday sea- pello. A reporter from WRKF came to It all ended happily in the BAYOU son! our rehearsal recently and inter- BLEND BLOCK By Lisa Deiser, TIWT Correspondent viewed two of the members, which EVERYONE singing Region #10‘s was great publicity, plus she reported ROCK ROCK ROCK Austin Harmony Chorus the fact that we were singing in a Austin, TX USO Show on 11.11.11. The Union So, for at least one year our new It‘s the turning of the season and the Theater on the LSU Campus was at TEAM has begun to serve their sen- end of the year is rapidly approach- capacity seating for the USO Show. tence: Susan Kinniff, Team Coordina- ing. Members of Austin Harmony There was a diversified lineup of en- tor; Marsha Bock, Financial Coordina- Chorus survived the brutal summer tertainers, which provided the oppor- tor; Corla Lindsey, Music Coordinator, heat wave and an uncanny string of tunity to express our appreciation for Marcelle Leblanc and Lynette Ar- medical emergencies to jump right those who have served, are serving ceneaux, Membership Coordinators, into planning our annual membership and are preparing to serve in the Myra Tener, Secretary; Karen Ber- drive. Armed Forces of the United States of nard, P/R Mktg; and J.P.Poirier, Cho- America. We have performances rus Director. We‘ve had challenges in membership booked for the Christmas Season and

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Our regional visit with Charlotte Hoff- Brazos Crossing Chorus (15% of their sales one night were man and Karla Fenton went so very Rosenberg, TX given to us) and by a bi-annual ga- well...a wealth of information and Each holiday season, Brazos Cross- rage sale that helps everyone clear great ideas for growing Chorus invites ladies who love to out their closets. ing..creativity..good singing and sing to join us for our Holiday Har- heaps of fun! A good duo. Karla was mony Chorus. This year we have six We were excited to watch two of our treated to a City Tour when her navi- lovely voices joining us making our members compete as dual members gator (ME) got lost and confused! OH Holiday Harmony Chorus a group of with Houston Horizon Chorus at the WELL! 21 plus June Yagiela, our wonderful International contest in October. More director. The Holiday Harmony Cho- than half of Chisholm Trail members rus is one way BCC gives back to our took advantage of the opportunity to community of Fort Bend County and have such fabulous barbershop edu- the surrounding areas. We have been cation so close by, while those who rehearsing since late October and could not travel to Houston said they already have five performances also learned a lot by watching the booked at various churches, nursing quartet and chorus contests on the homes, and retirement centers begin- free webcast. ning the first part of December. Many of our sing-outs are repeats from year Sun City Georgetown once again fea- to year. Our core members look forward to this project each Christmas and many of our Holiday Harmony BB rocks during their „50s show Chorus members return year after year. Maybe they won‘t be able to On a more serious note, the Chorus leave us this year! was invited to participate in the Sep- tember 11th Remembrance Service in Brazos Crossing Chorus has also New Iberia, LA, featuring the New been focused on building member- Iberia Community Band and a non- ship and on improving vocal quality denomination choir as well. It was a this year. We have added four new most inspiring ceremony bringing us voices to our family. Evelyn Tyler CT performs at Sun City-Georgetown all back to the realization that we live (lead) has been singing with us now in the most wonderful country in the just over a year. Lanelle Ashley tured us on their Fall Calendar and world and have such heroes who pro- (lead), Violet Neeley (lead), and Patsy our performance there in October was tect our freedoms! Thomas (bari) have been with us ap- a great warm-up for our annual show, proximately six months. These ladies ―Singing Across America,‖ on Novem- On October 8th the chorus welcomed are true assets to the group. As a bo- ber 12 at the Cultural Activities Center Kim Wonders for a coaching session. nus, BCC can also now boast two in Temple. This year we featured mother-daughter pairs within our guest performers from the local high Region 10 was very well represented ranks; Lanelle and her mom Violet school‘s Chamber Orchestra – and in Houston and time marches and Patsy and her daughter Debbie gained a few barbershop converts on...here we are at Bayou Blend cele- (a 9-year member). We are growing when the students heard us perform. brating our fun and successful 50s strong and looking toward competi- Several of the boys said that hearing show...being very thankful for all of tion. us gave them the confidence to form the great happenings this past year; By Debbie Thomas, TIWT Correspon- their own a cappella quartet at school. and welcoming several ladies who dent Our script and music presented the came to sing on our show who seem audience with a variety of music in to "like it here"! The holidays are upon Chisholm Trail Chorus barbershop style, including gospel, us and we're ready, willing and able Temple, TX patriotic and contemporary tunes. to help our community welcome the After a full summer of honing our New Year. We're also looking forward unity, vocal production and listening Performances in Salado and the local to our Region's January Meeting and skills in quartet and smaller group Mall will cap off the holiday season, to Bayou Blend's Open House sched- settings, our chorus welcomed Sheri along with our annual fundraiser, the uled for the first Tuesday in February. Strawther and Darlene Rogers for gift wrap booth at the local mall. Our Merry Christmas and Happy 2012. several coaching sessions. We in- director and membership committee By Bev Colomb, TIWT Correspondent creased the bounty in our coffers have embraced the International through a ―passive‖ fundraiser spon- Global Open House campaign and sored by Fuddrucker‘s Restaurant (Continued on page 4)

