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Thursday, June 13
 

1:00pm PDT

Arrangers Workshop (Additional Registration Required)
AW Students must register for the workshop through the new HCNW registration system.  More workshop details are on:  https://harmonycollege.net/arrangers-workshop/
Faculty
avatar for Janice Wheeler

Janice Wheeler

Arrangers Workshop
Longtime Region 13 Arranger Education Specialist and Coordinator of the Region 13 Arrangers WorkShop at HCNW, and the Tag Writing Contest cosponsored by Region 13 and HCNW. Faculty for Region 13 and HCNW. Holds multiple Specialist Certificates from Berkley College of Music including... Read More →

Thursday June 13, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Arrangers

1:00pm PDT

HCNW Harmony Platoon (Additional Registration Required)
HCNW Platoon singers must register to attend the workshop through the new HCNW registration system.  In addition, platoon singers will need to get their music, by signing up and paying $29 to Dan Salz.  Details on:  https://harmonycollege.net/hcnw-platoon/
Thursday June 13, 2024 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Harmony Platoon

5:00pm PDT

Thursday Dinner
Meal tickets required
Thursday June 13, 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
TBA

6:00pm PDT

Arrangers Workshop (Additional Registration Required)
AW Students must register for the workshop through the new HCNW registration system.  More workshop details are on:  https://harmonycollege.net/arrangers-workshop/
Faculty
avatar for Janice Wheeler

Janice Wheeler

Arrangers Workshop
Longtime Region 13 Arranger Education Specialist and Coordinator of the Region 13 Arrangers WorkShop at HCNW, and the Tag Writing Contest cosponsored by Region 13 and HCNW. Faculty for Region 13 and HCNW. Holds multiple Specialist Certificates from Berkley College of Music including... Read More →

Thursday June 13, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
TBA
  Arrangers

6:00pm PDT

Harmony Platoon (Additional Registration Required)
HCNW Platoon singers must register to attend the workshop through the new HCNW registration system.  In addition, platoon singers will need to get their music, by signing up and paying $29 to Dan Salz.  Details on:  https://harmonycollege.net/hcnw-platoon/
Thursday June 13, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
TBA
  Harmony Platoon
 
Friday, June 14
 

7:00am PDT

Friday Breakfast
Meal tickets required
Friday June 14, 2024 7:00am - 8:30am PDT
TBA

8:30am PDT

Arrangers Workshop (Additional Registration Required)
AW Students must register for the workshop through the new HCNW registration system.  More workshop details are on:  https://harmonycollege.net/arrangers-workshop/
Faculty
avatar for Janice Wheeler

Janice Wheeler

Arrangers Workshop
Longtime Region 13 Arranger Education Specialist and Coordinator of the Region 13 Arrangers WorkShop at HCNW, and the Tag Writing Contest cosponsored by Region 13 and HCNW. Faculty for Region 13 and HCNW. Holds multiple Specialist Certificates from Berkley College of Music including... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Arrangers

8:30am PDT

Harmony Platoon (Additional Registration Required)
HCNW Platoon singers must register to attend the workshop through the new HCNW registration system.  In addition, platoon singers will need to get their music, by signing up and paying $29 to Dan Salz.  Details on:  https://harmonycollege.net/hcnw-platoon/
Friday June 14, 2024 8:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Harmony Platoon

9:00am PDT

EVG District Board Meeting
The District Board Meeting is open to all.  If you are interested in learning more about how the District is administered please join us in person or online.
Faculty
avatar for Bill Hickman

Bill Hickman

Faculty, Evergreen District President
Bill Hickman is the current President of the Evergreen District, Past President of the Bellevue Chapter, and is a certified Leadership Facilitator for the Barbershop Harmony Society. As the son of a professional musician Bill always had music in his life, but his barbershop journey... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  EVG Leaders

12:00pm PDT

Friday Lunch
Meal tickets required
Friday June 14, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
TBA

1:30pm PDT

Round table: Getting Chapters Back on Track
Join a panel of specialists to talk about successful chapter management and learn what others are doing or having trouble figuring out. Bring your ideas and questions.
Faculty
avatar for Bob Cox

Bob Cox

Faculty
Bob started his barbershop career in high school on a dare from a teacher with three close friends who sang together in the school choir over 50 years ago.  Bob has held leadership positions at all levels in the BHS and has shared his experiences and lessons learned as a certified... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Chapter Growth

1:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Ogretones
Ogretones are getting coached at this time.
Corina Williams    
Jen Sward    
James Williams    
Larz Hommel

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
  Coaching

1:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Rhapsody or Hot Notes
Rhapsody or Hot Notes will be getting coached at this time.
Rhapsody:
Rachel Peck    
Julie Hagstrom    
Anna Chamberlain    
Connie Alward

Hot Notes:
Shelly Membry    
Melanie McGuire    
Anna Chamberlain    
Ted Chamberlain

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
  Coaching

1:30pm PDT

Motivation for Chorus Directors
Most directors have had a night where they come home from rehearsal and ask themselves "Why do I want to be a Chorus Director? How do others make it look so easy? How do I motivate my singers when I have trouble staying motivated myself?" This class will address those issues and more as we delve into the minds and hearts of successful Chorus Directors.
Faculty
avatar for Raymond Schwarzkopf

Raymond Schwarzkopf

Singer? Teacher? Quartet Guy? Coach? Music Judge? Admitted Computer Geek? Director? and FRIEND! Raymond Schwarzkopf is all of these...and more. His many years in theater, music (both vocal and instrumental), business, and teaching have made him a valuable asset for every group with... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Directors, Music Teams

1:30pm PDT

Strengths-Based Coaching: The Art of Appreciative Inquiry
The act of singing is always a gift, no matter who or where it comes from. It can also be a very personal, and therefore vulnerable experience, that coaches everywhere have a responsibility to nurture and protect. This class represents an attempt to remodel the traditional coaching paradigm and turn it on its head by emphasizing two skills: 1) learning to identify what is working well within a performance, and 2) finding creative ways to enhance those qualities (or further draw them out) by asking for what we do want, rather than discouraging what we don’t want.
Faculty
avatar for Iain Haukka

Iain Haukka

Trainer, Growth Point Facilitation, LLC
There’s only one thing that Iain loves as much as ringing chords, and that is connecting deeply with others (he has a sneaking suspicion that whoever reading this does, too). To promote these goals, Iain shares his knowledge of personal development, conflict resolution, & relationship... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Directors, Music Teams, Coaches

1:30pm PDT

Barber-Rubato
Conducting barbershop ballads can appear tough! This class will explore an approach toward simplfying the gesture of barbershop ballads, giving you strategies for an rubato piece of music you direct.
Faculty
avatar for Rob Mance

Rob Mance

Faculty, Coach
Robert Mance has been the artistic director of BHS medalist chorus Central Standard since 2011. In 2016, Robert became the founding artistic director of SAI international chorus competitor Vocal Standard. Robert has completed the coursework for a doctoral degree in choral conducting... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Music Teams

1:30pm PDT

1-2-3 Method
How about creating a method where people WANT to come with their music learned which in turn allows us to move from practices (where we teach people the music) to true rehearsals (where we START in artistry)?  Now it’s here!  This revolutionary method will help you to move your group(s) forward with more efficiency, more fun and more success in this culture changing approach.
Faculty
avatar for Paul Ellinger

Paul Ellinger

Faculty, Coach
Paul is a multifaceted presenter. In his 9 years on faculty at HU, he has taught/coached singing, music, performance, directing concepts and chapter growth. In one session with Paul you will get to see first hand his passion for helping others and his ability to address enormously... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

1:30pm PDT

Attack Parrot Commence: Sing with Ping and Spin
Increase your ability to lock and ring. Learning to access and increase ping and spin in your voice will allow you to reach the next level of performance in your Barbershop journey. Learn the difference between singing with ping and singing nasal. Up your game by understanding the use of breath in creating your sound. Discover your voice and learn how to unleash your attack parrot.
Faculty
avatar for Nick Gorne

Nick Gorne

Faculty, Coach

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

1:30pm PDT

Carry Your Part Quicker, 101
This lecture course is designed for singers who wish to learn how to read sheet music at a very basic level, but with skills that are immediately applicable to sheet music. The topics discussed: Sheet Music as a Language (5 parallel lines), Barbershop Clefs and the Musical Alphabet, Unlocking sheet music with key signatures, the major scale with minor difficulties (scale degrees)..
Faculty
avatar for Zach Groeblinghoff

Zach Groeblinghoff

Faculty, Coach
Zach Groeblinghoff is a native of O’Fallon, Missouri (near St. Louis). He has studied under the baton of Dr. Brad Holmes at Millikin University and received his B.A. in Music Education, Vocal Emphasis in 2013. He has taught music and choirs in elementary, middle, and high schools... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

1:30pm PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

1:30pm PDT

How to Become a Tag Teacher
This class will give people a simple framework by which they can learn and teach tags - using some of Darwin's "best practices for tag teachers" and an adaptation of singing by the numbers to help people learn and teach.  It is targeted towards beginners with the goal of empowering people to teach a simple tag by the time the class is over.
Faculty
avatar for Drew Osterhout

Drew Osterhout

Faculty, Coach
Drew is a Pacific Northwest native who spent time in St. Louis, MO, honing his skills with the four-time Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) championship chorus, the Ambassadors of Harmony, where he was the baritone section leader.   Drew is an experienced director, quartet and chorus... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Tags

1:30pm PDT

Language of Music (Learning at least a little bit)
Benefits to You as a Barbershop Harmony Singer. The Letters, Words, Sentences, Paragraphs, and Stories of Music. A Journey You Can Take as Far as You Want to Go.
Faculty
avatar for Paul Olguin

Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

1:30pm PDT

Music Notation on a Budget
Although Finale is the program of choice for BHS notation, many aspiring composers are frightened off by the price. MuseScore 4 offers many of the same features, at a much more affordable cost: it’s free! And if you’re just interested in getting an attractive, engraved score for your choir or quartet, it may be all you need. Join Mike for a session on getting started with MuseScore. He’s feeling his way with the new program as well, so he’ll introduce you to the basics, and maybe a few of the more advanced functions. There may be questions that he can’t answer yet, but he’ll try! Mike will be on campus all weekend to answer questions.
Faculty
avatar for Mike Rosen

Mike Rosen

Faculty
Mike Rosen has been using music notation software since the early 90s, when he got tired of singing from third-generation copies of poorly written mimeographs. He switched to Finale NotePad around 2002, then PrintMusic, and finally the full Finale. Back then, SPEBSQSA was still sending... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Notation

1:30pm PDT

Reading Music
If you’ve never gotten around to learning how to read music as well as you’d like, join us as we learn the basic building blocks of music: note names, scales, notation, key signatures, time signatures, and more. Recognize melodic movement, intervals, rhythms, and scales to help you ‘hear’ the music before you sing it. By applying a practical application of music reading you can enhance your singing experience and musicianship.
Faculty
avatar for Lisa Schwarzkopf

