2009:
This event is sponsored by the Sunrise Division of The
Barbershop Harmony Society. For the past several years
the men have extended an invitation to Area 1 Chapter
members and officers to attend the event. It's a packed
day - full of useful information for Area 1 members.
Members of the Sunrise Division, Harmony, Inc. Ladies
and Others,
Please see below the preliminary info. re CAPCOTS. We'll
send out the Individual Registration Form soon, for you
to fill out and send in to Aubrey Wallace.
Unfortunately,
there will be no Saturday Night Show this year or Turkey
Dinner. Classes will be held on Saturday morning and afternoon
only until 5:00 pm. There will be no evening classes or
any activities on Sunday.
Please make a special effort to take advantage of this
year's CAPCOTS leadership and music training, and please
spread the word around about CAPCOTS - we need at least
100 attendees to make a real go of it. Thank you.
Yours In Harmony, Mark Radcliffe
2009 CAPCOTS Coordinator
Canadian Atlantic Provinces Chapter Officer Training Seminars
Date: Saturday, 17 October, 2009
Place: South Colchester Academy, #207 Highway 289, Brookfield,
Nova Scotia, Canada B0N 1C0
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
School Web Site: http://scainfo.ednet.ns.ca/pn/index.php
Lunch: Pizzas in Cafetorium (brought in from local store)
Supper: None.
BHS Chapter Fee: $300 (covers all Chapter members)
Harmony, Inc. Individual Member Fee: $60
Non-BHS / Non-HI Member Fee: $70
Lunch & Coffee Break Snacks, etc. Fee: $12
CAPCOTS Schedule:
Sat. Morn - Registration (8:00 am), Opening
Session (8:15
am), Classes (8:30 am)
Sat. Noon - Lunch (12:00 pm) at School Cafetorium
Sat. Aft - Classes (1:00 pm) & Closing Session (4:30
pm)
Class Schedule: (all classes begin at 8:30 am or 1:00
pm)
Welcome and Opening Session – Walt Lane (Dean)
8:15 am – 8:30 am (Location: Cafetorium)
Chapter President Class - Murray Phillips
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (Location: Classroom)
Chapter Secretary Class - Walt Lane
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (Location: Classroom)
Chapter Music VP Class - John Doering
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (Location: Classroom)
Program VP Class - Hugh Dickie
8:30 am - 12:00 pm (Location: Classroom)
Would you like to put together a terrific "evening
plan" for your Chapter night? Experience a three-hour
session on programming your chorus rehearsal with an informative
15 - 20 minute introduction followed by an interesting
Q&A session with lots of sharing and comparing from
those attending.
Chapter Membership (MRRT Program) - Ian Ferguson and Brad
MacDonald
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (Location: Classroom)
Is your chapter ready to grow? This comprehensive course
will help you organize your entire chapter for membership
growth by identifying issues that inhibit growth and adversely
affect retention. Your chapter will learn simple techniques
for recruiting new members, targeting younger men for membership,
advertising that works and holding successful guest nights.
In addition, you'll learn how your chapter can create and
implement a Membership Recruitment and Retention Team (MRRT)
to keep your chapter growing. Because of the team approach
to membership growth, this course is recommended for Chorus
Directors, Assistant Directors, Vice Presidents of Music
and Performance, Chapter Presidents and Vice Presidents
of Chapter Development (Membership) or anyone in the chapter
who has an interest in learning how to make your chapter
grow. (Your President and Music Director will be expected
to sit in on this class for at least 2 hours.)
Chorus Director's Workshop - Shelagh Radcliffe
8:30 am – 12:00 pm (Location: Chorditorium)
Features directing techniques, rehearsal techniques and
building a better choral sound. Learn the hows and whys
of the effective use of body language and gestures from
an interesting video presentation.
Lunch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (Location: Cafetorium)
Chapter President Class - Murray Phillips
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Location: Classroom) - continued
from morning session
Chapter Secretary Class - Walt Lane
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Location: Classroom) - continued
from morning session
Chapter Music VP Class - John Doering
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Location: Classroom) - continued
from morning session
Chapter Membership (MRRT Program) - Ian Ferguson and Brad
MacDonald
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Location: Classroom) - continued
from morning session
Chorus Director's Workshop - Shelagh Radcliffe
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Location: Chorditorium)
Individual Director coaching with a Demo. chorus.
Rapport Class - Hugh Dickie
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Location: Classroom)
Closing Session – Walt Lane (Dean)
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm (Location: Cafetorium)
Contact: Doug
Maclean for
more information