ANNOUNCEMENT - Please note the new PRELIMS Convention Schedule for 2019:
PRELIMS & NORTHERN Division conventions will be held jointly in Allentown, PA, April 26-27, 2019.
Also note that the 2019 FALL Convention will include the PRELIMS contest for the 2020 International contest, for both Quartets & Choruses.
If you love to sing tags and believe in supporting the YOUTH IN HARMONY (YIH) PROGRAM,
then it's time to join the "new tradition" and Tag With The Champs!
"Tag" out a member of your current 2018 M-AD Quartet Champs Gimme Four and sing a
tag with them to support the Mid-Atlantic District Youth In Harmony (YIH) program.
DETAILS:
$10 suggested donation per tag (any size donations always welcome and appreciated)
Saturday, Oct 6, immediately following chorus competition
Lobby, Santander Performing Arts Center
All proceeds are donated to M-AD YIH Program.
HOW TO TAG WITH THE CHAMPS:
Recommended sign up for a performance time at the Will Call ticket desk at the convention.
Pick up the music for your tag and rehearse!
Pay when you arrive for your stage time.
Tag out the Champ singing your voice part and sing the tag!
The list of tags is below (other tag allowed as long as Gimme Four knows it) and will also be available at the Will Call ticket desk at the convention.
Chorus Evaluations (20 minutes per category) at all Contests are COACHING Sessions.
ALL CHORUS MEMBERS are expected to participate.
Afterwards, competitors will receive a feedback-form to evaluate coaching effectiveness and
give recommendations for improving the C&J portion of our conventions.
Youth In Harmony Outreach Guidelines
Many of our chapters, quartets and choruses are
eager to engage music educators to get involved in a barbershop outreach program at their local schools. This is a good thing! That said, it's
critical to the success of our outreach efforts that we always leave the music educator with the best possible impression of the barbershop
art form and how it can enhance/augment the teacher's music education program.
Dear Chapter Presidents, Secretaries, and Treasurers,
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR DUES FOR 2018
Changes in dues prices for chapters for 2018 must be updated in the BHS Member Center before NOVEMBER 1st
(more than 60 days in advance as has always been our practice).
If your chapter or district does not wish to change your dues prices, there is nothing else you need to do.
As a general reminder, it is not necessary to contact Society Headquarters to change your dues (Chapter or District) prices.
We will be running invoices for January in November and the amounts must be in the system prior to running the invoices.
Attempted changes with a start date within 60 days will not be accepted by the computer system.
The MAD Marketing Team has created a Marketing Toolbox for Chapters & Quartets to use to promote your group.
MAD Chorus Plateau Definitions
Chorus plateau categories are based on the average percentile results from the two previous contests in which the chorus was entered.
AAAA
70% and above
AAA
60 - 69.9%
AA
55 - 59.9%
A
54.9% and below.
First-time competitors will not be eligible for plateau awards,
but their initial contest score can be used to place them in their next contest.
A chorus that has not competed in any contest for more than four years will reenter the contest cycle as a Plateau A chorus.
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