exciting prospect for us when
we talked about doing as other quartets in the past had done and visit
Chapters. In fact, The Detroit Sound Co. visited every Chapter in the
District which was VERY cool. Then we started thinking that as much fun
as that would be for us, what if we "visited" in a way that would or
could help a chapter the most or add the most value for THEM? So, we
embarked upon a brainstorming session. We came up with idea after idea
and meticulously documented each of them and came up with two
overwhelming conclusions: 1) Each chapter is different and could, and
probably would, have different needs, if any at all; and 2) It is
evident that none of us in C4 have the biggest brains on the planet
since we are certain that we didn't come close to coming up with all of
the potential possibilities. So what did these four fun-loving,
energetic, creative, and arguably small-brained Chordiologists come up
with? We thought that we would simply provide some of our ideas as a
starting point as to how we may be able to help out, let it ruminate
and take root with people and then ask "How can we help?". So to that
end here is that partial list to help get the ball rolling.
Visit a Chapter
Visit a Chapter on a Guest Night.
Work with a Young Men In Harmony outreach program if a chapter has one.
Singing on a Chapter Show.
It
is important to add that, yes, Chordiology does have a standard rate
for Chapter shows, however, as we said at COTS we want to make
ourselves available to help ANY Chapter that may need it so we will
have a price to accommodate every budget. Contact Paul at 734-812-5757
for more details.
Join in on a singout that could lead to great press for a Chapter and aid it in bringing in new members.
Give
a Chapter some ideas as to how to get outside singing jobs and how they
could bring in more outside work than they'd know what to do with. This
could be anything from local performances for
C4 Offers Chapters Help
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by Paul of Chordiology
2007 Pioneer District Champs
Chordiology.com
COTS!
Wow! What a riot! When we were there last night talking with people all
we heard was how informative, interactive, and FUN the classes were and
that the class leaders were top notch. Oh! And the hanging out and
singing afterward, what a BLAST! I believe I heard that this was one of
the most well attended COTS in years and I can see why. Maybe some guys
that attended would be willing to post some experiences so others could
get the "vicarious" effect so they'd consider attending next year! And
in case you're wondering... the answer is "YES you SHOULD consider
attending next year".
On a separate, yet related topic the Chordiology quartet (C4 for short
if you want the inside scoop) talked about the following at COTS and we
were asked to post it as well. We basically said that with 2008 firmly
on it's way that it seemed like a good time for us to sit back, take
inventory and put into motion some of the things that we have been
talking about accomplishing over the next year and more. Of course all
of us in the Society want to become better singers and performers so
we'll mark that goal up to being a foregone conclusion or at the very
least a well anticipated response. So, what comes after that?
As you may have guessed
Chordiology loves meeting and singing with all kinds of people within
the Society: new people, those more familiar to us, and long time
friends alike. With that said, it was an
