The Region 21 Arrangers Development Program (ADP) is producing not only arrangers, but singable music that needs to be sung and introduced to our members at large. We developed our “Tin Pan Alley” to display that music at Summer Seminar and the Club 21 Educational Events. At our display table you will find notebooks containing many new arrangements done by the ADP in our workshops as well as songs arranged by our own members. Both competition and show music are available. We have a keyboard available (with earphones) for you to play through music, tapes and/or cds of some of the songs, and lots of good information for you. Stop by at the next event.

We also have quartets singing some of these songs at the beginning of classes, at our display area, and wherever else they would like to sing and can gather a few folks to sing for. This is a win-win-win opportunity for everyone involved – our music gets sung, the quartets get exposure (and FREE music!) and our members hear arrangements that are available for their quartets and/or choruses.

Your quartet is invited to participate. After you contact us we will send you a list of available songs and you can choose what you would like to learn and present. This takes a bit of time because we sometimes send music back and forth, so a speedy decision would be a good idea. The quartet “Matrix” coordinates the quartet participation and will send you music to preview and assist with selection of a song that will be just perfect for you. E-mail: MatrixPart2@cox.net for further information.

Another idea for you to consider is having at least one of your members participate in the activities of the Region 21 ADP. We have regular workshops in the Phoenix and San Diego area (three per year in each location) and will start workshops in Albuquerque in January 2008. We also have an annual Retreat in May of each year. You can learn many, many things about our music that can help your chorus and/or quartet to learn and sing all of your music better. We teach about music selection for your particular group, chords and how they work together to produce the sound we want to hear, interpreting what a song is all about and how to get the best out of it, and much more. You can learn what works and what doesn’t, and how to fix it! For more detail see the “Workshops and Annual Retreat” links on this site.