Lisa Schwarzkopf

Faculty
Lisa Schwarzkopf began her musical career as a pianist, studying at Interlochen and then completing her BA in Music Education at Western Illinois University and Music Therapy at DePaul University. She worked as a Music Therapist before shifting to Healthcare Administration but she... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

1:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Brotherhood of the Ring
Brotherhood of the Ring will be getting coached by Gabe Caretto!  
Tenor, Wade Pengilly
Lead, Jim Kirchner
Baritone, Coby Foster
Bass, Loren Corner
Faculty
avatar for Gabe Caretto

Gabe Caretto

Coach, Artistic License


Friday June 14, 2024 1:30pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

3:15pm PDT

Looking at your Chorus through Rose Colored Glasses
See opportunities for growth.  Creative ideas for membership growth – brainstorming ideas.
Faculty
avatar for Bob Cox

Bob Cox

Faculty
Bob started his barbershop career in high school on a dare from a teacher with three close friends who sang together in the school choir over 50 years ago.  Bob has held leadership positions at all levels in the BHS and has shared his experiences and lessons learned as a certified... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Chapter Growth

3:15pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Brotherhood of the Ring
Gabe Caretto will again be coaching Brotherhood of the Ring.
Tenor, Wade Pengilly
Lead, Jim Kirchner
Baritone, Coby Foster
Bass, Loren Corner
Faculty
avatar for Gabe Caretto

Gabe Caretto

Coach, Artistic License


Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
  Coaching

3:15pm PDT

QTT Coaching - House Blend
House Blend will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD
Martin Ketteringham    
Alex McDonald    
Alex Grant    
Rod McDonald

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
  Coaching

3:15pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Rhapsody or Hot Hotes
Rhapsody or Hot Notes will be getting coached at this time.
Rhapsody:
Rachel Peck
Julie Hagstrom
Anna Chamberlain
Connie Alward

Hot Notes:
Shelly Membry
Melanie McGuire
Anna Chamberlain
Ted Chamberlain

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
  Coaching

3:15pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Solar Flare
Solar Flare will be coached at this time.
Denae Gardner    
Claire Smith    
Cheryl Davidson    
Rachel Thomas

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
  Coaching

3:15pm PDT

QTT Coaching - What Four
What Four is getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD/.
Kathy Leib
Mary Giles
Michael Eastman
Richard Giles

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
  Coaching

3:15pm PDT

Nonverbal Communication for Rehearsal Efficiency
Learn techniques to address a variety of issues with your chorus and/or seciton to improve rehearsal effectiveness and efficiency.
Faculty
avatar for Rob Mance

Rob Mance

Faculty, Coach
Robert Mance has been the artistic director of BHS medalist chorus Central Standard since 2011. In 2016, Robert became the founding artistic director of SAI international chorus competitor Vocal Standard. Robert has completed the coursework for a doctoral degree in choral conducting... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Muisc Teams

3:15pm PDT

Harmony Across Miles: Tips and Tricks for Navigating a Long Distance Quartet Experience 
This course explores the benefits, challenges, and best practices for singing in a long distance quartet.  A sample of topics discussed will include:  intentional scheduling, virtual meetings and rehearsals, agenda setting and examples of other best practices from current long distance quartets.
Faculty
avatar for Kristin Mance

Kristin Mance

Faculty, Coach
Kristin is a teacher educator in the Kansas City Metro area and also works for the school of education at WGU. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Kristin completed her B.Ed in secondary education at McGill University followed by her M.Ed in teaching at-risk students at Park... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Quartets

3:15pm PDT

Carry Your Part Quicker, 201
This class is designed for singers to learn the very basics of how to read music. This will include some ear-training, some singing (oh good), and the practical use of simple music theory. Topics include (but are not meant to intimidate): I Am The Very Model of a Major Scale Singer though... (teach how to sing the major scale by rote), Simple Melodies - analysis (put scale degrees to Amazing Grace, Row Your Boat, ABCs), Notes have two meanings - Pitch and Rhythm (looking at those simple melodies), Simple Rhythms (understanding quarter, half, whole, and eighth durations by sight and sound), Simple Diatonic Melodies (start sight-singing new simple melodies)
Faculty
avatar for Zach Groeblinghoff

Zach Groeblinghoff

Faculty, Coach
Zach Groeblinghoff is a native of O’Fallon, Missouri (near St. Louis). He has studied under the baton of Dr. Brad Holmes at Millikin University and received his B.A. in Music Education, Vocal Emphasis in 2013. He has taught music and choirs in elementary, middle, and high schools... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

3:15pm PDT

Fix Tonal Center Flatting for Good!
When choosing what pitch to sing on a given chord, do you listen and adjust your note to be “in-tune” with the chord? Or do you choose the next note so well that adjusting the pitch after you get there? This class goes beyond “Tune It Or Die”, and gives you an approach to allow singers to always choose the right note.
Faculty
avatar for Ron Black

Ron Black

Faculty, Coach
52 year member. Ron majored in Renaissance vocal and instrumental performance. Instead of pursuing graduate studies in England, he stumbled on to barbershop quartet singing! He sang bass in both Far Western District Semi-Finalist quartets Great Western Timbre Company and Rhythm and... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

3:15pm PDT

HCNW MIXED CHORUS, first rehearsal
Where you can laugh and learn with your friends over THREE sessions? Rich Lapp will be leading three sessions to prepare our HCNW MIXED CHORUS to sing on the Saturday Night Show. Session one will start with sectionals with section leaders. Sessions two and three we will have full group rehearsals with break out duets. Because one of these sessions MAY conflict with a class you really want to take at HCNW, we understand if you need to miss one of our sessions. No worries. This style of class is perfect for music teams and directors to see new ways of leading rehearsals. Our sessions will use one SATB chart (Can You Feel the Love Tonight, arr/June Dale) with accurate and quality learning media. Because we have multiple sessions to craft this song, we can hone this barbershop classic for the show and really make something special! We invite everyone to join in the fun and sing with your friends!
Here's the link to the sheet music and your learning tracks!!!
Faculty
avatar for Rich Lapp

Rich Lapp

Faculty, Coach
Rich Lapp is a retired high school choral director with 34 years in the classroom. He concluded his final two years as a professional educator in the role of Supervisor of Music and Art for the Boise School District. In his retirement, he works primarily as a handyman, doing light... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

3:15pm PDT

Making CENTS of Resonance, Tuning, Overtones, and Ringing Chords
A little bit of theory mixed with some practical singing time will help us deal with these really important topics in good singing. We’ll explore how the voice is capable of so much and that our ears can help shape chords into those ringy, overtone-filled sensations we love in barbershop.
Faculty
avatar for Will Fox

Will Fox

Faculty, Coach
Will Fox is a busy music educator, voice and piano teacher, choral, band, and barbershop chorus director, consultant, and coach. Will teaches and directs an award-winning music program at Westside Christian High School in Tigard, Oregon. Both his Concert Choir and Concert Band just... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

3:15pm PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

3:15pm PDT

The Ins and Outs and In Betweens of a Great Performance
This class explores the seldom discussed yet important details that can make or break performance. Learn how a greater understanding of all the little things add up to huge impact on your next quartet or chorus performance.
Faculty
avatar for Shawn Mondragon

Shawn Mondragon

Faculty, Coach
Shawn Mondragon is a Performance Judge out of the Rocky Mountain District, where he has been a member of BHS for over 40 years! He has been an official judge since since 2013, and is a sought after coach for quartets, and choruses, all over the country. He has been on staff as a... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Quartets

3:15pm PDT

Visual and Vibrant Vocal Techniques
Would you like more resonance in your voice or in your ensemble?  This class takes a holistic approach utilizing Visual approaches and the Vibrnt Wavebox Singing concepts to help with posture, resonance, placement, and vocal texturing.  The best part is that these techniques have been distilled down into concepts that make them very approachable and reproducible for yourself or for your ensemble! When coaching a music judge's chorus in this after only 2 minutes, he stated, "Wow! That was a whole 10 points higher!"
Faculty
avatar for Paul Ellinger

Paul Ellinger

Faculty, Coach
Paul is a multifaceted presenter. In his 9 years on faculty at HU, he has taught/coached singing, music, performance, directing concepts and chapter growth. In one session with Paul you will get to see first hand his passion for helping others and his ability to address enormously... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

3:15pm PDT

Finale - Q&A - Music Notation Software
If you have just started using or if you are an experienced Finale user, this is a great opportunity to get answers and tips to help with current Finale projects. Bring your laptop with Finale installed and your project(s). Also, check out Mike's new class on using MuseScore. Mike will be on campus all weekend to answer questions.
Faculty
avatar for Mike Rosen

Mike Rosen

Faculty
Mike Rosen has been using music notation software since the early 90s, when he got tired of singing from third-generation copies of poorly written mimeographs. He switched to Finale NotePad around 2002, then PrintMusic, and finally the full Finale. Back then, SPEBSQSA was still sending... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Notation

3:15pm PDT

Introduction to Sight Reading
 Learn the basics of how sheet music works. We’ll discuss staves, clefs, measures, time and key signatures, notes, rhythms, and roadmaps. This course is for those who want to learn the language of written music and be able to discern the hieroglyphics into the fun we all enjoy. No sight-reading experience is necessary for this class.
Faculty
avatar for James Williams

James Williams

Faculty, Coach
James Williams has been making music his whole life, starting young on piano, singing, and playing trumpet. Using that trumpet he joined the University Marching Band while earning a thoroughly un-musical Computer Science degree at Brigham Young University. In Barbershop, he joined... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

3:15pm PDT

What is Woodshedding?
Woodshedding was around long before our music was written down for others to learn. Come learn how it must have felt to sart with just a melody and gradually hear it evolve into our amazing harmonies. Each session will be slightly different.
Faculty
avatar for Paul Olguin

Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

4:45pm PDT

Friday Dinner
Dorm keys or commuter cards are needed.
Friday June 14, 2024 4:45pm - 6:30pm PDT
TBA

6:30pm PDT

General Session
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Philip Grant
Friday June 14, 2024 6:30pm - 8:15pm PDT
TBA
  Everyone

8:30pm PDT

Practical Leadership for Chapter & Chorus Leaders
This session will introduce key concepts and practical tools for leadership. Are you in a chapter or chorus role and have never been trained in leadership?  Have you been asked to take on a new role and are worried?   This course is for you. Leadership isn’t hard – it is just a skill to learn.  If you have learned to sing you can learn to lead.  This course distills 50 years of leading teams into a few basic concepts and some practical tips.  Help your chorus or chapter by becoming a better leader when you walk out the door.
Faculty
avatar for Bill Hickman

Bill Hickman

Faculty, Evergreen District President
Bill Hickman is the current President of the Evergreen District, Past President of the Bellevue Chapter, and is a certified Leadership Facilitator for the Barbershop Harmony Society. As the son of a professional musician Bill always had music in his life, but his barbershop journey... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Chapter Growth

8:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Charisma By-Pass
Charisma By-Pass will be getting coached at this time. Coach TBD
Rob Quigley - Tenor
Patrick Simpson - Lead
Doug Roszmann- Baritone
Peter Coles - Bass



Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
  Coaching

8:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - DERP
Ed Looby - Tenor
Pat English - Lead
Doug Green - Baritone
Rob Nitz - Bass

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
  Coaching

8:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Ogretones
Ogretones will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD
Corina Williams    
Jen Sward    
James Williams    
Larz Hommel

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
  Coaching

8:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Vintage Style
Vintage Style will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD
Alex Grant
Mike Patterson
Ian McLeod
Glenn Harvey

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
  Coaching

8:30pm PDT

Crafting the Crescendo – A Journey from Notes to Final Vision
How to incorporate the final performance vision of a song in the early stages of mastering "notes & words" for a new song.
Faculty
avatar for Lisa Greenough

Lisa Greenough

Faculty, Coach
Master Director of Gateway Chorus, Approved Visual Communication Judge, and International Faculty Lisa Greenough has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1989; a member of Region 26 since 1992; and a Regional Education Faculty Member since 2003, and is the current Region... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Directors, Music Teams

8:30pm PDT

Director's Workshop
All current and aspiring directors are welcome in this hands on class! All students will be conducting in short 2-3 minute bursts as we go around the room on each skill, then the next person will try as well.  We will use polecats to sing to practice your guestures! We will work on...
  • Preperation before we sing
  • Your face/body/energy
  • The table
  • Ictus
  • Melding
  • Group entrance on 1, 2, 3, or 4
  • Face-body-breath-cue
  • "Go away" circle
  • "I invite you" circle
  • Larnge group cut off
  • Section entrance
  • Section cut off
  • Closing on singable consonants
  • Problem spots for us all
Conducting is very personal and has the opportunity for variety.  However, it has to work with the ensemble you have, not the ensemble in your mind.
Faculty
avatar for Donny Rose

Donny Rose

Faculty, Coach
Donny is a long time music educator and barbershopper, and is very excited to be part of the team that has created VanCity Harmony in Vancouver, BC.

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Directors, Music Teams

8:30pm PDT

Purposeful Repertoire
This course would offer insights about the importance of mindfully choosing repertoire based on the goals and abilities of the ensemble for which the repertoire is being chosen. Topics covered would include: Turning Over Your Repertoire to Build Your Audience and Enliven Your Singers; Building Your Quartet Repertoire From Scratch; Repertoire that Serves Multiple Purposes (Show Theme, Contest, Ensemble Growth); Maintaining Your Repertoire; Balancing Your Repertoire with Easy, Wheelhouse, and Challenging Charts; Sources of Repertoire; Obtaining and Maintaining Accurate Sheet Music and Learning Tracks
Faculty
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Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Directors, Music Teams

8:30pm PDT

Beyond the Notes: The Business of Singing in a Quartet
While singing and vocal production are critical aspects of the quartet experience there are more factors to consider. This course delves into the business aspects of quartetting, covering concepts such as: roles and responsibilities, branding and image, song selection, social media presence, and financial management.
Faculty
avatar for Kristin Mance

Kristin Mance

Faculty, Coach
Kristin is a teacher educator in the Kansas City Metro area and also works for the school of education at WGU. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Kristin completed her B.Ed in secondary education at McGill University followed by her M.Ed in teaching at-risk students at Park... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Quartets

8:30pm PDT

Bring Your Music to Life
A conversation on how to utilize the untapped potential within our music to create performances that are artistic and impactful.  Gabe Caretto will outline specific focus areas that cut across Musicality, Performance and Singing.  Come join in on the fun!
Faculty
avatar for Gabe Caretto

Gabe Caretto

Coach, Artistic License

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

8:30pm PDT

Carry Your Part Quicker, 301
This class is designed for singers who can read simple diatonic melodies fairly well and have plenty of experience with non-altered pitches to learn how to sing melodies with pitches outside of the major scale. Topics include: Brief Review of Key Signatures (Sharps, Flats, and Naturals, and Functions of each in notation), Importance of Half and Whole Steps in the Major Scale (Major scale pattern WWHWWWH), Mary Had a Little Lamb to the tune of the Chromatic Scale. Analyze a simple melody with accidentals (Woodshedding book melody), How to access altered pitches in melodies (simple barbershop melodies)
Faculty
avatar for Zach Groeblinghoff

Zach Groeblinghoff

Faculty, Coach
Zach Groeblinghoff is a native of O’Fallon, Missouri (near St. Louis). He has studied under the baton of Dr. Brad Holmes at Millikin University and received his B.A. in Music Education, Vocal Emphasis in 2013. He has taught music and choirs in elementary, middle, and high schools... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

8:30pm PDT

HCNW MIXED CHORUS, second rehearsal
Where you can laugh and learn with your friends over THREE sessions? Rich Lapp will be leading three sessions to prepare our HCNW MIXED CHORUS to sing on the Saturday Night Show. Session one will start with sectionals with section leaders. Sessions two and three we will have full group rehearsals with break out duets. Because one of these sessions MAY conflict with a class you really want to take at HCNW, we understand if you need to miss one of our sessions. No worries. This style of class is perfect for music teams and directors to see new ways of leading rehearsals. Our sessions will use one SATB chart (Can You Feel the Love Tonight, arr/June Dale) with accurate and quality learning media. Because we have multiple sessions to craft this song, we can hone this barbershop classic for the show and really make something special! We invite everyone to join in the fun and sing with your friends!
Here's the link to the sheet music and your learning tracks!!!
Faculty
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Rich Lapp

Faculty, Coach
Rich Lapp is a retired high school choral director with 34 years in the classroom. He concluded his final two years as a professional educator in the role of Supervisor of Music and Art for the Boise School District. In his retirement, he works primarily as a handyman, doing light... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

8:30pm PDT

How to Tame Stage Fright
This session will allow us to rid ourselves of the fears of singing in any situation and only leaving just enough excitement to make it fun!  It is so freeing to discover that our fears are based on flawed logic and inaccurate assumptions about what audiences are actually thinking.  Join this interactive class and free yourself to sing and perform at higher levels like never before!
Faculty
avatar for Paul Ellinger

Paul Ellinger

Faculty, Coach
Paul is a multifaceted presenter. In his 9 years on faculty at HU, he has taught/coached singing, music, performance, directing concepts and chapter growth. In one session with Paul you will get to see first hand his passion for helping others and his ability to address enormously... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

8:30pm PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

8:30pm PDT

Sing in the Barbershop Style
There are a thousand things you can do with a song; come learn the critical things you have to do in order for the song to be barbershop. If you don’t use these five, you cannot succeed in singing barbershop. We will also explore a second Ah Hah and trap -- just because a chart is written in the barbershop style, it doesn’t mean that you are singing it in the barbershop style. This class will help you understand what barbershop is, and how to use your new understanding of the barbershop style to move from being a "notes and words" singer to a singer who gives the barbershop song its due. This class is for everyone from novices to experts.
Faculty
avatar for Raymond Schwarzkopf

Raymond Schwarzkopf

Singer? Teacher? Quartet Guy? Coach? Music Judge? Admitted Computer Geek? Director? and FRIEND! Raymond Schwarzkopf is all of these...and more. His many years in theater, music (both vocal and instrumental), business, and teaching have made him a valuable asset for every group with... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

8:30pm PDT

Vocal Production - Vocal Colors
With a focus in use of technique and placement, helping singers expand their palette to use and create different colors in their voice and music. This class will be part vocal exercises to start accessing different colors in a healthy way and part song study, where we will take a melody and analyze how I personally would approach learning the song and deciding how to use the different vocal tools I have to bring it to life. This class may be especially useful for leads, but of course anyone is welcome.
Faculty
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Robyn Whitmore

Faculty, Coach
Robyn Whitmore first experienced the joy of singing barbershop as a student at the Idaho Youth Barbershop Festival in 2009, and fell in love right away. 10 years later, after finishing a music degree and beginning her teaching career in the orchestra world, she founded and still sings... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

8:30pm PDT

How to Write a Barbershop Tag
Want to learn about writing tags to sing with your Barbershop friends? Using a demonstration tag, this class starts with a 4-measure melody and lyric, then identifies strategies for finding the key and chords to match the “sound in your head”, and finally adds embellishments to complete the tag.. Ability to read barbershop sheet music will be very helpful.
Faculty
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Janice Wheeler

Arrangers Workshop
Longtime Region 13 Arranger Education Specialist and Coordinator of the Region 13 Arrangers WorkShop at HCNW, and the Tag Writing Contest cosponsored by Region 13 and HCNW. Faculty for Region 13 and HCNW. Holds multiple Specialist Certificates from Berkley College of Music including... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2024 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Tags
 
Saturday, June 15
 

7:00am PDT

Saturday Breakfast
Resident's dorm keys are needed. Commuters can purchase a breakfast.
Saturday June 15, 2024 7:00am - 8:45am PDT
TBA

8:45am PDT

How to register your chorus/quartet for a contest?
Come learn the ins and outs of Contest Entry, including how to choose the correct awards to compete for, uploading songs to your group's repertoire, including custom arrangements and selecting feedback sessions.
Faculty
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Jay Krumbholz

Faculty
Dr. Jay Krumbholz is a 27-year member of the BHS and lives in Spokane, WA. He's a former MUS judge and sings with the local Spokane, WA chapter. By day, he is a music theorist at Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC), where he teaches courses in music theory, music appreciation and... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Chapter Growth

8:45am PDT

QTT Coaching - Reverie
Reverie will be get coached at this time.
Rebekah Chaney
Carlos Lars Grevstad    
Seth Speaks    
Matthew Picioccio
Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Coaching

8:45am PDT

QTT Coaching - Rhapsody or Hot Hotes
Rhapsody or Hot Notes will be getting coached at this time.
Rhapsody:
Rachel Peck
Julie Hagstrom
Anna Chamberlain
Connie Alward

Hot Notes:
Shelly Membry
Melanie McGuire
Anna Chamberlain
Ted Chamberlain

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Coaching

8:45am PDT

QTT Coaching - Solar Flare
Solar Flare will be getting coached.
Denae Gardner    
Claire Smith    
Cheryl Davidson    
Rachel Thomas

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Coaching

8:45am PDT

QTT Coaching - Vintage Style
Vintage Style will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD
Alex Grant
Mike Patterson
Ian McLeod
Glenn Harvey

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Coaching

8:45am PDT

Chorus Directors Gems
What do you choose in rehearsals and performances to provide the “biggest bang for the buck”?   Is it your instructions?  Is it your conducting skills?  Is it your song choices and pacing?  Actually, none of these and also all of the above!  We will recall some old answers to these questions and possibly some new ones.
Faculty
avatar for Ron Black

Ron Black

Faculty, Coach
52 year member. Ron majored in Renaissance vocal and instrumental performance. Instead of pursuing graduate studies in England, he stumbled on to barbershop quartet singing! He sang bass in both Far Western District Semi-Finalist quartets Great Western Timbre Company and Rhythm and... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Directors, Music Teams