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(Continued from page 3) month or so. We are just enjoying the that she can‘t stand that long on the every Thursday night in January we performing and the additional reve- risers. We keep telling her, ―Just sit.‖ will offer visitors (and members) nue. She just rolls her eyes at us. something new to learn, highlighted By Kitty Warner, TIWT Correspondent by a coaching session from Dale Sy- The Crescent City Sound Chorus will verson on January 19 – right before be going through some dramatic Fiesta City Chorus we head to Houston for the Winter changes in the next year. Our be- San Antonio, TX Regional Meeting. The following Wasn‘t the Houston International the weekend we welcome Sylvia Alsbury most fun ever? Fiesta City was so to coach our annual 2-day retreat to proud to root for Region 10‘s competi- kick us into ‗contest mode.‘ tors! Some of us volunteered, some By Carol Mouché, TIWT Correspon- of us performed, most of us shopped dent to a fare-thee-well, and every one of us reveled in the music, the extraordi- Cradle of Texas Chorus nary talents and the memories cre- Sugar Land, TX ated by our sister Sweet Adelines. Our "Sing with us at Christmas" got Whew! off to a rousing start with 9 ladies wanting to sing with us. We did our Since that October extravaganza, first performance November 12 at Fiesta City Chorus has had the op- Sugar Land Town Square and have portunity to perform for a special at least four other performances group of volunteers at Lackland AFB, scheduled. Most of our world travel- a retirement center (where the audi- ers have returned, Anne has com- ence grew three-fold since after our pleted her chemotherapy and is now first performance), and even a Blood cancer free. Hope all of you had a Drive and a National Night Out gath- wonderful summer and attended In- ering! We are now rehearsing for our ternational Convention. We were very annual holiday performances, from proud of Oasis and Houston Horizon. repeat requests from the La Cantera Hope everyone has a Happy Thanks- CC‟s retiring director, JoAnn Fernon Westin Hotel‘s ―Holiday Traditions‖ giving and Wonderful Christmas and ceremonies (four evenings), a local look forward to seeing you at Compe- loved director, JoAnn Fernon, will be library event, and a weekend tition. retiring after the 2012 contest. Her amongst the Christmas trees at Mil- By Charlene Cummings, TIWT Corre- health and physical limitations influ- berger‘s Nursery. In addition, this spondent enced her decision. year we‘ve been asked to sing at one of San Antonio‘s high-end grocery Crescent City Sound Chorus While we are all devastated with her stores (dubbed the ―Gucci‖ HEB). New Orleans, LA decision, she and our long time The Crescent City Sound Chorus is coach, Mary Beth McMurray, came up Plans are afoot for a ―Teach the still in a state of exhilaration from our with an idea to keep our chorus mov- World To Sing‖ open house, and a experience as mic testers at the Har- ing forward. Mary Beth offered to step coaching visit with Sylvia Alsbury in mony Classic in Houston. We want to up and serve as our interim director January. thank all of Region 10 sisters in har- for a year. mony for their kind words and encour- In the meantime, Fiesta City wel- agement. On Monday, November 14, the cho- comes Azalea City Harmony, Center rus voted unanimously to accept Mary Stage Show, Sound of the Bay, Piney Our chorus has been very fortunate. It Beth‘s proposal. Mary Beth will take Hills Harmony, and Southern Accent seems as if organizations in New Or- over the chorus for the new fiscal choruses to Region 10. Can‘t wait to leans have finally discovered that we year. Since she has coached us since meet you! exist. We have had more perform- Hurricane Katrina, she knows us very By Sally Wiskemann, TIWT Corre- ances in the last three months than well. In spite of that, she has agreed spondent we have had in some years. We to be our musical leader. Change is aren‘t sure exactly how or why this never easy, but we are very fortunate Heart of the Pines Chorus happened. What we do know is that to have Mary Beth step forward to Nacogdoches, TX our marketing team has been very make this change less traumatic. Now At the last writing we were doing a lot busy making sure that we have a pic- if we could only convince our ―genius‖ of 'thinking.' Somehow, most of that ture of an activity or performance ap- JoAnn to just relax and be ―Molly thinking has become reality...and we pear in the local newspapers every Member.‖ She keeps reminding us still like each other.

