Northern Lights Region 6 Directorsdevelopment Day

Northern Lights Region 6 DirectorsDevelopment Day

June 8-9, 2018

Attendees: Frontline Directors, Assistant/Associate Directors,Assistants, Music Staff, Section Leaders,and DCP participants.

Friday Night Reception – 8:30-10:00pm
Saturday - Classes: 8:45am to 4:30pm
Continental Breakfast – 8:15am – 8:45am

Registration fee:Registration fee is $80, with a $5 reduction per person if four or more from the same chorus register. That fee includes all classes, continental breakfast, break refreshments available all day, coffee, tea, and soda, and snacks, plus lunch buffet.

Registration Deadline – May 18, 2018

Where: Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center,

1 Oak Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN 55318

Guest rooms are $109.00 plus tax, per night total for single or double occupancy. Each additional person per room is $10.Reservation deadline is May 18, 2018

For reservations call: 952-368-1492 or 877-874-6772.Room reservations (if needed) are the responsibility of attendees. All arrangements for hotel rooms may be made by the attendees directly with Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center. Be sure to mention Region 6 to assure you are getting the correct room rate.

Who:Vickie Maybury

Master 700 Director Vickie Maybury is a highly sought-after coach known for helping singers “find their voices” through a highly engaging teaching style. Her expansive teaching repertoire includes vocal production, the psychology of performance, understanding how the Expression Category affects performance, the art of expressive singing, singing with freedom, resonance, and ring,along with classes on leadership, effective team development, empowering women, and identifying andsupporting emergingleaders.

Vickie serves as the Expression Category Specialist, is a Certified Expression Judge,

and is Certified International Faculty. Vickie has been the Denver-based Skyline Chorus’s musical director since 1984. Inspired by her exceptional leadership,Skylinehas ranked in the top 10 Sweet Adelines International choruses since 2004. Her greatest joy is celebrating the successes of those she is privileged to work with.

REGION 6 DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT DAY

JUNE 9, 2018

CLINICIAN:VICKIE MAYBURY

8:15-8:45REGISTRATION…coffee, tea, light breakfast items.

8:45-9:00INTRODUCTIONS

9:00-10:15WHY I FELL IN LOVE WITH BARBERSHOP: BOLD WITH A

SMOOTH, BUTTERY FINISH AND JUST A HINT OF

CARAMEL---A SUNBURST OF FLAVOR THAT CARESSES

THE PALATE. A mesmerizing journey toward better understanding the oftelusive Expression Category, the judging category criteria, and the impact the category has on performance.

BREAK10:15-10:30

10:30-11:45MUSICALITY: FINDING THE POWER WITHIN.

Become a musical artist and transcend technique. Deepen your understanding of musical artistry and more fully grasp its impact on performance.

LUNCH11:45-1:00

1:00-2:00HOW TO SPOT AN EAGLE: DEVELOPING STRONG MUSICAL TEAMS.

How to identify and develop real leadership potential that will allow your

musical programs to soar!

2:00-3:00TRAPS MUSICAL LEADERS & DIRECTORS FALL INTO

Find yourself teaching to the slowest learner and trying to please

everyone? This class provides strategies for creating fast-paced rehearsals and suggestions for learning a new song.

BREAK3:00-3:15

3:15-4:15THE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT

Embrace the competitive spirit to propel improvement. This class

particularly addresses what might keep women form embracing their

competitiveness, talent, drive, and ambition.

4:15-4:3015 MINUTE QUESTION AND ANSWER

REGISTRATION FORM

DEADLINE: May 18, 2018

Northern Lights Region 6 Director Development Day – June 8-9, 2018

Open to:

Directors, Assistant/Associate Directors, Chorus music staff (section leaders and assistants) and DCP participants.

Where: Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center, 1 Oak Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN 55318
Phone: 952-368-1492 or 877-874-6772 for reservations.

*Deadline for hotel reservations: May 18, 2018

Registration fee is $80, with a $5 reduction per person if four or more from a chorus register. That fee includes all classes, continental breakfast, break refreshments available all day, coffee, tea, and soda, and snacks, plus lunch buffet.

Please print legibly.

Chorus Name:

Attendee Name: Title:

Contact Name:

Contact Address:

City: StateZip Code

Contact Phone:

Contact Email:

Make checks payable to Northern Lights Region 6

Send to Region 6 Finance Coordinator:

Cindy McLane

519 Bench Street, P.O. Box 45

Taylor Falls, MN 55084

How to get to Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center

From the Downtown Minneapolis area and Northwest Metro:

Take I-394 West (out of downtown Minneapolis.) to I-494 South.
Take I-494 South. Exit Highway 5/Highway 212 West.
Proceed 1.8 miles and take Hwy. 212 (left lanes).
Take Hwy. 212 to Highway 41/Chestnut Street (8 miles).
Turn right on Highway 41 North and proceed 1.5 miles.
Watch for the green directional sign that says "Oak Ridge Drive".
Turn left on Oak Ridge Drive.

From the Downtown Minneapolis area and Northeast Metro:

Take I-35W South to Hwy 62 West (Crosstown).
Hwy 62 West (Crosstown) merges into Hwy 212 (left lane).
Hwy 212 turns into Hwy 5/ Highway 212 West.
Proceed 1.8 miles and take Hwy. 212 (left lanes).
Take Hwy. 212 to Highway 41/Chestnut Street (8 miles).
Turn right on Highway 41 North and proceed 1.5 miles.
Watch for the green directional sign that says "Oak Ridge Drive".
Turn left on Oak Ridge Drive.

From the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and East Metro:

Take I-494 West to Hwy 5/Highway 212 West (Exit 11C).
Proceed 1.8 miles and take Hwy. 212 (left lanes).
Take Hwy. 212 to Highway 41/Chestnut Street (8 miles).
Turn right on Highway 41 North and proceed 1.5 miles.
Watch for the green directional sign that says "Oak Ridge Drive"
Turn left on Oak Ridge Drive.

From the Southern Metro:

Take I-35W North and Exit I-494 West.
Take I-494 West to Highway 5/ Highway 212 West (Exit 11C).
Proceed 1.8 miles and take Hwy. 212 (left lanes).
Take Hwy. 212 to Highway 41/Chestnut Street (8 miles).
Turn right on Highway 41 North and proceed 1.5 miles.
Watch for the green directional sign that says "Oak Ridge Drive"
Turn left on Oak Ridge Drive.

From the West:

Take either Hwy. 7 East or Hwy. 5 East to Hwy 41 South.
From Hwy. 7, take a right on Hwy. 41 South and proceed 3.8 miles.
From Hwy. 5, take a right on Hwy. 41 South and proceed 1.8 miles.
Watch for the green directional sign that says "Oak Ridge Drive".
Turn right on Oak Ridge Drive.

From Hwy. 169 in Shakopee:

Take Hwy 41 North 5.2 miles.
Watch for the green directional sign that says "Oak Ridge Drive".
Turn left on Oak Ridge Drive.