8:45am PDT

Wavebox Singing
An elegantly simple approach to quick and long-term improvement in singing.  Learn the one concept that will help you and your group sing at higher levels than ever before.  The best part is, it will be that EVERY song you sing will sing better, not just two songs.
Faculty
avatar for Paul Ellinger

Paul Ellinger

Faculty, Coach
Paul is a multifaceted presenter. In his 9 years on faculty at HU, he has taught/coached singing, music, performance, directing concepts and chapter growth. In one session with Paul you will get to see first hand his passion for helping others and his ability to address enormously... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Music Teams, Singers

8:45am PDT

Quartet Fundamentals from Backstage to On-Stage
What should the quartet be doing off-stage to prepare for their performance, and how to maximize their performance while on-stage
Faculty
avatar for Shawn Mondragon

Shawn Mondragon

Faculty, Coach
Shawn Mondragon is a Performance Judge out of the Rocky Mountain District, where he has been a member of BHS for over 40 years! He has been an official judge since since 2013, and is a sought after coach for quartets, and choruses, all over the country. He has been on staff as a... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Quartets

8:45am PDT

An Ear-Singers Guide to Intervals
This class is designed for anyone wanting to better understand sheet music and how to hear and sing intervals quickly by using well-known songs. We'll look at a list of intervals and how they may be written on the staff and what songs use this interval in a memorable way.
Faculty
avatar for Zach Groeblinghoff

Zach Groeblinghoff

Faculty, Coach
Zach Groeblinghoff is a native of O’Fallon, Missouri (near St. Louis). He has studied under the baton of Dr. Brad Holmes at Millikin University and received his B.A. in Music Education, Vocal Emphasis in 2013. He has taught music and choirs in elementary, middle, and high schools... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

8:45am PDT

From (A)nxious to (Z)esty
Most of us are familiar with the so-called basic emotions: happy, sad, surprise, anger, fear, disgust. Beyond that, it’s easy to start drawing blanks. In this course, we will take a deep dive into the emotional landscape of the human heart, pulling at the threads of this great tapestry we call the human experience. What’s the difference between, say, irritation and frustration, why does it matter, and how could this kind of discernment help you become a better performer? These questions and more will be explored in this interactive, introductory course, open to everyone.
Faculty
avatar for Iain Haukka

Iain Haukka

Trainer, Growth Point Facilitation, LLC
There’s only one thing that Iain loves as much as ringing chords, and that is connecting deeply with others (he has a sneaking suspicion that whoever reading this does, too). To promote these goals, Iain shares his knowledge of personal development, conflict resolution, & relationship... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

8:45am PDT

I Am Smiling: Characterization for the Masses
Helping our singers find their faces!
Faculty
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Lisa Greenough

Faculty, Coach
Master Director of Gateway Chorus, Approved Visual Communication Judge, and International Faculty Lisa Greenough has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1989; a member of Region 26 since 1992; and a Regional Education Faculty Member since 2003, and is the current Region... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

8:45am PDT

Non-Theory Theory
This class is focused on the singer who has a feel for the music but might not read music very well or understand the structure of the chords. We will explore the basics of how barbershop music works and demystify terms that make your eyes glaze over all while showing how you already have great musical skills! Come feel the fun of barbershop chords and melody lines while seeing and hearing how these barbershop basics work.
Faculty
avatar for Raymond Schwarzkopf

Raymond Schwarzkopf

Singer? Teacher? Quartet Guy? Coach? Music Judge? Admitted Computer Geek? Director? and FRIEND! Raymond Schwarzkopf is all of these...and more. His many years in theater, music (both vocal and instrumental), business, and teaching have made him a valuable asset for every group with... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers

8:45am PDT

Olguin's Favorite "100 Days" Tag with Paul!
We’ll Start with Some of the Awesome and Easy Ones. We’ll Sing some in Lower and Higher Registers. You’ll Have an Opportunity to Sing Them in a Quartet (with a Spotter or Buddy, if you like). Each session will sing different tags… so come and pack up some new tags.
Faculty
avatar for Paul Olguin

Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Tags

8:45am PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers

8:45am PDT

The Chorus Warmup: The Most Important Part of the Rehearsal
Find out why the chorus warmup is the most important part of the rehearsal, as philosophies and tecniques are examined.
Faculty
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Rob Mance

Faculty, Coach
Robert Mance has been the artistic director of BHS medalist chorus Central Standard since 2011. In 2016, Robert became the founding artistic director of SAI international chorus competitor Vocal Standard. Robert has completed the coursework for a doctoral degree in choral conducting... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

8:45am PDT

Group Computer Instruction (GCIs) - Canva
This class is designed to help you jump over roadbloacks and become more productive with your computer whether it be Social Media, Canva, ChoirGenius/Harmony site, emails, or other topics.
Faculty
avatar for Duncan Gilman

Duncan Gilman

Faculty, Staff
I'm thrilled to be back at HCNW. This year I have the honor of serving on the Evergreen District board of directors as member at large. As my full-time job, I'm the Social Media Editor for PJ Library, a program that puts books in the hands of hundreds of thousands of children around... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Personal Growth

8:45am PDT

Group Computer Instruction (GCIs) - Choir Genius
This class is designed to help you jump over roadbloacks and become more productive with your computer whether it be Social Media, Canva, ChoirGenius/Harmony site, emails, or other topics.
Faculty
avatar for Sue Middleton

Sue Middleton

Faculty
Hi, there! I've been a proud Sweet Adelines International member for nearly 35 years and a BHS member for 9 years. My primary chorus is Jet Cities Chorus (SAI) in Federal Way, WA, and I'm also an associate member of Pride of Portland Chorus (SAI). I am on the Region 13 faculty, where... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Personal Growth

8:45am PDT

Group Computer Instruction (GCIs) - PC, MAC, iPhone
This class is designed to help you jump over roadblocks and become more productive with your computer whether it be ChoirGenius v3 site, emails, or other topics. Some examples of tech Mindy has experience with: ChoirGenius v3, Audacity, MuseScore, general Mac questions, general PC questions. Or iPhone apps such as Sched, TE Tuner, and Playback Genius.
Faculty
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Mindy Engelberg

Staff, Faculty, A Cappella Joy Chorus, Seattle SeaChordsmen
Mindy has been singing barbershop for over 30 years. 14 years in Sweet Adelines off and on and is now a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society. She's a member of A Cappella Joy in SAI Region 13 and the Seattle SeaChordsmen in Evergreen. She does a lot of tech work for both choruses... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Personal Growth

8:45am PDT

Personal Group Instruction (GCIs) - Social Media
This class is designed to help you jump over roadbloacks and become more productive with your computer whether it be Social Media, Canva, ChoirGenius, emails, or other topics.
Faculty
avatar for Amy Rose

Amy Rose

Faculty, Coach, VanCity Harmony

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Personal Growth

8:45am PDT

Tag Writing Clinic
For anyone writing a tag that isn’t yet quite right. Suggestions and tips to help you make that tag sound and sing just as you want. Bring your tag as far as you’ve gotten it and we’ll work together from there.
Faculty
avatar for Janice Wheeler

Janice Wheeler

Arrangers Workshop
Longtime Region 13 Arranger Education Specialist and Coordinator of the Region 13 Arrangers WorkShop at HCNW, and the Tag Writing Contest cosponsored by Region 13 and HCNW. Faculty for Region 13 and HCNW. Holds multiple Specialist Certificates from Berkley College of Music including... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Tags

10:30am PDT

S.W.O.T.
Take an unflinching look at your chapter to aid in future planning. There’s great value in determining your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. What you learn can be used with your chapter leaders or involve your whole chapter.
Faculty
avatar for Greg Kronlund

Greg Kronlund

Faculty
Greg Kronlund, the Evergreen District Director of Communications, is a 41-year Sales and Marketing Consultant for commercial broadcast radio. A 19- year Barbershopper and 14-year NASCAR Official. I have facilitated workshops for Pierce College. Puyallup, and I love to help people... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Chapter Growth

10:30am PDT

Chorus Coaching: Northwest Harmony
Northwest Harmony will be getting coached by Shawn Mondragon.
Faculty
avatar for Melanie McGuire

Melanie McGuire

Coach
Barbershop, Barbershopping, the merits of Barber Poles, finding the actual answer to what "D" stands for in FRED, Woodshedding - What are you afraid of?, TAGS - are they ever sung softly?, contact info of your male relatives who live in my area...who can sing...and will join my c... Read More →
avatar for Shawn Mondragon

Shawn Mondragon

Faculty, Coach
Shawn Mondragon is a Performance Judge out of the Rocky Mountain District, where he has been a member of BHS for over 40 years! He has been an official judge since since 2013, and is a sought after coach for quartets, and choruses, all over the country. He has been on staff as a... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

Chorus Coaching: Tacoma Vocal Standard
Tacoma Vocal Standard will be getting coached by Rob Roman at this time.
Faculty
avatar for Rob Roman

Rob Roman

Coach, PDX Voices, Mugshot Quartet
I have been a barbershopper for over 25 years! I got my start in the hobby during college, where I earned a Bachelor Degree in Vocal Music and Music Composition. During that time I competed with multiple international level collegiate quartets, as well as being one of the founding... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

Coaching Under Glass: Argonauts TBD
Argonauts will be getting coached by Dr. Philip Grant during this Coaching Under Glass session.

T: Iain Haukka
L: Andrew Le Forsyth
Br: Drew Osterhout
Bs: Mark Heathershaw
Faculty
avatar for Andrew Le Forsyth

Andrew Le Forsyth

Andrew Le Forsyth is a lifelong musician with an emphasis on vocal performance in all sorts of musical styles.  A relative newcomer to Barbershop, he brings a wealth of experience from the styles of musical theater, early music, modern choral music, a cappella, and even pop! His... Read More →
avatar for Drew Osterhout

Drew Osterhout

Faculty, Coach
Drew is a Pacific Northwest native who spent time in St. Louis, MO, honing his skills with the four-time Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) championship chorus, the Ambassadors of Harmony, where he was the baritone section leader.   Drew is an experienced director, quartet and chorus... Read More →
avatar for Iain Haukka

Iain Haukka

Trainer, Growth Point Facilitation, LLC
There’s only one thing that Iain loves as much as ringing chords, and that is connecting deeply with others (he has a sneaking suspicion that whoever reading this does, too). To promote these goals, Iain shares his knowledge of personal development, conflict resolution, & relationship... Read More →
avatar for Mark Heathershaw

Mark Heathershaw

Coach
I've been a musician for over 25 years and a barbershopper for about 15 years. Have sung in both quartets and choruses at the international level. Assistant Director for PDX Voices and bass of Argonauts. I have a caring and empathetic approach to coaching - we'll work on bringing... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

Coaching Under Glass: Rhapsody Quartet
Everyone is invited to watch and learn as Rob Mance does this "Coaching Under Glass" class with Rhapsody Quartet.
Rachel Peck
Julie Hagstrom
Anna Chamberlain
Connie Alward

Faculty
avatar for Rob Mance

Rob Mance

Faculty, Coach
Robert Mance has been the artistic director of BHS medalist chorus Central Standard since 2011. In 2016, Robert became the founding artistic director of SAI international chorus competitor Vocal Standard. Robert has completed the coursework for a doctoral degree in choral conducting... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - Brotherhood of the Ring
Paul Olguin will be coaching Brotherhood of the Ring.
Tenor, Wade Pengilly
Lead, Jim Kirchner
Baritone, Coby Foster
Bass, Loren Corner
Faculty
avatar for Paul Olguin

Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - DERP
Ed Looby - Tenor
Pat English - Lead
Doug Green - Baritone
Rob Nitz - Bass

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - House Blend
House Blend will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD.
Martin Ketteringham    
Alex McDonald    
Alex Grant    
Rod McDonald

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - In The Mix
Tenor: Eileen Kelly-Meyer
Lead: Marie Grafwallner-Huseth
Bari: Jim Civarra
Bass: Dan Meyer

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - Reverie
Reverie will be get coached at this time.
Rebekah Chaney
Carlos Lars Grevstad    
Seth Speaks    
Matthew Picioccio
Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - Sounds Familiar
Sounds Familiar will be getting coached at this time.

