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BUILDING A CULTURE OF SUCCESS CREATING A JOY-FILLED EXPERIENCE
BUILDINGACULTUREOFSUCCESS
CREATINGAJOY-FILLEDEXPERIENCE
SCOTTSDALECHORUSCOMPETITIONHISTORY
BevSellers,Director LoriLyford,DirectorYear/Place Result Year/Place Result1974Milwaukee 2nd 1993Indianapolis 3rd
1977London 3rd 1995NewOrleans 3rd
1979St. Louis 3rd 1998Nashville 3rd
1982 Minneapolis 3rd 2000Orlando 2nd
1984Las Vegas 1st 2002Nashville 3rd
1987 Honolulu 2nd 2005Detroit 1st
1989Miami 1st 2008Honolulu 3rd
2010Seattle 1st
2013Honolulu 2nd
2015LasVegas 1st
HOWWOULDYOUDEFINESUCCESSFORYOURCHORUSORQUARTET?
HOWDOYOURESPONDWHENYOUDON’TFEELSUCCESSFUL?
2009SCOTTSDALECHORUSVISION
Establishaclearidentity
Perpetuatelegacybyrecruiting andgainingyounger
members
Takeourartformtoawideraudience
AREASOFFOCUSFORIMPROVEMENT
PersonalAccountability Performance Education
ExcellentRehearsals Planning
THECOREVALUES
SupportstheMissionofSAI
Demonstrates desireforahighlevelofperformancewith
workethic
Sharestheworkload
Attendsrehearsals,performances,
coaching
Earnstherecognition with
dedication
Honors ourlegacybycontinuousimprovement
THECOREVALUES
Learnsmusicandchoreoontime
Participatesineducationalopportunities
Darestobeacourageous,out-of-the-
boxperformer
Appreciatesdifferentlearningstyles
Lovesplanningbutremainsflexible
Maintainsourpositiveenvironmentofopencommunicationandmutualrespect
Valueseachmember'suniquecontribution
FINALSPERFORMANCESEATTLE,OCTOBER2010
IT’SALLABOUTTHEJOY!
Wedidn'tbecomejoyfulafterwinningthe
gold...
Ourjoyful exuberanceforthemessageandmusictranslatedintoawinningperformance!
THESONGOFTHEPINESSTORY
• SOTPPerformancePackage
MEANWHILE…BACKTOHONOLULU!
MardiGrasMarch
CV#2WorkEthic
CV#7MeetingLearningTimelines
CV#6Raisethe
Bar
VEGASI– HEREWECOME!
NewPerformancePackageRules
CV#9Courageousperformers
CV#11PlanningAND
flexibility
CV#12Positive
Environment
• “Ourmembersarechallengedtoalwaysbeattheirbest.Weareproudofourmusicandartisticproduct.”
• “Rememberingthatwhatisimportantisthejoywecansharewithothers.Perhapsitwillchangesomeone'slife!”
• “Love,support,practice...Onecannotbejoyful,positive,ORvibrantifnotsecurewiththepreparation.”
• “Welovethateveryonewantsthesamething,todothebestwecando,andhavefundoingit.Thechorusatmosphereissoenjoyable,it'shardnottohavefun.”
• “Wevaluethesenseof"community"withinourchorus.Thatsensethateachmemberispartofthejourneyandhasaresponsibilitytothemselvesandtoeachothertomaintainacommonworkethicandpositiveattitude.Ourmusicalandadministrativeleadershipisessentialinsettingthepositivetoneandattitudeofourmembers.”
SEMIFINALPERFORMANCELASVEGAS,OCTOBER2015
