Harmony College Northwest 2025: Full Schedule

1:15pm PDT

Arranging for Directors

Friday June 13, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

This class is repeated in Session 7: Often a director has good theory skills but is not someone who arranges barbershop music. Then when you find a chart that you and the chorus really like, there are some challenging spots (a tricky key change, some notes too high or too low for the group to sing well, overly complicated rhythms, etc) and you need to enlist the help of an arranger to make these minor edits. It can be hard to find someone for this and it can delay the learning process considerably. This class will examine what you would need to consider in order to confidently make changes like these yourself, thereby opening up more possibilities for the chorus and less time spent on those few bars in the original chart that the chorus really struggles with.

Faculty

Steve Armstrong

Faculty, Arranging

Steve has been a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society since 1976, joining the Oshawa Horseless Carriagemen when he was just 13 years of age. He has directed several choruses in international competitions and after serving for 20 years as front line director of the Toronto Northern... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
TBA

DIRECTORS

1:15pm PDT

Chorus coaching available (PLACEHOLDER)

Friday June 13, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

TBA

Chorus Coaching is available during any of our sessions. Chorus directors will need to work with Robyn Whitmore (coaching@harmonycollege.net) on which session(s) they want coaching for their chorus.

Friday June 13, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
TBA

DIRECTORS, SINGERS

2:30pm PDT

Chorus coaching available (PLACEHOLDER)

Friday June 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

TBA

Chorus Coaching is available during any of our sessions. Chorus directors will need to work with Robyn Whitmore (coaching@harmonycollege.net) on which session(s) they want coaching for their chorus.

Friday June 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
TBA

DIRECTORS, SINGERS

2:30pm PDT

Step Up Your Directing, pt 1

Friday June 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

TBA

Faculty

Donny Rose

Faculty, Coach

Donny is a long time music educator and barbershopper, and is very excited to be part of the team that has created VanCity Harmony in Vancouver, BC.

Friday June 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
TBA

DIRECTORS, MUSIC TEAMS

3:45pm PDT

Chorus coaching available (PLACEHOLDER)

Friday June 13, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT

TBA

Chorus Coaching is available during any of our sessions. Chorus directors will need to work with Robyn Whitmore (coaching@harmonycollege.net) on which session(s) they want coaching for their chorus.

Friday June 13, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA

DIRECTORS, SINGERS

3:45pm PDT

Step Up Your Directing, pt 2

Friday June 13, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT

TBA

Effective Choral Warm-ups

Saturday June 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

TBA

Faculty

Dr. Dan Wessler

Faculty, Arranger College

holds a degree in music education from Bradley University, a master’s degree in choral conducting from Western Illinois University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting and Literature from University of Colorado Boulder. He sings bass in After Hours, the 2018... Read More →

Saturday June 14, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
TBA

DIRECTORS, MUSIC TEAMS

2:30pm PDT

Chorus coaching available (PLACEHOLDER)

Saturday June 14, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

TBA

Chorus Coaching is available during any of our sessions. Chorus directors will need to work with Robyn Whitmore (coaching@harmonycollege.net) on which session(s) they want coaching for their chorus.

Saturday June 14, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
TBA

DIRECTORS, SINGERS

3:45pm PDT

Chorus coaching available (PLACEHOLDER)

Saturday June 14, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT

TBA

Chorus Coaching is available during any of our sessions. Chorus directors will need to work with Robyn Whitmore (coaching@harmonycollege.net) on which session(s) they want coaching for their chorus.

Saturday June 14, 2025 3:45pm - 4:45pm PDT
TBA

DIRECTORS, SINGERS