Sarah Sinclair    
Greg Olzerowicz    
Tyler Bosma    
John Bradford

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - What Four
What Four will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD
Kathy Leib
Mary Giles
Michael Eastman
Richard Giles

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - Wild Applause
Tenor - Elvera Collier
Lead - Janine Roberts
Bari - Allan Pinvidic
Bass - Doug Walton


Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

Out Standing in Front
This class offers the basics of directing a group of singers - church choir, small community choir, part section leader, assistant director, etc., It also gives you the basics to get the group starting together, staying together, setting a tempo, slowing or speeding up a tempo, singing at different volume levels, maintaining a rhythm, and bringing a song to an end. The director must also demonstrate a good singing posture, make eye contact with the group, and maintains a mood and and uses body language to enhance the music. Be prepared to spend most of the time actually directing and working as a group and in smaller groups.
Faculty
avatar for Charlie Metzger

Charlie Metzger

Faculty, Coach
I'm a 56-year member blessed with Barbershop Experiences - some negative, mostly positive. It has been a great ride, and I'm happy to share. I have been a director, a Singing Judge, An Internation Board member, and an Evergreen District President This year I will be on the Faculty... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Music Teams

10:30am PDT

Tough Talks Part 1: Get Unstuck
Taking stock of what our role is in a tough talk situation and getting unstuck and prepared to have the right talk.
Faculty
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Lisa Greenough

Faculty, Coach
Master Director of Gateway Chorus, Approved Visual Communication Judge, and International Faculty Lisa Greenough has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1989; a member of Region 26 since 1992; and a Regional Education Faculty Member since 2003, and is the current Region... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Music Teams

10:30am PDT

Harmonizing Excellence: Effective Rehearsal Techniques for Quartets
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of effective rehearsal techniques for quartets. From pre-rehearsal planning to vocal warm-ups, communication strategies, and repertoire mastery, the session emphasizes the importance of teamwork and efficient time management.
Faculty
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Kristin Mance

Faculty, Coach
Kristin is a teacher educator in the Kansas City Metro area and also works for the school of education at WGU. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Kristin completed her B.Ed in secondary education at McGill University followed by her M.Ed in teaching at-risk students at Park... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Quartets

10:30am PDT

Intervals and Chords
A follow-on class from Introduction to Sight Reading, if you’ve figured out how to read your own part but want to know more about how it works with those around you, this course is for you. We’ll learn about perfect intervals,  major and minor 2nds, 3rds, 6ths and 7ths, as well as the controversial tritone. We will also see how stacking 3rds make chords and learn about the relationships between chords and key.
Faculty
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James Williams

Faculty, Coach
James Williams has been making music his whole life, starting young on piano, singing, and playing trumpet. Using that trumpet he joined the University Marching Band while earning a thoroughly un-musical Computer Science degree at Brigham Young University. In Barbershop, he joined... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

10:30am PDT

Learn Music Fast!
So, you've been singing the same songs for the past years... and you still don't know them? Maybe you need to apply some whole-brain, power-learning methods??? Whether your goal is to learn 3 or 30 songs this year, come join us as we explore how to learn music quickly and effectively.
Faculty
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Raymond Schwarzkopf

Singer? Teacher? Quartet Guy? Coach? Music Judge? Admitted Computer Geek? Director? and FRIEND! Raymond Schwarzkopf is all of these...and more. His many years in theater, music (both vocal and instrumental), business, and teaching have made him a valuable asset for every group with... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

10:30am PDT

Learn to Breathe (You think you do, but you don’t)
Learn how to breath to sing. This is very different from the breathing we do on a daily basis. Access new levels of vocal performance and sound development. Learn exercises you can do to improve your breath management. Build your voice on a strong foundation. Learn to breathe.
Faculty
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Nick Gorne

Faculty, Coach

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

10:30am PDT

Listening to Yourself: Making Progress Using Recordings
Improving our singing begins with a healthy evaluation of it. In this class, you will learn the process professional musicians use for evaluating what they hear when they listen to recordings of themselves. Specifically, this course will teach you to listen objectively and with intention to develop a higher level of critical listening skills. We will then explore how to translate that knowledge into better performances.
Faculty
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Dr. Philip Grant

Faculty, Coach
BHS Singing Judge, Dr. Philip Grant is a highly sought-after teacher, coach, and clinician. In addition to having served on faculty at Harmony University since 2017, he has worked with dozens of BHS, SAI, and HI ensembles and given PVIs to over 200 singers. Philip also serves as the... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

10:30am PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

10:30am PDT

The TOOLBOX: Become Your Own Vocal and Performance Coach
Not everyone is in a position to have a great vocal coach, but you can make tremendous progress with a recorder, a mirror, and a process. Learn how to evaluate your own singing, and get a TOOLBOX filled with proven tips to make better and faster progress in your singing.
Faculty
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Will Fox

Faculty, Coach
Will Fox is a busy music educator, voice and piano teacher, choral, band, and barbershop chorus director, consultant, and coach. Will teaches and directs an award-winning music program at Westside Christian High School in Tigard, Oregon. Both his Concert Choir and Concert Band just... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

10:30am PDT

Vocal Production with Adrian Smith
Ready for some action-packed vocal warm-ups? Take away some great tips for stepping-up your chorus or personal rehearsal plans.
Faculty
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Adrian Smith

Faculty, Coach, Acappella Road, Alloy
Originally hailing from Ontario, Adrian was first introduced to Barbershop Harmony over 15 years ago. A highlight of his time in Ontario was singing Tenor in the initial lineup of 'Shoptimus Prime, winning the ONT District Championship in 2012 and representing ONT at the International... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

10:30am PDT

Music Notations Basics - Review
Mike will be available over the weekend to answers questions that you might have about Finale and MuseScore.  If you're just wanting to get started - or figure out a hard "trick" stop by and talk with Mike.
Faculty
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Mike Rosen

Faculty
Mike Rosen has been using music notation software since the early 90s, when he got tired of singing from third-generation copies of poorly written mimeographs. He switched to Finale NotePad around 2002, then PrintMusic, and finally the full Finale. Back then, SPEBSQSA was still sending... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching

10:30am PDT

So You Want to Be HU / HCNW Faculty
Would you like to teach your own class at Harmony College or Harmony University? Learn what it takes to become a masterful educator in the world of barbershop with Frances Lunder, 2022 and 2023 Faculty Training Advisor for Harmony University.
Faculty
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Frances Lunder

Faculty, Coach
Frances served as Faculty Training Advisory at Harmony University for the past two years.  She has ~6 years teaching experience at the middle and high school level.  Her barbershop world has already included:  Baritone in the 2018 Sweet Adelines Region 13 Quartet Competition with... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Personal Growth

10:30am PDT

Teaching Tag Singing
Do you teach tags?  If you know how and have your own method, great!  If you don’t know a way to do that, this class is for you.  If you do have a method, you might find out some other ways.  In this class you’ll get to do some tag teaching.
Faculty
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Ron Black

Faculty, Coach
52 year member. Ron majored in Renaissance vocal and instrumental performance. Instead of pursuing graduate studies in England, he stumbled on to barbershop quartet singing! He sang bass in both Far Western District Semi-Finalist quartets Great Western Timbre Company and Rhythm and... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Tags

12:00pm PDT

Saturday Lunch
Dorm keys or commuter cards are needed.
Saturday June 15, 2024 12:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
TBA

1:45pm PDT

The Idiot's Guide to Facebook
Facebook was a mystery to me until I began working with the Evergreen Facebook page. Through trial and error, I accidentally discovered Facebook Metrics, What they mean – How to post ahead – The truth about videos- and how to increase followers. The current Evergreen Facebook Page has 1200 likes but 1500 followers…How did that happen? Join a journey to understand Facebook a little bit better taught by someone that “stumbled in” unaware.
Faculty
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Greg Kronlund

Faculty
Greg Kronlund, the Evergreen District Director of Communications, is a 41-year Sales and Marketing Consultant for commercial broadcast radio. A 19- year Barbershopper and 14-year NASCAR Official. I have facilitated workshops for Pierce College. Puyallup, and I love to help people... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Chapter Growth

1:45pm PDT

Coaching Under Glass: Tacoma Vocal Standard
Everyone is welcome to attend this Coaching Under Glass class with Rob Mance coaching the Tacoma Vocal Standard chorus.
Faculty
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Rob Mance

Faculty, Coach
Robert Mance has been the artistic director of BHS medalist chorus Central Standard since 2011. In 2016, Robert became the founding artistic director of SAI international chorus competitor Vocal Standard. Robert has completed the coursework for a doctoral degree in choral conducting... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Brotherhood of the Ring
Brotherhood of the Ring will be getting coaching by Will Fox.

Faculty
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Will Fox

Faculty, Coach
Will Fox is a busy music educator, voice and piano teacher, choral, band, and barbershop chorus director, consultant, and coach. Will teaches and directs an award-winning music program at Westside Christian High School in Tigard, Oregon. Both his Concert Choir and Concert Band just... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Charisma By-Pass
Charisma By-Pass will be getting coached at this time. Coach TBD
Rob Quigley - Tenor
Patrick Simpson - Lead
Doug Roszmann- Baritone
Peter Coles - Bass


Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Hot Notes
Hot Notes will be getting coached at this time.
Faculty
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Shawn Mondragon

Faculty, Coach
Shawn Mondragon is a Performance Judge out of the Rocky Mountain District, where he has been a member of BHS for over 40 years! He has been an official judge since since 2013, and is a sought after coach for quartets, and choruses, all over the country. He has been on staff as a... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

QTT Coaching - House Blend
House Blend will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD.
Martin Ketteringham    
Alex McDonald    
Alex Grant    
Rod McDonald

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

QTT Coaching - In The Mix
Tenor: Eileen Kelly-Meyer
Lead: Marie Grafwallner-Huseth
Bari: Jim Civarra
Bass: Dan Meyer

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Ogretones
Ogretones will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Reverie
Reverie will be get coached at this time.
Rebekah Chaney
Carlos Lars Grevstad    
Seth Speaks    
Matthew Picioccio
Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

QTT Coaching - The Flamingos
The Flamingos will be getting coaching at this time.  Coach TBD
Katie Mae Ragsdale
Lorisa Watkins
Maille Multop
Carly Schiffer

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Coaching

1:45pm PDT

How to Run a Great Sectional
Training for section leaders and other musical leaders on how to run a productive sectional that goes beyond notes and words. Practice working vocal skills and section unity.


