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little over $500. We are now taking As many of you, we started re- orders for Butter Braids, frozen pastry Lone Star Chorus learning our Christmas music and dough. Comes in 7 flavors (apple, Fort Worth, TX added a couple new ones, then de- cinnamon, cream cheese, etc). We Lone Star Chorus has accepted a few cided we could use these numbers for make $5 on each loaf we sell. challenges this Summer and Fall. a show, Holiday Harmony. We were able to use the high school auditorium Karla Fenton and Darlene Rogers First, we've each selected a judging Nov. 5, and we invited the Nacogdo- honored us with a visit the weekend category, to learn all we can about it! ches High School Chorale and the before the show. Both had informa- We plan to study, and invite judges in tion, tips, guidelines, and coaching to share their knowledge, as we try to that we found very beneficial. Guess understand our craft at a deeper level our next project will be contest. See this year. you in the spring. By TJ Reed, TIWT Correspondent Our second challenge was moving rehearsal locations. After sharing Houston Horizon Chorus quarters with the Texas Girls' Choir in Holiday Harmony participants Houston, TX their building for nearly a decade, we We had a fabulous time representing found a new location at a church of- Timbretones (men's chorus) to join Region 10 at the International Com- fering a little more convenience in us. We each had a spot on the pro- petition right here in our hometown! setting up and storing risers. Can you gram, then we closed by all singing 8- First and foremost, we had the honor imagine the strange assortment of part Let There Be Peace on Earth, of co-hosting a truly ―international‖ costumes and props, and "office" ma- and an encore of Christmas Chop- show on Sunday with Ronninge Show terials that were unearthed in the sticks. The kids seemed to have a Chorus, Perth Harmony and Christ- move? ball learning/singing barbershop. We church Chorus. Beth Watkins pre- all went to IHOP later, and they sented Christchurch with ―The Stars Our third challenge is learning three thought it was really cool being able at Night‖ tee shirts for every member eight-part Christmas songs to sing to just start singing in a restaurant. of Christchurch Chorus, whose mem- with the two local men's barbershop We were able to talk to the girls about bers have experienced massive choruses – the Texas Millionaires YWIH, and the men talked to the earthquakes recently. During our Chorus and the Goodtimes Chorus – boys. There seems to be a connec- Wednesday evening rehearsal, we on our show at the Arlington Music tion starting here. Yea! visited the Pride of Kentucky chorus and performed our contest sets for We had an open house and invited each other – it was a fantastic experi- ladies to learn 2 songs to sing on the ence – it helped us to truly feel the show with us. Ten guests came for a sisterhood of Sweet Adelines Interna- couple weeks, 4 have stayed, and tional. Saturday night, after the cho- learned the 5 songs for the first part rus finals, we hosted an afterglow of the show, plus the final number. with the Alaska Harmony Chorus – another amazing experience! Linda Eight members attended the conven- Knight (who we wish a fond farewell tion in Houston. How exciting to see after 15 years of singing on the HH and hear all the wonderful choruses risers) was an emcee extraordinaire, and quartets. And we'd like to say and expertly introduced Alba Show Lone Star performs at “Day In The District” congratulations to Lucky Day, Oasis, Chorus, Oasis, and Lucky Day, as and Houston Horizon on their phe- well as many other fabulous choruses Hall on Saturday, December 17, at 6 nomenal performances. and quartets. Currently we are busily p.m. - can't wait to hear all eight parts preparing for our annual Christmas together because just four is a bit We just finished one fund raiser and Show on December 15 at the Grace strange! Luckily, the other five songs are working another right now. We Presbyterian Church and for two per- that we will be singing on the show sold 1# nuts (pecans, almonds, cash- formances at the Sugarland Baptist give us that Christmas spirit with won- ews, and mixed). The nuts arrive in Church on December 17 and 18. In derfully ringing chords. 25# bags, and we have to re-package January, we look forward to our them in 1# sacks the company pro- ―Sweet‖ Global Open House. Happy In the midst of these challenges, we vides. So we had a 'nutbagging' party, Holidays to all of our fellow Region 10 performed at Hulen Mall as a guest of slapped a sticker on the bag saying Members! the Texas MIllionaire's support of the Thank You, our name and email. By Mindy Butler, TIWT Correspondent Carter Blood Drive in late June, and Ready to distribute, and we made a (Continued on page 6)

