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December 2006 InCider Press Page 7 |
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Our performances of Christmas and Holiday songs and messages will bring pleasure to our audiences in the Manhattan retirement centers Thursday, December 14. These performances are an opportunity to promote our style of ‘a cappella’ music. Our other marketing opportunities are when we perform Singing Valentines, our April Spring Show, and other community events. Our personal chapter business cards help us in marketing, promotion and recruitment. This year is our first time to use these cards. Members have found them useful. President Bob Swenson finds these cards handy for giving them to others for the information that is on them. Other members, when presenting one, find a pleasantly surprised recipient. I also find them useful as a means of identification when selling ads for our spring show program booklet.
Now it is time to update these cards by making changes in the contact and leadership information. I will be asking you on Thursday nights if you need cards and providing new ones to those who have changed their leadership roles. Recently joined new members will be asked for information for their cards.
How do you ask persons to come and sing with us? I think we often use direct invitation. I would be interested in what recruiting approaches have worked for you, especially those who have many ‘Man of Note.’
I learned of a recruiting idea from reading an article in the last Harmonizer, our Society’s official magazine. Charlie Davenport, the Society’s Director of Membership, talked about the power of indirect invitation to open a discussion about barbershop harmony. He suggests asking the following when recruiting – “Ask a man, ‘Who do you know who might enjoy singing barbershop harmony?’ It’s a non threatening question that won’t put him on the spot. Many men will reply, ‘Am I qualified?’” I will be using this idea.
Harvey Kiser VP, Marketing and Public Relations ♪ |
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Sometimes some all of us have questions concerning the music we are rehearsing. Our inclination is to ask the director for a clarification. This can be OK, but anytime we interrupt the director during a rehearsal, it can also disrupt his train of thought and change the pace of the rehearsal. This is not to discourage you from talking to or asking questions of the director, but to inform or remind you that we do have a music leadership team to whom you can also ask questions, or even call them at home. They are familiar with what the director is trying to do and should be able to answer your questions as well. Don Thomson Associate Director ♪ |
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If you haven’t been assigned your costume for the spring show, please see the following ladies— Carolyn Dreiling Leads Karen Nanninga Basses Nancy Calhoun Tenors Dorothy Dickerhoof Bari |