Faculty
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Frances Lunder

Faculty, Coach
Frances served as Faculty Training Advisory at Harmony University for the past two years.  She has ~6 years teaching experience at the middle and high school level.  Her barbershop world has already included:  Baritone in the 2018 Sweet Adelines Region 13 Quartet Competition with... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Music Teams

1:45pm PDT

Tough Talks Part 2: Holding a Tough Talk
Now that you're unstuck, how to get the right words out in an honest, respectful and safe environment.
Faculty
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Lisa Greenough

Faculty, Coach
Master Director of Gateway Chorus, Approved Visual Communication Judge, and International Faculty Lisa Greenough has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1989; a member of Region 26 since 1992; and a Regional Education Faculty Member since 2003, and is the current Region... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Music Teams

1:45pm PDT

Quartet Leadership and Dynamics
A look inside the experience of creating and holding onto a quartet that works together and lasts. We will be sharing tools for having a successful quartet rehearsal, understanding how each person can contribute to the quartet beyond their voice, and finding a place in the greater singing community. Designed for those relatively new to quartet singing.
Faculty
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Robyn Whitmore

Faculty, Coach
Robyn Whitmore first experienced the joy of singing barbershop as a student at the Idaho Youth Barbershop Festival in 2009, and fell in love right away. 10 years later, after finishing a music degree and beginning her teaching career in the orchestra world, she founded and still sings... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Quartets

1:45pm PDT

Feel the Groove: Rhythm Basics

Feel the Groove!
Come ready to clap, tap, and move your way through quarter notes, eighth notes, tri-pl-ets… and more!
Let’s build confidence and expand rhythmic vocabulary - including note values, rests, and different meters - We will practice and use practical tips (subdivision, syncopation, feeling the pulse...) for singing and adding movement at the same time, without speeding up or slowing down!

Basic music reading is not required but will enhance your experience in this class.

Faculty
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Lisa Schwarzkopf

Faculty
Lisa Schwarzkopf began her musical career as a pianist, studying at Interlochen and then completing her BA in Music Education at Western Illinois University and Music Therapy at DePaul University. She worked as a Music Therapist before shifting to Healthcare Administration but she... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

1:45pm PDT

HCNW MIXED CHORUS, third rehearsal
Where you can laugh and learn with your friends over THREE sessions? Rich Lapp will be leading three sessions to prepare our HCNW MIXED CHORUS to sing on the Saturday Night Show. Session one will start with sectionals with section leaders. Sessions two and three we will have full group rehearsals with break out duets. Because one of these sessions MAY conflict with a class you really want to take at HCNW, we understand if you need to miss one of our sessions. No worries. This style of class is perfect for music teams and directors to see new ways of leading rehearsals. Our sessions will use one SATB chart (Can You Feel the Love Tonight, arr/June Dale) with accurate and quality learning media. Because we have multiple sessions to craft this song, we can hone this barbershop classic for the show and really make something special! We invite everyone to join in the fun and sing with your friends!
Here's the link to the sheet music and your learning tracks!!!
Faculty
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Rich Lapp

Faculty, Coach
Rich Lapp is a retired high school choral director with 34 years in the classroom. He concluded his final two years as a professional educator in the role of Supervisor of Music and Art for the Boise School District. In his retirement, he works primarily as a handyman, doing light... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

1:45pm PDT

Mechanics of the Vocal Instrument
Our instrument is uniquely invisible to its players and teachers, so knowing some basics about how it works and what is NORMAL for people has been freeing and inspiring to people I've done voice work with.
Faculty
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Drew Osterhout

Faculty, Coach
Drew is a Pacific Northwest native who spent time in St. Louis, MO, honing his skills with the four-time Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) championship chorus, the Ambassadors of Harmony, where he was the baritone section leader.   Drew is an experienced director, quartet and chorus... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

1:45pm PDT

Olguin's Favorite "100 Days" Tag with Paul!
We’ll Start with Some of the Awesome and Easy Ones. We’ll Sing some in Lower and Higher Registers. You’ll Have an Opportunity to Sing Them in a Quartet (with a Spotter or Buddy, if you like). Each session will sing different tags… so come and pack up some new tags.
Faculty
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Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Tags

1:45pm PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

1:45pm PDT

Social Harmony 101: Compassionate Communication for Singers
Have you ever found yourself turned off from singing because of social or interpersonal grievances? Do you struggle to feel seen and heard by the other members of your ensemble, leadership team, or even your audience? NVC can help! In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of Nonviolent Communication (sometimes called Compassionate Communication) as it was envisioned and developed by its founder, Marshall Rosenberg, in his seminal book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. A chorus or quartet culture firmly rooted in the principles of this model is sure to provide a transformative and powerful experience for everyone involved. At the end of this crash course, students (that’s you!) will have learned and demonstrated the following skills using NVC, as it relates to both our musical and personal lives: 1) How to identify the root cause of emotions and how these affect our behavior; 2) How to celebrate successes, express gratitude, and receive praise in a more meaningful and authentic way; 3) How to communicate using a step-by-step method designed to eliminate conflict and increase connection between yourself and others; 4) How to find mutually satisfying solutions to interpersonal problems that meet everyone’s needs; And so much more!
Faculty
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Iain Haukka

Trainer, Growth Point Facilitation, LLC
There’s only one thing that Iain loves as much as ringing chords, and that is connecting deeply with others (he has a sneaking suspicion that whoever reading this does, too). To promote these goals, Iain shares his knowledge of personal development, conflict resolution, & relationship... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

1:45pm PDT

Using Your Best Voice
This class is focused on singers who want to learn how to sing using their most efficient voice. This is an interactive group voice lesson following a step-by-step process and some vocal technique tools to use in your own singing or rehearsals.
Faculty
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Zach Groeblinghoff

Faculty, Coach
Zach Groeblinghoff is a native of O’Fallon, Missouri (near St. Louis). He has studied under the baton of Dr. Brad Holmes at Millikin University and received his B.A. in Music Education, Vocal Emphasis in 2013. He has taught music and choirs in elementary, middle, and high schools... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

1:45pm PDT

Your Nervous System in Performance
Do you experience shaky knees, racing heart, dry mouth or brain fog when you're about to perform? That's your nervous system's survival instinct kicking in! Learn what's happening in your body and why, and practice strategies tailored specifically to you so you can catch your breath and enjoy yourself onstage!
Faculty
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Donya Metzger

Faculty
Donya has been around Barbershop her whole life, and has made a career of working with performers. She's been teaching voice for over 20 years and is a Certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, and became a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in 2020. Her beginning as a... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

1:45pm PDT

Music Notations Basics - Review
Mike will be available over the weekend to answers questions that you might have about Finale and MuseScore.  If you're just wanting to get started - or figure out a hard "trick" stop by and talk with Mike.
Faculty
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Mike Rosen

Faculty
Mike Rosen has been using music notation software since the early 90s, when he got tired of singing from third-generation copies of poorly written mimeographs. He switched to Finale NotePad around 2002, then PrintMusic, and finally the full Finale. Back then, SPEBSQSA was still sending... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
  Stretching

3:30pm PDT

Everything You Need to Video Record Your Rehearsals
What if you could capture video of all of your rehearsals? Northwest Sound has been recording weekly rehearsals since 2017 and it has had enormous impact – from member retention (being able to catch up on days when absent) to sectional growth (being able to review teachable moments from rehearsals) to choreography and individual engagement. In this session, we will go over everything you need to get going – including the hardware (approximately $300), software (free), and end-to-end workflow (10-15 minutes per rehearsal) that makes of this all possible.
Faculty
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Lee Holmes

Faculty
Lee Holmes sings with Northwest Sound, also serving on the board as Secretary and local tech expert. By day, he works as a Cyber Security Architect for a large local technology company.

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Chapter Growth, Quartets

3:30pm PDT

What's the BIG IDEA?
It’s pretty common knowledge that every chapter wants to grow and sing at higher levels, but how do you get there?  You’d need proven effective concepts that are brought to you in easily digestible modules that are shared by experienced coaches and then that coaching should be ongoing (like 2 times a month for even 45 minutes). Over the last 8 months, the Boundless Initiative of Growth - the BIG IDEA Series has combined video classes with live discussions on a regular basis with people from across the country - as a beta-test of "what's possible?' This class will cover the high-points learned from the series, and give your chapter a chance to participate with Paul this year. If your chapter wants to grow (or needs to grow) then this class is a "must attend" for as many of your members as possible.
Faculty
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Paul Ellinger

Faculty, Coach
Paul is a multifaceted presenter. In his 9 years on faculty at HU, he has taught/coached singing, music, performance, directing concepts and chapter growth. In one session with Paul you will get to see first hand his passion for helping others and his ability to address enormously... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Chapter Growth

3:30pm PDT

Coaching Under Glass: Northwest Harmony Chorus
Everyone is invited to come watch and learn some new techniques to take back to their own ensembles, as they observe Northwest Harmony getting coached by Lisa.
Faculty
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Melanie McGuire

Coach
Barbershop, Barbershopping, the merits of Barber Poles, finding the actual answer to what "D" stands for in FRED, Woodshedding - What are you afraid of?, TAGS - are they ever sung softly?, contact info of your male relatives who live in my area...who can sing...and will join my c... Read More →
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Lisa Greenough

Faculty, Coach
Master Director of Gateway Chorus, Approved Visual Communication Judge, and International Faculty Lisa Greenough has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1989; a member of Region 26 since 1992; and a Regional Education Faculty Member since 2003, and is the current Region... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Argonauts
Argonauts will be getting coached at this time.

T: Iain Haukka
L: Andrew Le Forsyth
Br: Drew Osterhout
Bs: Mark Heathershaw
Faculty
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Andrew Le Forsyth

Andrew Le Forsyth is a lifelong musician with an emphasis on vocal performance in all sorts of musical styles.  A relative newcomer to Barbershop, he brings a wealth of experience from the styles of musical theater, early music, modern choral music, a cappella, and even pop! His... Read More →
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Drew Osterhout

Faculty, Coach
Drew is a Pacific Northwest native who spent time in St. Louis, MO, honing his skills with the four-time Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) championship chorus, the Ambassadors of Harmony, where he was the baritone section leader.   Drew is an experienced director, quartet and chorus... Read More →
avatar for Iain Haukka

Iain Haukka

Trainer, Growth Point Facilitation, LLC
There’s only one thing that Iain loves as much as ringing chords, and that is connecting deeply with others (he has a sneaking suspicion that whoever reading this does, too). To promote these goals, Iain shares his knowledge of personal development, conflict resolution, & relationship... Read More →
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Mark Heathershaw

Coach
I've been a musician for over 25 years and a barbershopper for about 15 years. Have sung in both quartets and choruses at the international level. Assistant Director for PDX Voices and bass of Argonauts. I have a caring and empathetic approach to coaching - we'll work on bringing... Read More →


Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - DERP
Ed Looby - Tenor
Pat English - Lead
Doug Green - Baritone
Rob Nitz - Bass

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - House Blend
House Blend will be getting coaching at this time.  Coach TBD
Martin Ketteringham    
Alex McDonald    
Alex Grant    
Rod McDonald

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - In The Mix
Tenor: Eileen Kelly-Meyer
Lead: Marie Grafwallner-Huseth
Bari: Jim Civarra
Bass: Dan Meyer

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Mixed Emotions
Mixed Emotions will be getting coached at this time.

