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Winter Student Recital
An excellent opportunity to get your festival repertoire up and running; think how ready you will be for Songfest on April 5! Classical, musical theatre, folk and other acoustic genres all welcome at this recital, any level of experience. This recital is being run in conjunction with the Student Auditions Program - here is the link if you are interested in competing: https://www.nats.org/national_student_auditions.html. For more information on Student Auditions, contact Grant Wutzke: grantwutzke at live dot com
Find out more »Songfest 2020
Our annual singing festival with adjudications and scholarship awards. If enrollment is high, we will add classes on Friday evening April 3. Watch for registration info in December, here and on the facebook page.
Find out more »Fall 2020 General Meeting
Guest speaker - Jennifer Scott on classical training and the jazz vocalist. Chapter members will receive a zoom link automatically. Others welcome including prospective members. Contact Geordie by email for an invitation.
Find out more »Technology in the online Studio with Billy Gollner
Helps for online teaching presented in plain language. Billy has a wealth of knowledge and experience with online teaching so bring him all your questions.
Find out more »Auditioning in an online universe with Craig Tompkins
If you are preparing students for post-secondary auditions in Spring 2021, join Craig for helps and hints with online auditioning: platforms, recording options, etc.
Find out more »A virtual student recital – perform from home on Zoom
Coming Together In Song Program final Our traditional November student recital in a very non-traditional format. Using Zoom technology, we will be performing from home or studio to the world wide web. Think of how big and audience we can have if all your relatives zoom in! Information on how to participate coming in an email to chapter members the week of November 5. If this event is heavily enrolled, a second session will run starting from 6:30 pm.
Find out more »“Here Comes the Judge!- Becoming a Voice Adjudicator” with Dr. Jeanette Gallant
Dr. Gallant has adjudicated singers at festivals and competitions for decades and joins us to share tips on how to become involved in adjudication: How do I get my name onto the roster of adjudicators in BC and beyond? What makes a good adjudicator? Join us for a zoom info session starting at 4 pm. This session is free of charge and also open to non-NATS friends and colleagues interested in this topic. The zoom link will come to current…
Find out more »A Light and Lively Afternoon of Singing
For the second time this year, we are providing a performing opportunity via Zoom and we hope that many of you will have students ready to participate, performing live to an online audience. A Zoom recital allows us to sing for each other, our friends and relatives without having to worry about COVID protocols and masks, and has the added benefit of opening our performances to friends and relatives anywhere in the world! This recital is called “ A Light…
Find out more »“Nurturing Young Singers in the Studio” – A mini-webinar
"Nurturing Young Singers in the Studio" - A Mini-Webinar for teachers of children, tweens and teens Presented by: Kelly Coubrough and Melissa Braun Date: Sunday, April 25 at 4pm on Zoom If you are not a member of NATS Vancouver but would like to attend, please contact groberts@capilanou.ca for the link, available Saturday April 24 Our presenters: About Melissa Braun pdf Kelly Bio NATS 2021 copy
Find out more »2021 AGM/Nutrition and the Voice Webinar
Have questions about food and singing? Come and hear Jennifer Taverner, holistic nutritionist and soprano, share her wisdom on the topic of Nutrition and the Voice. Business meeting with board elections at 2 pm; Featured speaker at 2:45. Zoom link available from all NATS Chapter members or email groberts at capilanou.ca
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