Conference Schedule NW NATS 2019
I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing!
Technology & Community in Teaching Singing

Welcome to another Northwestern Regional Conference! The place to learn, gather with familiar faces, make new friendships, and fill your bag with new teaching tricks and tools for your studio. This NATS Northwestern Regional Conference is being held in beautiful British-Columbia at the conveniently located Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music, right in downtown Vancouver. This promises to be a wonderful weekend learning opportunity for all NATS teachers, students and colleagues.

We will again be enjoying the exciting NATSAA competition during our regional conference. It will take place in the same location at the beautiful VSO School of Music. The first round will be held on Friday November 1 from 9am-5pm, and the final regional round on Saturday evening, November 2.

All events take place in Pratt Hall of the VSO School unless otherwise indicated.

Friday November 1
OPENING SESSIONS: COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATION
5:30-6:30pm - Registrations / Meet and Greet
6:30-7:00 Opening Ceremony
7:00-7:50 Communication Skills with S. Rebeqa Rivers
7:50-8:00 Break
8:00 - 9:00 TBA
8:30 Singing Through Change: Serving Women in Midlife and Beyond with Nancy Bos

Saturday November 2
MORNING SESSIONS: VOICE PROFESSIONS AND PROFESSIONALS
8:00-9:00 AM Break-out Breakfasts (discussions & locations TBA)
9:30-10:25 Making Friends with an SLP with Sherri Zelazny
10:30-11:30 Music Therapy: An Interactive Introduction with Stephen Williams
11:30-11:40 Coffee Break

PLENARY SPEAKER: BRIAN HORNE
11:40-12:30 Formants for Dummies with Brian Horne
12:30-1:00 Housekeeping/Foundation
1:00-2:30 Banquet at Glowbal

AFTERNOON SESSIONS: REPERTOIRE
2:45-3:45 Masterclass with Brian Horne
3:45-4:00 Coffee Break
4:00-4:45 Recalling Schubert’s Winterreise with Catherine Laub
4:45-5:10 Hooray for Hollywood! with Kevin Helppie
5:10-7:00 Dinner (on your own)

EVENING: NATSAA FINALS
7:00-9:30 NATSAA Competition Final Round

Sunday November 3
MORNING SESSIONS: TECHNOLOGY
8:00-9:15 AM Leadership Breakfast with RG, DG’s and Chapter Presidents
9:30-10:20 More Students and Passive Income with Robert J. Lunte
10:30-11:20 Video Auditions for the Performing Arts with Donovan Skaggs
11:30-12:20 YouTube and Online Lessons with Valerie White Williams
12:30-1:00 Wrap-up!

*Please note that Sustainable Leadership sessions with S. Rebeqa Rivers will be running concurrently with the technology presentations in the salon

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