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(Continued from page 5) ing for our Regional Competitors. November 12, at Arlington Heights in two Cultural District venues at Fort What a wonderful Barbershop experi- United Methodist Church's Holly Daze Worth‘s annual Day in the District in ence it was, being the first time for Craft Fair where we were able to en- September. We sold Christmas many of us. We were very proud of all tertain audiences as they got an early wreaths in October that we are ea- our singers, and most excited to see start on their holiday shopping. In the gerly awaiting delivery this month. Janie Macchiaroli with her new quar- midst of all this, we helped beautify We‘ve included a membership drive tet. With Janie as our Interim Director several homes in the Metroplex by into the mix that began the week of this year, we may be slightly preju- selling pansies as a fundraiser. Pan- International Competition, and has diced. Starting November 22, we be- ther City can't wait to share our joy of resulted in several guests who enjoy gan our performance mode, singing music throughout the metroplex dur- the challenge of barbershop, with a at Weslaco Nursing and Rehabilita- ing this holiday season and beyond. few who are already working toward tion Center, followed by our annual By Kelli Chou and Bonnie Schuler, completing the audition process soon. Christmas Performance at Tower TIWT Correspondents Theater on December 2,3,4. Then on We send our best wishes to all the December 17 we'll sing at Hidalgo Spirit of Southeast Texas Chorus other choruses and quartets in Re- Festival of Lights, a highlight of the Beaumont, TX gion 10, and hope that you enjoy the Christmas Season, where the city Spirit of Southeast Texas is proud of education and sisterhood that Sweet attracts so many visitors to its breath- our dual members who competed in Adelines offers, as we do. taking display of lights. So begins a International. Great job. It was fantas- By Bonnie Schuler, TIWT Correspon- very busy season for Magic Valley tic having the competition be in Hous- dent Chorus. ton this year. Congratulations to all By Shirley Valentine, TIWT Corre- who took part in this fabulous Interna- Magic Valley Chorus spondent tional. McAllen, TX Our Summer Chorus consists of just Panther City Chorus A few members will get to go to Jef- half our members, yet we accomplish Fort Worth, TX ferson and do some caroling in period a lot, while having a good time. We Panther City Chorus has certainly had costume. We look forward to other began LIVE-STREAMING our re- a busy summer and fall. We've con- Christmas time performances as well. hearsals so our Winter Texan Sisters could be part of our learning experi- Spirit is getting prepared for the World ence. And now, they are almost all wide invitation coming this January. back with us in person! We took a For the most part we are just working well-deserved break for July, and re- on improving our craft for all songs turned rejuvenated, ready to learn our not just contest ones. new repertoire, and very excited to be singing together again. In September Our chorus lost our dear friend Tony we participated in Mission Hospital's Marchetti whom we will greatly miss. BRAZAAR, a fund-raiser for their Barbershop just isn't the same without Breast Cancer Department. What fun his voice and light. it was to see our musical creation PC members perform at Holly Daze Craft Faiir take form! Membership efforts are We wish everyone a blessed and very ongoing with Web and Newspaper tinued to work on improving the vocal merry Christmas. articles flowing constantly. In October skills of our members and were fortu- By Natalie Lockhart, TIWT Corre- we were thrilled to have half our cho- nate to have Vickie Dennis coach the spondent rus at International Competition, root- chorus during one rehearsal. We walked away with more "tools" in our Texas Harmony Chorus toolbox to keep developing our craft. Irving, TX Our performance in Cedar Hill at their After recording our first CD, ―Texas Old Settlers' Reunion used many of Harmony Shines,‖ the chorus pre- those tools, leading to additional per- sented our annual show, also entitled formance opportunities. We also had ―Texas Harmony Shines.‖ nearly two-thirds of the chorus learning from the best at International On Saturday, December 3, 2011, Competition. We've also kicked off a Texas Harmony gave a matinee and Fall membership drive that has re- evening performance, which included sulted in four guests who will join us both secular and sacred music, along for our Christmas performances in the with selections from our repertoire. community. Our first was Saturday, The show venue was the Pfamily Arts MVC always has a good time together

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Center, at 4017 Preston Rd., Suite members (Kathy Pillmore, Kathy Wil- Clipman, the chorus‘ director. As 544, Plano, TX. http:// son, Marcy Scofield, Sandy Blevins, Betty shared on Facebook recently, www.pfamilyarts.org Our Christmas Roz Jones and Marché Marquis) who she has never before been involved CD is now available for sale for $15 competed at International. We‘re in starting a chorus, and is excited by and may be purchased on our web- proud of all of you! It was also excit- the challenge of building a chorus site: www.texasharmony.org. ing to see Grant and Jan Scofield from scratch. The group has planned By Sheila Foster, TIWT Correspon- (Marcy‘s husband) sing and dance in a December 4, 2011 Christmas Party dent the ―Queens‖ show! and will host an Open House event on Jan. 30, 2012 in support of the Voice Of Vermilion Chorus On September 16, the chorus had a new member campaign rolled out by Lafayette, LA very successful Step One audition for Sweet Adelines International. The Voice of Vermilion members are look- Vickie Dennis who gave us glowing prospective chorus (whose name has ing forward to entertaining during the accolades! During Carin Williamson‘s yet to be approved) is based in The Christmas holidays with perform- Step Two review, she complimented Woodlands, TX and will begin re- ances at Acadian Village, for Paul‘s the meticulous record-keeping - hearsals on Jan. 23, 2012 at The Jewelry at the Oil Center‘s ―Festival of thanks to our team manager, Kathy Woodlands Christian Church, 1202 Light‖, in Grand Coteau for the ―Le Pillmore! The Au display board is a North Millbend Drive, The Wood- Grand Noel‖, at Copeland‘s Restau- product of her genius in design and lands, TX 77380. For information, rant, at a church in Breaux Bridge, graphics! The multi-talented (and please contact Sally Ison at sally- and twice at Lafayette General Medi- ‗energizing-bunny‘) Kathy is a true [email protected] cal Center for their volunteers. We blessing to our chorus! We are anx- wish all Region 10 members a Merry iously awaiting our official ―Charter,‖ Christmas and a prosperous New which should arrive any day now. Singing on the Sea! Year! By Karen Bernard, TIWT Correspon- This summer we introduced ourselves January 8-15, 2012 dent to the surrounding communities by assisting at the Marcsmen show in (Prospective) A Cappella Unlimited June and the Heart of Texas show in San Marcos, TX July. On 9-11, we were invited to set Wow! A Cappella Unlimited had a up our display at the United We Sing very successful Guest Night recently concert held at Texas State Univer- and we are so excited! As always, our sity. We appreciate our relationship young and very talented co-directors, with TSU and enjoy the camaraderie Grant Goulding and Katy Dane, kept with the BHS groups. We are espe- everyone stimulated and entertained cially proud of ―our‖ Grant and his with wonderful music, fun and tag- Spoiler Alert quartet who qualified to ging! compete at men‘s International in Kansas City. Congratulations to Oasis Quartet and to Houston Horizon and our ―dual‖ In June, several members of the Au management team attended the Reg 10 ―Rock Your World‖ workshop led by Vickie Dennis and Rosemary Join Region 10 on a 7- night Western Calderon. We look forward to seeing Caribbean Cruise out of Galveston, TX all of you at the next region workshop with Karen Breidert and Joe Connelly! - and at Regional Competition in There is still time to register if you March! haven‘t done so already. You can con- By Carole Carmichael, TIWT corre- tact Maegan at 337-981-7870 to regis- spondent ter or for more information OR go to the region website at A New Chorus for Region 10 www.region10sai.org. Also, we are The Woodlands, TX offering a cruise t-shirt for $15 sizes S- The first meeting of Region 10‘s new- 3XL (in purple). Contact Karla Fenton est Prospective Chorus was held on at 713-359-7198 for T-Shirt information November 6, 2011. The excitement and ordering. It is going to be a great and joy was palpable, as the 41 la- Photo courtesy of Pat Wilson (husband of member Kathy time on the sea! Wilson) and Dick‟s Classic Car Garage, San Marcos, TX. dies in attendance focused on a famil- iar face in their midst, that of Betty