Kristi Maschhoff    
CC Camisa    
Mindy Engelberg    
Gidon Shavit

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Ogretones
Ogretones will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD
Corina Williams    
Jen Sward    
James Williams    
Larz Hommel

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Reverie
Reverie will be get coached at this time.
Rebekah Chaney
Carlos Lars Grevstad    
Seth Speaks    
Matthew Picioccio
Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Rhapsody
Rhapsody will be getting coached at this time.
Rhapsody:
Rachel Peck
Julie Hagstrom
Anna Chamberlain
Connie Alward


Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Solar Flair
Solar Flair will be getting coached at this time.
Denae Gardner    
Claire Smith    
Cheryl Davidson    
Rachel Thomas

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Sounds Familiar
Sounds Familiar will be getting coached at this time.

Sarah Sinclair    
Greg Olzerowicz    
Tyler Bosma    
John Bradford

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - The Flamingos
The Flamingos will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD.
Katie Mae Ragsdale
Lorisa Watkins
Maille Multop
Carly Schiffer

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

QTT Coaching - Wild Applause
Tenor - Elvera Collier
Lead - Janine Roberts
Bari - Allan Pinvidic
Bass - Doug Walton

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Coaching

3:30pm PDT

HOD (House of Delegates) Meeting
Ever wonder who runs the District?  The Board?  Nope.  You and your chapter do so through the House of Delegates.  To learn more, join us.  This critical meeting is open to all members.
Faculty
avatar for Bill Hickman

Bill Hickman

Faculty, Evergreen District President
Bill Hickman is the current President of the Evergreen District, Past President of the Bellevue Chapter, and is a certified Leadership Facilitator for the Barbershop Harmony Society. As the son of a professional musician Bill always had music in his life, but his barbershop journey... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  EVG Leaders

3:30pm PDT

Successful Sectionals 
This class will capitalize on time spent in sectionals. This class will be catered to those on Music Teams, Section Leaders, Directors, or Singers who want to develop these musical leadership skills. There are several topics that can be discussed and demonstrated. This course will be interactive - if there are any topics you'd like more details on - bring those to class so we can explore them. Here are some topics to get you started: -- Ryhtym, pitch, Lyric learning, unifying vowels, wall of sound, basic vocal production
Faculty
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Zach Groeblinghoff

Faculty, Coach
Zach Groeblinghoff is a native of O’Fallon, Missouri (near St. Louis). He has studied under the baton of Dr. Brad Holmes at Millikin University and received his B.A. in Music Education, Vocal Emphasis in 2013. He has taught music and choirs in elementary, middle, and high schools... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Music Teams

3:30pm PDT

Body, Breath, Movement and Meaning
The journey toward connected, authentic performance starts with freeing the body and the breath. This sets us up for vocal ease and success but also for clear, present communication onstage. From there we connect to movement and text, engaging our imagination for performances that feel believable and fresh every time. This class includes some gentle floorwork for releasing physical tension. You will need to bring a YOGA MAT and a memorized chunk of a song you'd like to sing. Dress in clothes you can comfortably move in. 
Faculty
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Donya Metzger

Faculty
Donya has been around Barbershop her whole life, and has made a career of working with performers. She's been teaching voice for over 20 years and is a Certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, and became a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in 2020. Her beginning as a... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

3:30pm PDT

Foxy's FUN-damentals
10 Concepts That Will Overhaul Your Singing Join Will as he builds on the basic foundational principles/laws of good singing that he uses to develop championship level choirs and barbershop choruses and quartets year after year!
Faculty
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Will Fox

Faculty, Coach
Will Fox is a busy music educator, voice and piano teacher, choral, band, and barbershop chorus director, consultant, and coach. Will teaches and directs an award-winning music program at Westside Christian High School in Tigard, Oregon. Both his Concert Choir and Concert Band just... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

3:30pm PDT

Fundamentals of Swing for the Vocalist
Barbershop singers are world class at locking chords, but we often struggle with swing.  

We will introduce swing concepts using a few simple songs. We will sing in unison to feel the difference of even 8th notes and swung 8th notes.
If you have a particular song you wish to get some help on, we can workshop this as a class. 

We will cover
  • subdivision of 2 vs 3 inside quarter notes
  • 2 & 4 vs 1 & 3
  • Jazz performance practice of "&" energy 
  • Smoothing out the 8th note runs
  • Using rests as a rhythmic element
  • Using drum loops instead of metronomes
  • Using diphongs as a rhythmic element
  • Swing vs Shuffle
I'm excited to work together!
Faculty
avatar for Donny Rose

Donny Rose

Faculty, Coach
Donny is a long time music educator and barbershopper, and is very excited to be part of the team that has created VanCity Harmony in Vancouver, BC.

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

3:30pm PDT

Legato for Beginners: What it is and how to create it
The musical term Legato refers to musical notes that are smoothly connected to one another. Usually referred to as ‘line’, smooth legato is a must for successful Barbershop ensembles. In this course, we’ll look at how the best ensembles create an uninterrupted vocal expansion to produce consistent lock and ring.
Faculty
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Dr. Philip Grant

Faculty, Coach
BHS Singing Judge, Dr. Philip Grant is a highly sought-after teacher, coach, and clinician. In addition to having served on faculty at Harmony University since 2017, he has worked with dozens of BHS, SAI, and HI ensembles and given PVIs to over 200 singers. Philip also serves as the... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

3:30pm PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

3:30pm PDT

So You Want to be an MC
The class gives you insight on how to conduct yourself while being the spokesperson for the quartet, or keeping the audience interested and engaged while talking between groups during a contest or show!
Faculty
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Shawn Mondragon

Faculty, Coach
Shawn Mondragon is a Performance Judge out of the Rocky Mountain District, where he has been a member of BHS for over 40 years! He has been an official judge since since 2013, and is a sought after coach for quartets, and choruses, all over the country. He has been on staff as a... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

3:30pm PDT

Music Fundamentals
Learn to make a little bit of sense of all those black dots on the page! This class will look at the basics of music reading, including pitch, key signatures and note duration. Depending on the previous experience of the class, further topics can be covered (e.g., simple vs. compound meter and their time signatures, other common symbols)
Faculty
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Jay Krumbholz

Faculty
Dr. Jay Krumbholz is a 27-year member of the BHS and lives in Spokane, WA. He's a former MUS judge and sings with the local Spokane, WA chapter. By day, he is a music theorist at Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC), where he teaches courses in music theory, music appreciation and... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

3:30pm PDT

Music Notations Basics - Review
Mike will be available over the weekend to answers questions that you might have about Finale and MuseScore.  If you're just wanting to get started - or figure out a hard "trick" stop by and talk with Mike.
Faculty
avatar for Mike Rosen

Mike Rosen

Faculty
Mike Rosen has been using music notation software since the early 90s, when he got tired of singing from third-generation copies of poorly written mimeographs. He switched to Finale NotePad around 2002, then PrintMusic, and finally the full Finale. Back then, SPEBSQSA was still sending... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
  Stretching

3:30pm PDT

Reading Music
If you’ve never gotten around to learning how to read music as well as you’d like, join us as we learn the basic building blocks of music: note names, scales, notation, key signatures, time signatures, and more. Recognize melodic movement, intervals, rhythms, and scales to help you ‘hear’ the music before you sing it. By applying a practical application of music reading you can enhance your singing experience and musicianship.
Faculty
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Lisa Schwarzkopf

Faculty
Lisa Schwarzkopf began her musical career as a pianist, studying at Interlochen and then completing her BA in Music Education at Western Illinois University and Music Therapy at DePaul University. She worked as a Music Therapist before shifting to Healthcare Administration but she... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

3:30pm PDT

What is Woodshedding?
Woodshedding was around long before our music was written down for others to learn. Come learn how it must have felt to sart with just a melody and gradually hear it evolve into our amazing harmonies. Each session will be slightly different.
Faculty
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Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →

Saturday June 15, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

5:00pm PDT

Saturday Dinner
Dorm keys or commuter cards are needed.
Saturday June 15, 2024 5:00pm - 6:30pm PDT
TBA

7:00pm PDT

SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW
Extra tickets will be available duing registration.
Saturday June 15, 2024 7:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
TBA
 
Sunday, June 16
 

7:00am PDT

Sunday Breakfast
Resident's dorm keys are needed. Commuters can purchase a breakfast.
Sunday June 16, 2024 7:00am - 8:45am PDT
TBA

8:45am PDT

QTT Coaching - DERP
Ed Looby - Tenor
Pat English - Lead
Doug Green - Baritone
Rob Nitz - Bass



Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Coaching

8:45am PDT

QTT Coaching - House Blend
House Blend will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD.
Martin Ketteringham    
Alex McDonald    
Alex Grant    
Rod McDonald

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Coaching

8:45am PDT

QTT Coaching - Rhapsody or Hot Hotes
Rhapsody or Hot Notes will be getting coached at this time.
Rhapsody:
Rachel Peck
Julie Hagstrom
Anna Chamberlain
Connie Alward

Hot Notes:
Shelly Membry
Melanie McGuire
Anna Chamberlain
Ted Chamberlain

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Coaching

8:45am PDT

QTT Coaching - Solar Flair
Solar Flair will be getting coached at this time.  

