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2018 EDITORIAL CALENDAR All year long in Choral Director, we write insightful articles on choral festivals, travel destinations, interesting personalities, musicals, technology, performance wear and more. We feature leading experts on vocal performance to the nation s most qualified audience of choral music educators who read Choral Director because every issue features: ISSUE/Focus BONUS DISTRIBUTION DATES & DEADLINES WALTER BITNER: a multi-instrumentalist, singer, conductor, and master teacher, and director of education & community engagement at the Nashville Symphony, delivers a full year of in-depth Solfège instruction in his Off the Podium column. JANUARY/ FEBRUARY The Legacy of Guido d Arezzo Solfège JEN NAMM TMEA Space reservations: 01/19/18 Materials due: 01/22/18 TOM MERRILL: brings over 25 years of knowledge as a music educator, travel planner, and festival organizer in his Festivals column, giving expert advice on getting the most from your educational choral travel and festival experiences. MARCH Educational Travel Space reservations: 03/05/18 Materials due: 03/07/18 JAIME BABBITT: Her Vocal Health column provides pro tips for maintaining the voice. Jaime coached voice/performance for Disney. She is a jingle singer for Coke, Pillsbury, Chevrolet, toured with Leon Russell, Sam Moore, recorded for George Strait, Barbra Streisand, Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus, Johnny Mathis, performed off-broadway and coaches voice in NYC, LA and Connecticut. FRED BOGERT: With 45 years in the music business, Fred has produced, arranged, written for and performed on three Grammy-nominated CDs, as well as appeared as composer, producer, and performer with a variety of major artists. He writes about practical choral arranging in column, By Arrangement. APRIL/MAY Annual Director s Resource Guide AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER Fundraising OCTOBER Choral Apparel Summer NAMM Space reservations: 04/16/18 Materials due: 04/18/18 Space reservations: 08/13/18 Materials due: 08/15/18 Space reservations: 10/08/18 Materials due: 10/10/18 BRODY MCDONALD: Director of Wright State University s contemporary a cappella group, ETHOS director of choirs at Kettering Fairmont High School. A leader of the high school a cappella movement, contributor to the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America and nominator/judge for the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Association. Brody writes the Practical Conductor column covering all things choral management and performance. NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER Festivals The Midwest Clinic Space reservations: 11/12/18 Materials due: 11/14/18 6000 S. Eastern Ave. Ste. 14-J Las Vegas, NV 89119 Fax: (702) 554-5340 JUDY WANG The Greater China Worldwide Focus Media 0086-13810325171 judy@timelesscom.com
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