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(Continued from page 1) tools necessary to improve your future performances. Additionally, any quartets that want to perform Saturday evening, subject to time constraints, just need to let me know so we have an idea of how many songs you can perform.

Saturday evening we will have Region 10’s Annual Young Women In Harmony (YWIH) competition. We hope that you have young singers in your area who would like to participate in this annual event. We look forward to an inspiring evening. See the Great Gulf Coast Region #10 website for more information.

AND NOW SOMETHING NEW---We will be having a DOUBLE Quartet contest Saturday evening! We know that we are a Region full of great singers and sometimes singing in a quartet just doesn’t work out, so here’s your chance to sing with your friends in an ensemble. Get together with 7 other members of your chorus or friends in your area and prepare a couple of songs for evaluation! We ask you to sing 2 songs, preferably barbershop. The winner of the Double Quartet Contest will be selected by Audience Appre- ciation. The prize is 8 reserved seats close to the front for the Show of Champions at Regional Competition in March 2012.

See, now you know that YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE IN A QUARTET TO ATTEND and enjoy this wonderful weekend. All singers will learn from the weekend. You’ll have a chance to sing in a double quartet, sing tags with many different people and learn a great deal about our wonderful art form. We will have classes on how to be a better singer and performer – You don’t want to miss it! Learn how to be a coach or better one – Aren’t we all armchair coaches? Here’s your chance to see if you really can be the 5th set of eyes and ears for your chapter quartets. We all need someone to sing for who will give us good sound POSITIVE feedback.

The detailed schedule will come out before the end of the year, but the schedule basically is Friday night starting at 7 pm and going until 10 pm for the Mock contest. Saturday starts with physical and vocal warm-ups at 9 am. Classes and coaching will go throughout the day, culminating with our YWIH contest starting at 7:30pm, followed by the Double Quartet Contest and performances by our fabulous Region 10 quartets.

So for all you quartets and double quartets out there that want to participate please send an email to Ronda Perez at ron- [email protected] with your quartet name, member names and parts. If you have a preference as to the type of coaching please include this and know that we will try to meet the request. Depending on the numbers we may not be able to give all quartets your first choice. For quartets to be scheduled for coaching, please send me your email BEFORE JANUARY 5! Additionally please let Ronda know if you will be participating in the Mock contest or Double quartet contest by January 5. We will then set up a schedule and hope to have it out to you prior to the regional weekend. Please note that if I don’t receive your email by Jan. 5 indicating your intention to participate, I may not be able to fit you into the coaching schedule. Coaching will be limited to quartets only this year but who knows what the future holds?

Please take the time to register for the January meeting right now. Remember, workshop costs for chorus members are covered by your pre-paid Regional Education Fees. CAL Members who may not have paid your Regional CAL Assessment or CAL Education Fee can take care of that on-line in just one stop. Go to the Region #10 website (www.region10sai.org) and register on line. Then send me an email at [email protected] (no later than January 5th) if you want to sign up for the Mock Quartet Contest, quartet coaching and/or the Double Quartet Contest. If you have verbally given me this information I would appreciate you sending me an email also. I don’t want to leave anyone out.

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon and seeing you in January. Take care and have a safe Holiday Season.

Global Membership Drive In January 2012 — Are You Participating?