Denae Gardner
Claire Smith
Cheryl Davidson
Rachel Thomas

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Coaching

8:45am PDT

What do BHS judges do exactly?
Learn about the BHS judging system and what judges look and listen for in your performance. Learn why some songs are well suited for barbershop contests and others aren't. What do the scores mean? Think you might be interested in becoming a judge? Come learn about what it takes to become a judge.
Faculty
avatar for Jay Krumbholz

Jay Krumbholz

Faculty
Dr. Jay Krumbholz is a 27-year member of the BHS and lives in Spokane, WA. He's a former MUS judge and sings with the local Spokane, WA chapter. By day, he is a music theorist at Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC), where he teaches courses in music theory, music appreciation and... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Music Teams, Singers

8:45am PDT

1-2-3 Method
How about creating a method where people WANT to come with their music learned which in turn allows us to move from practices (where we teach people the music) to true rehearsals (where we START in artistry)?  Now it’s here!  This revolutionary method will help you to move your group(s) forward with more efficiency, more fun and more success in this culture changing approach.
Faculty
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Paul Ellinger

Faculty, Coach
Paul is a multifaceted presenter. In his 9 years on faculty at HU, he has taught/coached singing, music, performance, directing concepts and chapter growth. In one session with Paul you will get to see first hand his passion for helping others and his ability to address enormously... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

8:45am PDT

Bring Your Music to Life
A conversation on how to utilize the untapped potential within our music to create performances that are artistic and impactful.  Gabe Caretto will outline specific focus areas that cut across Musicality, Performance and Singing.  Come join in on the fun!
Faculty
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Gabe Caretto

Coach, Artistic License

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

8:45am PDT

Getting Beyond Scoresheets
Instead of using your score to judge how well you are succeeding, use two alternate yardsticks: The Comfort of the Audience and The Believability of Your Song. The target audience for this class is singers who care about getting better and who have worked at it but are frustrated that the effort-to-reward ratio has been so meager. Linear thinkers and logical rational sequential doers are prized students.
Faculty
avatar for Raymond Schwarzkopf

Raymond Schwarzkopf

Singer? Teacher? Quartet Guy? Coach? Music Judge? Admitted Computer Geek? Director? and FRIEND! Raymond Schwarzkopf is all of these...and more. His many years in theater, music (both vocal and instrumental), business, and teaching have made him a valuable asset for every group with... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

8:45am PDT

Music Theory: Basic Crash Course
This class is meant to build a bridge between the symbols on the page to the things we sing so that every singer is better equipped to use their knowledge and tools to bring their best singing to chorus! Designed primarily for those who do not read music or could use a refresher on some basics.
Faculty
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Robyn Whitmore

Faculty, Coach
Robyn Whitmore first experienced the joy of singing barbershop as a student at the Idaho Youth Barbershop Festival in 2009, and fell in love right away. 10 years later, after finishing a music degree and beginning her teaching career in the orchestra world, she founded and still sings... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

8:45am PDT

Olguin's Favorite "100 Days" Tag with Paul!
We’ll Start with Some of the Awesome and Easy Ones. We’ll Sing some in Lower and Higher Registers. You’ll Have an Opportunity to Sing Them in a Quartet (with a Spotter or Buddy, if you like). Each session will sing different tags… so come and pack up some new tags.
Faculty
avatar for Paul Olguin

Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Tags

8:45am PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers

8:45am PDT

Resonance, Alignment and Efficient Usage of the Instrument
What is vocal resonance? And how is it related to alignment? This interactive class will help singers achieve greater efficiency in their vocal production.
Faculty
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Rob Mance

Faculty, Coach
Robert Mance has been the artistic director of BHS medalist chorus Central Standard since 2011. In 2016, Robert became the founding artistic director of SAI international chorus competitor Vocal Standard. Robert has completed the coursework for a doctoral degree in choral conducting... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

8:45am PDT

Vocal Production with Adrian Smith
Ready for some action-packed vocal warm-ups? Take away some great tips for stepping-up your chorus or personal rehearsal plans.
Faculty
avatar for Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith

Faculty, Coach, Acappella Road, Alloy
Originally hailing from Ontario, Adrian was first introduced to Barbershop Harmony over 15 years ago. A highlight of his time in Ontario was singing Tenor in the initial lineup of 'Shoptimus Prime, winning the ONT District Championship in 2012 and representing ONT at the International... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Singers

8:45am PDT

Feel the Groove: Rhythm Basics
Feel the Groove!
Come ready to clap, tap, and move your way through quarter notes, eighth notes, tri-pl-ets… and more!
Let’s build confidence and expand rhythmic vocabulary - including note values, rests, and different meters - We will practice and use practical tips (subdivision, syncopation, feeling the pulse...) for singing and adding movement at the same time, without speeding up or slowing down!

Basic music reading is not required but will enhance your experience in this class.

Faculty
avatar for Lisa Schwarzkopf

Lisa Schwarzkopf

Faculty
Lisa Schwarzkopf began her musical career as a pianist, studying at Interlochen and then completing her BA in Music Education at Western Illinois University and Music Therapy at DePaul University. She worked as a Music Therapist before shifting to Healthcare Administration but she... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

8:45am PDT

Introduction to Sight Reading
 Learn the basics of how sheet music works. We’ll discuss staves, clefs, measures, time and key signatures, notes, rhythms, and roadmaps. This course is for those who want to learn the language of written music and be able to discern the hieroglyphics into the fun we all enjoy. No sight-reading experience is necessary for this class.
Faculty
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James Williams

Faculty, Coach
James Williams has been making music his whole life, starting young on piano, singing, and playing trumpet. Using that trumpet he joined the University Marching Band while earning a thoroughly un-musical Computer Science degree at Brigham Young University. In Barbershop, he joined... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
TBA
  Stretching, Singers

8:45am PDT

Music Notations Basics - Review
Mike will be available over the weekend to answers questions that you might have about Finale and MuseScore.  If you're just wanting to get started - or figure out a hard "trick" stop by and talk with Mike.
Faculty
avatar for Mike Rosen

Mike Rosen

Faculty
Mike Rosen has been using music notation software since the early 90s, when he got tired of singing from third-generation copies of poorly written mimeographs. He switched to Finale NotePad around 2002, then PrintMusic, and finally the full Finale. Back then, SPEBSQSA was still sending... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 8:45am - 10:15am PDT
  Stretching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - House Blend
House Blend will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD.
Martin Ketteringham    
Alex McDonald    
Alex Grant    
Rod McDonald

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - In The Mix
Tenor: Eileen Kelly-Meyer
Lead: Marie Grafwallner-Huseth
Bari: Jim Civarra
Bass: Dan Meyer

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - Rhapsody or Hot Hotes
Rhapsody or Hot Notes will be getting coached at this time.
Rhapsody:
Rachel Peck
Julie Hagstrom
Anna Chamberlain
Connie Alward

Hot Notes:
Shelly Membry
Melanie McGuire
Anna Chamberlain
Ted Chamberlain

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - What Four
What Four will be getting coached at this time.  Coach TBD
Kathy Leib
Mary Giles
Michael Eastman
Richard Giles

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

QTT Coaching - Wild Applause
Tenor - Elvera Collier
Lead - Janine Roberts
Bari - Allan Pinvidic
Bass - Doug Walton

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
  Coaching

10:30am PDT

I Am Smiling: Characterization for the Masses
Helping our singers find their faces!
Faculty
avatar for Lisa Greenough

Lisa Greenough

Faculty, Coach
Master Director of Gateway Chorus, Approved Visual Communication Judge, and International Faculty Lisa Greenough has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1989; a member of Region 26 since 1992; and a Regional Education Faculty Member since 2003, and is the current Region... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

10:30am PDT

Intervals and Chords
A follow-on class from Introduction to Sight Reading, if you’ve figured out how to read your own part but want to know more about how it works with those around you, this course is for you. We’ll learn about perfect intervals,  major and minor 2nds, 3rds, 6ths and 7ths, as well as the controversial tritone. We will also see how stacking 3rds make chords and learn about the relationships between chords and key.
Faculty
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James Williams

Faculty, Coach
James Williams has been making music his whole life, starting young on piano, singing, and playing trumpet. Using that trumpet he joined the University Marching Band while earning a thoroughly un-musical Computer Science degree at Brigham Young University. In Barbershop, he joined... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Directors

10:30am PDT

Olguin's Favorite "100 Days" Tag with Paul!
We’ll Start with Some of the Awesome and Easy Ones. We’ll Sing some in Lower and Higher Registers. You’ll Have an Opportunity to Sing Them in a Quartet (with a Spotter or Buddy, if you like). Each session will sing different tags… so come and pack up some new tags.
Faculty
avatar for Paul Olguin

Paul Olguin

Faculty, Coach
Paul Olguin began singing barbershop harmony the summer before his freshman year of high school in 1975. He wrote his first barbershop song at the end of his first year of college in 1980. In 1988 he was awarded the Grand Prize in the Barbershop Harmony Society's 50th Anniversary... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Tags

10:30am PDT

PVI Personal Vocal Instruction (coach to be decided)
Individual vocal coaching. 40-minute sessions

Note: to help us accommodate as many PVI requests as we can, please only sign up for one PVI session.
Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

10:30am PDT

Sing in the Barbershop Style
There are a thousand things you can do with a song; come learn the critical things you have to do in order for the song to be barbershop. If you don’t use these five, you cannot succeed in singing barbershop. We will also explore a second Ah Hah and trap -- just because a chart is written in the barbershop style, it doesn’t mean that you are singing it in the barbershop style. This class will help you understand what barbershop is, and how to use your new understanding of the barbershop style to move from being a "notes and words" singer to a singer who gives the barbershop song its due. This class is for everyone from novices to experts.
Faculty
avatar for Raymond Schwarzkopf

Raymond Schwarzkopf

Singer? Teacher? Quartet Guy? Coach? Music Judge? Admitted Computer Geek? Director? and FRIEND! Raymond Schwarzkopf is all of these...and more. His many years in theater, music (both vocal and instrumental), business, and teaching have made him a valuable asset for every group with... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers

10:30am PDT

The Ins and Outs and In Betweens of a Great Performance
This class explores the seldom discussed yet important details that can make or break performance. Learn how a greater understanding of all the little things add up to huge impact on your next quartet or chorus performance.
Faculty
avatar for Shawn Mondragon

Shawn Mondragon

Faculty, Coach
Shawn Mondragon is a Performance Judge out of the Rocky Mountain District, where he has been a member of BHS for over 40 years! He has been an official judge since since 2013, and is a sought after coach for quartets, and choruses, all over the country. He has been on staff as a... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams, Quartets

10:30am PDT

Visual and Vibrant Vocal Techniques
Would you like more resonance in your voice or in your ensemble?  This class takes a holistic approach utilizing Visual approaches and the Vibrnt Wavebox Singing concepts to help with posture, resonance, placement, and vocal texturing.  The best part is that these techniques have been distilled down into concepts that make them very approachable and reproducible for yourself or for your ensemble! When coaching a music judge's chorus in this after only 2 minutes, he stated, "Wow! That was a whole 10 points higher!"
Faculty
avatar for Paul Ellinger

Paul Ellinger

Faculty, Coach
Paul is a multifaceted presenter. In his 9 years on faculty at HU, he has taught/coached singing, music, performance, directing concepts and chapter growth. In one session with Paul you will get to see first hand his passion for helping others and his ability to address enormously... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams

10:30am PDT

Vocal Production - Warmups / SOVT
This class will cover building a warmup routine that works for everyone and will include information about SOVT (semi-occluded vocal tract) exercises and why it is so helpful for vocal health and focus.
Faculty
avatar for Robyn Whitmore

Robyn Whitmore

Faculty, Coach
Robyn Whitmore first experienced the joy of singing barbershop as a student at the Idaho Youth Barbershop Festival in 2009, and fell in love right away. 10 years later, after finishing a music degree and beginning her teaching career in the orchestra world, she founded and still sings... Read More →

Sunday June 16, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
TBA
  Singers, Music Teams
 
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