Regional and Chapter Events

Members of NATS who live in the United States and Canada are part of one of the fourteen regions, and may take part in numerous regional, state, and local chapter activities for both teachers and students. International members are part of the international region. For specific questions about regional and local activities, contact the person listed for that event, or ask the Regional Governor for the area.

To have an event included on the Regional Calendar: NATS Chapters and Student Chapters, please send event date, time, place, contact information, and brief description to your Regional Governor.

Choose any region below to view upcoming activities and contact information for each region. To determine the region to which you belong, check out the listing of states/provinces for each region.

Please Note: All schedules/events subject to change. New events are added regularly, so visit often!

50th NATS Conference:

DESCRIPTION: NATS Conferences (formerly called "Conventions") are a special gathering of voice teachers from around the world. Workshops, speakers, demonstrations, presentations, and of course recitals are part of the week's many events. NATS Conferences occur every other year.

The 50th national conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. World-renowned soprano DAWN UPSHAW will be featured in concert and master class, and the keynote speaker and guest clinician will be famed baritone SHERRILL MILNES. Make plans now to be there!

DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE BROCHURE HERE.

REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE HERE.

EXHIBITOR AND ADVERTISING INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE
EXHIBITOR AND ADVERTISERS REGISTRATION FORMS HERE

DATE: June 27-July 1, 2008

TIME: Conference Schedule Here

LOCATION: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37214-1297.
Phone (866) 972-6779.
www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordopryland/
Conference room rate is $139.00 sgl/dbl occupancy

PLEASE BE ADVISED THE GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT HAS CHANGED THE RESERVATION PHONE NUMBERS.

You may call the hotel directly to make your room reservation at 1-866-972-6779 OR 615-889-1000 and please be sure to use the group code N-NATS8.

To make your reservations online please click here and be sure to use the password NATS.

The deadline to make your room reservation to get the special NATS room rate is June 5, 2008.

COST: NATS Member Full Registration $310 ($350 including banquet)
Non-NATS Member Full Registration $345 ($385 including banquet)

Conference Flyer
REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE HERE.

Next NATS Winter Workshop January 8 - 10, 2009 in Miami

While NATS Chapters and Regions hold a variety of local workshops, NATS Workshops are larger-scale events open to all NATS members and interested non-members. There are usually two Association Workshops offered each year, a Summer and a Winter Workshop, or just the Winter Workshop when a summer NATS Conference is also scheduled. NATS Workshops offer a chance to travel, meet other teachers and clinicians, and develop or extend your knowledge about a specified topic. Please join us at our next upcoming Association Workshop!

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION BROCHURE will be available later. Please check back

International Events

DESCRIPTION: While most of NATS' activities take place within the United States and Canada, we have members, activities, and professional affiliations throughout the world. In this section we share selected NATS or NATS-related events of interest that take place or originate outside of US/Canada.

If you have an event you would like considered for inclusion, please contact the Executive Office.
For more information about international events, please contact our International Coordinator.

International Coordinator
Marvin Keenze

Phone: 215-848-5892 (H)
609-921-7100 x8255

E-mail: mkeenze@att.net OR mkeenze@rider.edu

International Congress of Voice Teachers (ICVT)

DESCRIPTION: In 1994 NATS and dozens of other voice teacher associations entered into a Joint Venture Agreement to facilitate (by providing marketing services and managing funds) a world-wide gathering of voice teachers for master classes and sessions, very similar to the NATS national conferences, but international in scope. Every four years, ICVT is held in one of the member countries. In 2005, ICVT 6 was held in Vancouver, British Columbia. The next ICVT conference will take place in Paris, France in 2009, and Australia will host ICVT 8 in 2013.

DATE: TBA, 2009

LOCATION: Paris, France

COST: TBA

Student Adjudications

DESCRIPTION: What are NATS' Student Adjudications?

At the heart of our student adjudications is "the idea of constructive criticism along with encouragement.... Perhaps one of the greatest ties that binds us together as NATS members is the care we have for the students of our colleagues, as demonstrated at our student auditions."

Roy Delp, past President of NATS
Journal of Singing, Vol.57, No.1 p.2

Each year NATS' chapters and regions host Student Adjudications (also referred to as Student Auditions), an exciting experience where singers perform and receive written feedback about their performances. At these events singers meet and hear other singers, NATS teachers get to know their colleagues better, and everyone has the chance to hear a variety of songs.

Typically the event begins with a preliminary round, in which students sing only for a panel of adjudicators and perhaps a small audience. Finalists in the adjudications usually perform again for everyone present, and many chapters and regions offer prizes for their winners.

NATS Student Adjudications should not be confused with the NATS Artist Award competition; the NATSAA competition is designed for singers getting ready to launch a professional career, while the Student Adjudications are designed to nurture singers at various levels of voice study.

Who may sing at the adjudications?

In order to sing for NATS adjudication, you must study with a current member of NATS. The level of adjudication you are eligible to sing at typically is decided by the amount of time you have studied voice, or by your age or year in school; the rules differ slightly depending on where you live.

When are the adjudications and what are the rules?

Each chapter or region sets their own schedule; most of these adjudications are listed on our Regional Calendar. Regions also set their own specific rules for adjudications. If you study with a NATS teacher, he or she can obtain information and application materials from their local NATS Chapter or Region.

NATS Teachers: We do not keep local or regional student adjudications or auditions forms here at the national site. Please contact your chapter or regional representative for applications, forms, and guidelines.