I hope all of you have started your plans for the big global pass them on to me so that I can membership drive during the month of January. For those share with your other Region 10 of you who may just now be getting started, a great way to membership coordinators. Let's advertise is to invite the ladies of the community to come work together to make our region sing with you for Christmas sing outs. It's ok to hold music grow in numbers. while you sing so there would be no pressure to "learn a part." Time is short so you must start NOW to be ready for Carolyn Hudler, January. [email protected]

I know of at least three choruses who have already made big plans for the month. If you have great ideas, please

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geous front row dancer. A new mem- Daddy No More Wine! After the ber means new repertoire and new laughter, they joined in on their cho- Quartet Notes experiences and we are having a sen parts and we all made harmony Reunion Street wonderful time. together! It was an experience to re- Alice Williams, Tenor; Vicki Wyont, member, for everyone. Lead; Anna Mae Garner, Baritone; The highlight of our fall was attending Carin Williamson, Bass International competition as a group Now we are looking forward to Has it been 8 months since contest? and spending the week in awe of so ―Singing on the Sea‖ in January with Hard to believe especially with the many stellar performances! We also Joe Connelly and Karen Breidert, and crazy schedule we have been keep- enjoyed a little shopping and LOTS of a few other best friends. And at some ing. With all the preparations for Inter- giggling! We even took a picture with point we are going to stand on the national Contest with Houston Hori- Maxx Factor! prow of the ship with our arms zon Chorus behind us we can finally stretched and shout we‘re queens of do our ―quartet‖ thing. Reunion Street Currently we are hard at work in the world! Hope we can get someone recently auditioned for the Houston preparation for winter regionals in to take a snapshot of that from out Livestock Show and Rodeo Western January. We look forward to seeing front! Heritage Community Challenge Choir. all of you there. That‘s right! We are singing country To all of you, our sisters, we extend and western tunes dressed in our VocalEyes Quartet our wishes for happy, healthy and jeans, boots and bling. We are joining Karla Fenton, Tenor; Jodi Ceaser, harmonious holidays. 60+ other talented men and women Lead; Dixie Goro, Baritone; Wendy who will be performing at all of the Wright, Bass KCKC Rodeo performances as well as many This picture shows VocalEyes Quar- Kate Sutton, Tenor; Corla Lindsey, community events. Reunion Street tet last Christmas—after we enter- Lead; Karen Bernard, Baritone; will be able to give audiences a taste Carla Bay, Bass of barbershop at many of these KCKC performed in the recent Bayou events as well. Our Christmas is filling Blend Show ―Daddy O‘s Rockin‘ up fast with chorus and quartet per- Hour.‖ We treated the audience to a formances every weekend. After the couple of our favorite songs; sang holidays we all four will be ―Singing with a VLQ called the 7-Ups and then on the Sea‖ under the direction of with our director‘s quartet Louisiana Karen Briedert and Joe Connelly as Purchase. KCKC introduced our new- we cruise to the Caribbean. And be- est song, ―Rockin‘ Robin‖, at the Af- fore you know it contest will be here. terglow at Duffy‘s Diner. We hope to see you all at the January Regional Weekend. We are preparing for several Christ- mas performances for Bayou Blend Essence Quartet VocalEyes performs at JP McNasty‟s Chorus throughout the month of De- Caitlyn Griffith, Tenor; Candice cember. Three of us are going on the Griffith, Lead; Kerry Parker, Bari- tained at a senior center in Pearland, Region 10 Cruise! We‘re excited tone; Tianna Coffey, Bass we stopped in at a neighborhood tav- Essence is excited to announce the ern, J.P. McNasty‘s, where we also addition of Tianna Coffey as the bass somehow managed to catch the at- of Essence Quartet! Tianna is a fellow tention of the patrons. They kept us member of Alamo Metro Chorus, singing by offering us rounds of where she sings bass and is a gor- drinks. What a great way to spread the joy of the holidays, and a wonderful memory for our quartet!

More recently, VocalEyes performed for a beautiful group of ladies at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Karen, Corla, Carla, Kate Sugar Land. After their luncheon, we Photo by CDGuidry sang some secular and religious ar- rangements. Then we demonstrated about the opportunity to sing with so the barbershop style and even taught many other Sweet Adelines and BHS the church ladies that time-honored members and to be directed by Karen classic tag, Please Don’t Give My (Continued on page 10) Essence with Maxx Factor

