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Applications are now invited to attend Directors College in January 2006 at
Bablake School Coventry. Accommodation will be provided in the Aston Court Hotel (now a Swallow Hotel)
which is a 5 minute walk from the School where the event will take place and
where all meals except breakfast will be taken. View a street map
The event starts with dinner at 6.30 pm on Friday 6th January and finishes
around 5 pm on Sunday 8th January.
In addition to delivering the educational elements of chorus directing, DCVI
will also cover the BABS Director Certification Programme: a structured certification
process for all levels of Chorus Directing. Those areas not covered at the College
will be detailed for the Delegates to work on at home, or at other educational
events.
It is envisaged that the Certification process will take place over several
years and each Director's College will provide suitable classes, at all levels
of ability, to enable individual directors to achieve higher and higher level
of certification.
This year we are pleased to announce that Steve Armstrong of the Toronto Northern
Lights will be with us again on the Faculty as our special guest educator for
DCVI. Details on Steve and our other visitors, Colin Touchin, Andrew Padmore and Manvinder
Rattan will be found in the College Prospectus and on their own websites at
As in previous years we will again have two choruses at the College on Sunday. In a change
from the past two years we have invited the local ladies chorus The Belles of
Three Spires from Coventry and the Anvil Chorus from the West Midlands Barbershop
Club. Novice Directors will be assisted by a quartet, the Acapella Fellas based
in the Coventry club.
Delegates are requested to place themselves either in the Novice stream or
in 'Other'. This latter group will receive copies of music and tapes of the
choruses singing a selection of songs.
As a further aide to the teaching processes being used over the weekend we
have decided to continue with the use of a College Song. The team has selected
Bright Was The Night since it was the one used recently at Harmony College and
we have teaching materials as well as a recording made of the HC Chorus. The
song is for use by all delegates who should learn it well enough to both sing
and direct it.
As in 2005 we will be using the session on Saturday to demonstrate aspects
of warm-up, Director Coaching and Chorus Coaching as well as Leadership and Management.
We have decided to give one 'lucky' delegate the opportunity to be part of this
process. If you feel you can cope with Directing your peers whilst being coached
by members of the faculty then tick the box on the application form. We will
have time to allow only one person to take part and he/she will be chosen by
a draw process.
As in 2005, we will record this and other sessions during the weekend and will
be providing a copy of a DVD to all participants.
Please note that music and tapes issued will be registered to you by name
and must be brought to Bablake where they will be collected at the end of the
College.
In addition to receiving music and tapes, all delegates will receive a copy
of The Complete Idiots Guide to Leadership. This book will be used over the
weekend to provide all participants with ways to handle issues in this area.
All delegates will be recorded on video as part of the training, and for future
reference and the faculty will give individual feedback to every attendee.
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The college will provide something for everyone - from novices to experienced
Chorus Directors - so if you are in a music team, do the warm-up, are an assistant
or a front line CD or just want to see what it is all about, apply now.
Copies of the prospectus and application forms can be downloaded below.
It would help if you applied using the downloaded forms but in case of problems
they can also be obtained from the Enrolment Manager
Sue Loughran
23 Letchlade Close, Coventry, CV2 1RP
Home telephone number: 024 7660 4717
Mobile: 07765 580120
Fax number: 024 7664 0905
email: Susan@letchlade.fsnet.co.uk
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Demand is expected to be high so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Note that to accommodate as many people as possible we are looking for attendees
to share rooms where feasible. There is an economic incentive to do so so please
be sure to find someone who will share and indicate that on the application
form.
Closing date for applications will be Monday 29th November.
Chorus Director Scholarships
The Trustees of Harmony Foundation in conjunction with the relatives of Steve
Hall would like to apply some of the money from the Steve Hall Fund to support
Chorus Directing in the UK. To that end for the 2006 event we will again offer
four " Steve Hall Directors Scholarships". The criteria are as follows :
Steve Hall Directors Scholarships
- The awards are open to people who have never been to BABS Directors College
before.
- There are no age or sex limitations
- Applications from non-BABS members will be considered
- Applications should contain a brief description of the applicant and his
/ her directing experience and should be accompanied by a supporting letter
from a BABS club.
- Applications should be sent to
- David Wright: dm@wrightstwo.freeserve.co.uk
- with a copy to
- Mike Lofthouse: mike.lofthouse@babs-education.info
- by the closing date of Monday 29th November.
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