Welcome Sweet Adeline Directors!

This is your home on our official Web site. Here you will find items of interest, educational tools, inspiration and a your own, moderated forum to network and support each other.

RESOURCES
	2007 IES Handouts
	2008 IES Handouts
	2009 IES Handouts
	A Year in the Life of a Chorus Director
	Basic Criteria for Public Performance
	Betty Clipman's Vocal Production Series
	Checklist for Music Selection
	Director Certification Program Resource Modules (DCP)
	A must-have resource for all Sweet Adelines, considered to be a veritable textbook of all things barbershop: Module 1 - Directing Skills Module 2 - Analytical Listening Module 3 - Organizational/Director Module 4 - Teaching Skills Module 5 - Management Skills Module 6 - Judging Categories & Competition Module 7 - Vocal Production Module 8 - Communication Skills Module 9 - Music Theory Module 10 - Rehearsal Planning Module 11- Performance
	DCP Resource Modules Table of Contents
	Judging Categories Desription Handbook (JCDB)
	JCDB Forward and Table of Contents
	In the members only section of this Web site you will find the Members Count! Toolkit
	Chapter 1 - Planning for Membership Growth Chapter 2 - Attract New Members Chapter 3 - Chorus Preparation Chapter 4 - The Vocal Lesson Plan Chapter 5 - Turning Guests Into Members Chapter 6 - Member Retention
	Music Selection for Novice Directors
	Performance Level Guidelines
	Recommended Competition Music for C/C+ Level
	Rookie Tool Kit for Choruses (coming soon)
	The Sudoku of Choreography by Renee Porzel
	Tips for Choosing Arrangements
	Young Women in Harmony Guide for Chapters
TEMPLATES
	Letter of Agreement - Coaching (coming soon)
	Letter of Agreement - Performance (coming soon)
	Rehearsal Planning (coming soon)
DIRECTOR EDUCATION COORDINATORS (DEC)
	Harriette Walters, Moderator Joan Boutiller Mary Rhea
DEC Mission Statement	We believe that happy, healthy choruses are the heart of Sweet Adelines International and that the director IS Sweet Adelines in the eyes of its members. Since director education and support is paramount to the success and future of the organization, the mission of the Director Education Coordinators is to design educational programs and strategies to develop, nurture, cultivate, recognize, and applaud excellence in directing.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
	American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
	The National Association for Music Education (MENC)