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(Continued from page 9) ter in Houston. While there, we had a ing….you know what we are talkin‘ Breidert and Joe Connelly. great coaching session with Linda about. We will be at the Regional KCKC Quartet members are Kate Keever. Sheri was "in the pit" doing meeting in January to participate in Sutton - tenor, Corla Lindsey - lead, her trial scoring during the competi- the Mock Contest, get some good Karen Bernard - baritone, and Carla tion and the other three of us were coaching and spend quality bonding Bay - bass. having fun enjoying all the great sing- time. ing and show packages. Looking for- Reflections Quartet ward to a new year with new chal- Remember, our motto is, ―We sing at Barb Feighner, Tenor; Ann Rickner, lenges. the drop of a napkin….and we carry Lead; Bonnie Shannon, Baritone; our own napkins!‖ So, if you see us Kathy Parker, Bass Mix & Match Quartet around, feel free to ask for a song. Reflections Quartet is busy rehears- Marci Haack, Tenor; Rosemary We‘ll be happy to drop our napkin ing for contest, singing Christmas per- Calderon, Lead; Laura Jenks, Bari- anytime! formances and shopping for possible tone; Marlene Snare, Bass new outfits. We are singing at Old Town Spring twice, downtown twice, Voilà Quartet and various church functions and pri- Hilda Mancillas, Tenor; Nancy vate parties in the next few weeks. Bourell, Lead; Bebe Caldwell, Bari- But no new outfits to report! tone; Caroline S. Rocco, Bass Hello from Voilà! We were privileged Barb and Kathy are busy over- to sing on Alamo Metro‘s fall show working, Ann is busy volunteering and and are also singing on the Austin looking for a new home, and Bonnie‘s Harmony/ACappella Texas show on job as a Home Staging Property Man- December 10. If you‘re in the Austin Mix & Match in the recording studio ager has ―allowed‖ her to move twice area that weekend, come on by! For since April – yes, moving a whole This has been an exciting summer for more information, go to 5,000 sq. ft. home TWICE. Of course, us. We‘ve been working hard break- www.austinharmony.org. We‘ve been we all helped both times – and man- ing in our new baritone, Laura Jenks. working regularly with two of our fa- aged to work in a short performance She is learning music as fast as she vorite coaches; Mary Ann Wydra and for the neighbors they were leaving. ;- can to catch up with the three of us; Ruth Ann Parker. We really take ad- ) And another one for the new prop- all while starting college where she is vantage of our ―together‖ time and erty owners! singing in another ensemble, singing sing-sing-sing! Recently, we sang a French solos and being a section jingle for the Só Dança shoe com- We are excited to see all of you in leader for Texas Harmony. All that pany. THAT was a lot of fun and we January at the Winter Regional Meet- music learning has her head spinning. love our new shoes! Check us out on ing. Way to go, Laura!

Cross Country Quartet The really big news for us is being Carolyn Hudler, Tenor; Sheri invited to sing a song on Texas Har- Strawther, Lead; Pam Parish, Bari- mony‘s first ever CD, ―SHINE!‖ We tone; Kerri Mauney, Bass are so excited and honored to be in- Cross Country Quartet is still alive cluded in this chorus project. Our and well. We really enjoyed Interna- song is ―Merry Christmas, Darling.‖ tional Competition at the Toyota Cen- So, we can now officially say that Marci, Rosemary, Marlene and Laura are recording artists! Voila‟s Nancy, Bebe, Caroline, Hilda

We all went to Houston and squeezed Facebook, for your daily dose of ―You in some rehearsals in between our might be a Sweet Adeline if…‖ at volunteer time at the International www.facebook.com/voilaquartet. Competition. While there, we sang for some experienced people with ―good ears‖ and came home with good com- FunAddicts Quartet ments as well as assignments to work Lynne Worth, Tenor; Bev Colomb, on. Contest is around the corner and Lead; Pat Broussard, Baritone; we‘ve already learned our two songs Catherine Sarwar, Bass so now it‘s time for coaching, polish- These ladies are definitely ―addicted‖ ing, coaching, polishing, coach- to this Sweet Adeline Organization Spending time in the Queen‟s Court at Int‟l

Fall 2011 Tune In With Ten Page 11 and promise to spread the word around. We are addicted to the music, to the friendship, the love and a world of help that seems avail- Regional Website Update able to assist us as we learn this craft and ―spread the word‖ so that others can be The new regional web- shown the advantages of being a quartet and site has many new fea- members of a chorus! Bev Colomb sings tures! Have you been to lead and is a member of Bayou Blend Cho- look at it yet/lately? rus; Lynne Worth is the tenor and a CAL member presently (a former member of Bayou Blend and Voice of Vermilion); One of the newest fea- Patricia Broussard sings baritone and is a tures is ONLINE secure member of Bayou Blend Chorus and the REGISTRATION forms bass is Catherine Sarwar, CAL, a former for our events. We have member of Voice of Vermilion. We found that we were all ‗addicted‘ to the barbershop a regional Pay Pal ac- sound, to seeing people love the music, both count so you can pay old and young. Our pledge is to inject enthu- with your credit card siasm in others and spread the joy of learn- securely online. ing and having fun doing it!

To our sister Quartets: we promise to be of Another area is the photos page. Thanks to Bayou Blend we have a assistance to you, should you need, and to photo on this page! Has your chorus had an event that you would share whatever we can to your efforts. You like to share? Send a photo to me and we will add it to the page — Quartets out there, please open the doors when we get more photos, we will start separating them by chorus and welcome FunAddicts into your lives with or dates. the enthusiasm we know Region #10 so easily shares! We also are working on adding the Educational faculty on the website so you can contact them more easily and quickly. If you have suggestions or updates for the Website please send them to Karla Fenton, Marketing Coordinator, at [email protected]

