TBNATS Minutes—Sunday, April 29, 2012 Home of Mary K. Wilson Meeting was called to order by chapter president Melodie Dickerson at 2:05 p.m. Melodie thanked Mary K. Wilson for hosting the meeting and for providing a lovely luncheon to the members. She also apologized for rescheduling the chapter meeting.

Old Business: Minutes Minutes were approved for the October meeting. Review of Fall Workshop Melodie mentioned that the fall workshop in October 2011 proved fruitful. With advice from Dr. Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk’s technology lecture, she bought the Zoom Q-3 recording device for her studio. She is pleased with the sound and video quality, and how students can automatically upload their SD cards to it when they need audition recordings and such. John Thomasson added that he also bought the less expensive version, and was very pleased. The price range is around $145-300 for the devices, and they can be purchased at Amazon.com. Review of Chapter Auditions Melodie thanked Hein Jung for hosting the 2012 TBNATS Student Auditions at the University of Tampa Feb. 25. She also thanked Ed Bryant for serving as Auditions Chair. She thanked all members for participation and help. The auditions went well. Chapter auditions for 2013 will be February 23 at Southern Florida College, hosted by John Thomasson and Diane Stahl. SERNATS Review Melodie said a few chapter members made it to SERNATS Student Auditions in Montevallo, AL, and recounted that there were many good sessions offered for teachers and students, in addition to the student competition. She recounted that there were many problems with accompanists. She announced that SERNATS will be help at Stetson University, March 23, 2013.

Treasurer’s Report

Checking Account Balance, as of 4/28/12

$4,825.27

Receipts from Fall 2011 Workshop with Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk Expenses from Fall 2011 Workshop (Presenter Fees and Lunch) Receipts from TBNATS Auditions, February 2012 Expenses for TBNATS Auditions, February 2012

$465.00 $659.60 $2,999.00 $2,690.30

Website: InMotion Hosting, Inc. Webhosting Service $119.40 Amy Turon Webmaster Service (April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2012) $120 NATS Conference Sponsorship from TBNATS

$500

Amy Turon will receive a monthly increase in her fee for maintaining the TBNATS website, from $5 to $20. The chapter has agreed to sponsor a coffee break at the NATS National Conference in conjunction with the Orlando Chapter (cost $500). It will include an ad from the chapters in the conference program book.

New Business Student Auditions 2013 TBNATS Student auditions are going to be held at Florida Southern College in Lakeland on Feb. 23, 2013. SERNATS auditions will be held a month later at Stetson University on March 23-24. NATS National Conference, June 29-July 3, 2012—SeaWorld Renaissance Resort If you have students interested in attending, they may register for free when they volunteer 10 or more hours. Members were encouraged to both attend and volunteer, though there is no reduction in their registration fee for volunteering. Please sign-up at the conference website and give your volunteer information to Jeanie Darnell, Conference Coordinating Committee Chair: [email protected]. HELP is needed! Fall Meeting 2012 Date is tentatively set for Saturday, Sept. 29. Mark K. suggested that this year, we meet to have discussions on two topics, decided beforehand, with appointed people to lead the discussion from our chapter. Jeanie suggested that assessment of applied lessons in college be selected as one topic. The second topic has not been determined. The venue for the workshop is still being worked out.

It is suggested that we discuss an appeal process for adding to the “Approved Arias” list at Student Auditions. Melodie is on a regional committee to help create this process. If there are arias you would like to add to the list, please bring your list to the fall chapter meeting, with a copy of the music. New Members Melodie is calling on members that are national members, but not local chapter members, in our area. Assignments for calling were made. Announcements John Thomasson announced that Florida Southern college is creating a new musical theater degree program and is searching for highly qualified faculty. The meeting was adjourned around 4:30 p.m.