proud sponsors of
Spring Sing
Corporate Office:
Post Office Box 1610
Shepherdstown WV 25443
800-500-SING (7464)
info@springsing.org

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What is Spring Sing? | The Spring Sing Purpose | What is a Spring Sing Member Group?

What is Spring Sing?

There’s a wonderful feeling about making music together.

There’s also a wonderful feeling about making music for each other.

Spring Sing does both.

Through its informal network of avocational a cappella groups in various parts of the country, Spring Sing has encouraged the celebration of vocal music for almost 50 years. Its member groups make great music for their friends and families, and once a year, for all of its groups and the interested public to enjoy.

That’s in the spring. At Spring Sing.

The Spring Sing Purpose

To provide communications, ideas, enthusiasm and good will among vocalists, their families, fans and friends, who enjoy performing and experiencing a cappella group presentation of vocal jazz and contemporary music, and to broaden interest in a cappella music performance as an avocational outlet for singers of all ages.

This includes:

• Annual weekend celebrations for member organizations and guests.
• Hosting of these annual convocations by individual member groups, under the auspices of the Spring Sing organization.
• Training and consultation for members of groups and others on topics of importance to the genre, such as ensemble techniques, CD recording and production, and music business methods and procedures.
• Exchange of ideas, music arrangements and information among participating groups.
• Preservation of arrangements, recordings and other materials describing the unique musical genre celebrated by this organization.

What is a Spring Sing Member Group?

Description:
An avocational a cappella vocal group of approximately 4 to 20 members that prepares and strives to perform, with excellence, contemporary, popular, folk, novelty and vocal jazz repertoire.

Interests:
A Spring Sing member group ascribes to the purposes and interests to which Spring Sing is dedicated. It is enthusiastic about furthering these interests and helping to create a climate in which the Spring Sing tradition will prosper.

• Maintain high standards of repertoire and performance, both in their community musical activities and at Spring Sing.
• Strive to acquire and perform a constantly evolving repertoire that provides new ideas and performance goals for all Spring Sing groups and members.
• Agree to host a Spring Sing convocation at least every 8 to 10 years at a location and under conditions they deem to meet Spring Sing standards and the expectations of participants
• Endeavor to participate as a performing group or with a representative delegation of its group at each Spring Sing it is possible to do so.
• Forfeit formal Spring Sing group membership after two Spring Sings at which the member group is unable to participate.
• Seek to identify potential member groups that represent the interests and objectives of Spring Sing, and which agree to have their groups proposed for membership to the Spring Sing Board of Directors
• Interested groups should complete successful guest appearances at two consecutive Spring Sings, and be subsequently approved for membership by the Spring Sing Board of Directors.
• Provide candidates for representation on the Spring Sing Board for as long as the group remains a Spring Sing member.
  
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