Start Planning Now For Wall Of Fame & Scrapbook Pages By Karen Bernard, Region 10 Historian Be sure to visit the Historian‘s tables at the Re- I know that it‘s early but I wanted to give every- gional Boutique at most meetings and at contest. one the information about Scrapbook Pages & You‘ll find lots of snapshots and chorus/quartet the Nineteenth Annual Wall of Fame. (It‘s hard to photos for sale at very reasonable prices and believe that we‘ve had our wonderful Wall of many for free (or make a donation). Some Re- Fame that many years!) Packets containing per- gion 10 scrapbooks are on display as well as the tinent information for each chorus historian and Region‘s Chorus and Quartet Champion Albums. chorus president/team leader will be given out at the January Regional Meeting at the Chapter My contact information is: (home address) 841 Leaders Forum. Any packets not picked up will Hwy 182; Sunset LA 70584. My phone number, be mailed to chorus presidents/team leaders for fax & e-mail address follow: (h) 337-662-3247; distribution. I encourage all choruses to honor (fax) 337-662-2274; (e-mail) one special member on the ―Year 2012‖ Wall of [email protected] Fame and to submit an entry in the Regional Scrapbook Contest for 2011-2012.

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Directly Speaking

By Sheri Strawther, Region 10 Directors’ Coordinator

Hello all Region Ten Directors,

Hope all of you are enjoying our cooler weather and having many great rehearsals with your choruses. As we gear up for competition in the next few months, I thought you might enjoy a great handout from 2009 Side by Side seminar regarding Elements of an In-Tune performance. This handout was written by Sharon Babb and Dixie Dahlke and part of the sound category discussion. These elements definitely have an effect on all 4 of our judging categories as well as affecting all aspects of your performances. Best wishes to you all as you prepare your choruses to be the very best singers they can be. Also, remember to mark your calendars for the director seminar with Sharon Babb June 1-2, 2012, in Houston. Registration will begin soon.

This article is reprinted from the Side by Side Director's Seminar and Judge Training Handbook from Detroit 2009

Elements Of An In-Tune Performance

 Correct notes and words are sung  Pitch maintains relationship to ―do‖  Part line intervals are accurate  Intervals and resulting chords are ―tuned‖ correctly to encourage ring  Sufficient resonance is used to create good ―vocal alignment‖ encouraging blend and balance, and enhancing accuracy  Vowels are produced within good quality sound and in the same manner by all singers to encourage compatible vowel sounds without distorting individual resonance or pitch  Synchronized delivery enhances unit accuracy, encouraging chord lock  Sufficient listening skills are applied to create a well-resonated, blended ensemble  Sufficient breath energy is applied to maintain a consistent, accurate and energized tone flow  Appropriate register mix is applied by each singer to avoid distinctive quality changes from register to register  The same mental mood/mental energy is applied across each phrase line by all singers  Sufficient air pressure is applied to support ―movement‖ within the phrase line, creating a sense of forward motion and vitality

Fall 2011 Tune In With Ten Page 13 Chapter Show Date Clearance Forms, RMT Applications

Thank you to all of the choruses who have sent in their Chapter Date Clearance forms to me. All choruses need to clear their show dates with me and I in turn, send the show dates to the Region 10 webmaster to be posted on the regional calendar. This form can be found on the Region 10 website. If you have any questions you can email me, Cinda Crews, Region 10 Team Coordinator, at [email protected] .

I would also like to remind you that your region needs your help. We are always looking for people to work on committees and/or serve on the Regional Management Team. Applications can be found on the Region 10 website. There is one application for serving on committees and a separate application for the RMT. Won’t you please consider becoming involved on the regional level? REGION 10 NEEDS YOU!

Director Certification Program (DCP) Welcome to our newest Region 10 members The Director Certification Program is a home study course for any Sweet Adeline that is in interest in learning more about our Please note that this information is supplied by each chorus to craft. the regional Communications Coordinator.

The DCP Modules are: Alamo Metro 1. Directing Skills Christie Linford 2. Analytical Listening Amy Miller 3. Organizational Knowledge & Director Resources Elise Miller 4. Teaching skills Becky Rhoades 5 Management Skills

6. Judging Categories & Competition 7. Vocal Production Bayou Blend 8. Communication Skills Lynne Worth 9. Music Theory Melissa Bowen 10. Rehearsal Planning & implementation 11. Chorus performance Sparkling City

Veronica Lopez Please contact Carol Scherer for more information at 254-939- 5703 Phyllis Cash

Stay Connected With Region 10 Tune In With Ten is the official newsletter of Great Gulf Coast All active and CAL members are encouraged to sign up for the Region 10 Yahoo e-group and/or our Facebook Region #10 Sweet Adelines page. The e-group is our most timely method for International and is published disseminating information that is important to you — 3 times annually. registration and flyers for area schools and contest, updated links on our regional website, this TIWT Editor newsletter and valuable information for your chorus Carol Mouché leaders, directors and quartets. 8760 E. Canyon Court

It‟s easy and free to join. Just send an email Temple, Texas 76502 [email protected] and we‟ll do the rest. Phone: 254-982-4873 Email: [email protected] If you‟re on Facebook, find us under Next Deadline: February 1, 2012 “Great Gulf Coast Region 10, Sweet Adelines International.” Note we have converted from our Region 10 Website: former FB group — look for the comma in our name. http://www.region10sai.org/

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