America Sings!

will share its

song and service at Stone
Mountain, GA.
Your choir is invited to be a part of
America Sings! Atlanta, GA 2015! We are
so glad you are considering joining John
Jacobson and friends on May 1st and 2nd
for this unique musical experience located
at Stone Mountain. Your singers will love
learning that they, along with hundreds of
other young people who love music, have
the power to make a difference singing
and serving! Its an artistic growing
experience!

At the America Sings! Festival,
choirs have the opportunity to perform their
own individual choir concert and do
communi t y ser vi ce pr oj ect s. Each
registered participant will get a T-shirt to
wear, and every choir will be presented
with a plaque to commemorate their
participation! The spectacular Massed-
Choir Finale Celebration will feature four
songs, and the directors will perform a
song, too! When your choir registers,
youll receive a choreography DVD
showing the moves for the Massed-Choir
Finale songs.

In this brochure, you will nd
necessary information about the Atlanta
America Sings! Festival. The America
Sings! registration form is attached along
with registration for an optional activity,
America Sings! Spirit of America Choir.
Please contact us at any time with your
questions or concerns. We look forward
to helping you make this an inspiring and
educational event for your singers!
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IN THIS BROCHURE:
Festival Schedule 2
Festival Activities 2
Massed-Choir Finale 3
Spirit of America Choir 3
Registration Information 4
Required Music 4
Goals of America Sings 4
Contact Information:
America Sings! Inc.
c/o Jason Misner
P.O. Box 990
Ocoee, FL 34761
Phone: (321) 209-0097
Fax: (407) 992-9468
www.americasings.org
jason@americasings.org
Hope is the song
we share.
Regional Representatives:
Bob Misner, North East Rep
bob@americasings.org
Sarah McLendon, South East Rep
sarah@americasings.org
Roxanne Semonchick, North West Rep
roxanne@americasings.org
Jason Misner, South West Rep
jason@americasings.org
Social Media Contact Information:

www.facebook.com/americasingsinc

Festival
Schedule
As the festival approaches
more information will be
given to directors regarding
exact times and locations

***SPECI AL***
Schools can maintain
the $55/participant
registration fee through
Dec 19, 2014 if a
$500 NON-
REFUNDABLE deposit
is received by Aug. 1,
2014
Festival
Deadlines
Friday
May 1, 2015
Saturday
May 2, 2015
August 1, 2014
Registration deadline for Pre-
Early Bird Discount
($55/Participant)
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Spirit of America Choir
Rehearsal
(Lunch and Dinner Provided)
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Individual Choir Performances,
Clinics, Teacher Discussion
Forums, and Music Workshops
November 1, 2014
Registration deadline for Early
Bird Discount
($65/Participant)
5 p.m.
Festival Registration Opens
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Various Community Service
Projects
January 30, 2015
Choir registration deadline and
refund deadline
($75/Participant)
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Opening Rehearsal and
Entertainment. All participants
expected to attend.
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Stone Mountain Massed-Choir
Finale Celebration
Festival Activities
Opening Rehearsal and Entertainment
Friday, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
All participants are invited to join John Jacobson at Stone Mountain as he leads a fun rehearsal of the four Massed-Choir Finale songs
that the participants have learned in advance. Guest artists from around the country will perform for participants.

Noncompetitive Individual Choir Concerts
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Choirs perform individually in public performances on stage (optional). Your entire choir can perform, or you can highlight smaller
ensembles. Performances are not judged or critiqued. Choirs are allotted twenty minutes for their concert. This time must include set-
up, performance, and strike. Choirs may choose to wear their own costumes or their America Sings! T-shirts for their individual
shows. Each stage is furnished with a high-quality sound system, CD player, eight microphones, an electric piano and platforms in
three heights. A professional sound engineer will follow your instructions to control the sound for your performance. Every choir is
presented with a plaque commemorating their participation. Performance slots are limited, so first registered/first scheduled.

Choir Clinics
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Guest clinicians will offer personalized choir clinics for schools after their individual choir performance. Space will be limited,
contact America Sings! (jason@americasings.org) if you are interested in these clinics. Guest clinicians will include Rollo Dilworth,
Mac Huff, Roger Emerson, Kirby Shaw and many more.

Community Service Projects
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
America Sings! participants join voices in song and combine their efforts to help less-advantaged people both in their hometowns and
at the festival. The young singers are encouraged to bring supplies to the festival that will be used for this charitable work and to build
time into their festival schedule to help with the service projects. A list of needed supplies will be sent to registered choirs.

Music Workshops
Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Guest clinicians will offer a curriculum of workshops for registered participants. A list of workshops will be sent to directors six
weeks before the festival. Space is limited, so contact America Sings! with your choice of workshop as soon as you receive the list!

Massed-Choir Finale Celebration
Saturday May 2nd 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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All participants join voices to perform four festival songs their choir directors have
taught them in advance. Choirs are responsible for purchasing the sheet music from
their favorite music dealers in the voicing (SATB, SAB or Two-Part) that works best
for their ensemble.
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Each song is choreographed. Choirs will receive a choreography DVD when their
registration for ten or more participants is received by America Sings! Directors are
responsible for their choir learning the choreography in advance of the festival.
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During the Finale, inspiring motivational speakers encourage the participants to keep
singing and to find ways to use their skills to serve others.
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America Sings! requests that every participant in the Finale wear their festival T-shirt
and white pants (shorts, slacks, sweats, etc.). Festival T-shirts are sent to choirs in
advance.
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Registered chaperones are not required to learn the choreography, but many enjoy
having that opportunity, and we welcome them as part of the Massed- Choir.
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Directors are invited to perform informally on stage in the Massed-Choir Finale.
Sheet music for a Directors Choir song will be sent to registered directors before the
festival.
Students join together for the
massed finale at Stone
Mountain.
Spirit of America Choir
Friday May 1st 9am - 4pm
The America Sings Spirit of America Choir will be a unique opportunity for America
Sings! participants (middle school and older) to rehearse intensively with John
Jacobson on Friday, May 1st, in preparation for a fabulous performance of two songs in
the America Sings! Friday Evening Opening Rehearsal and Entertainment. Choirs that
are interested must register for both the Stone Mountain festival and the Spirit of
America Choir. Directors must submit a separate Spirit of America Choir registration
fee and form. Song selections will be made in the future and directors will be notified.
Singers from across the nation
perform individual non-
competitive choir
performances.
As John Jacobson, founder and
president of America Sings!
looks on, this young singer
captivates the audience.
America Sings!
Memories - 26 Years
Later

I got to sing one of the solos to the
theme song at the 2009 DC festival.
Performing on that stage with
thousands of other people in front of
me coming together to do the same
thing, and for joy..it was one of the
most beautiful things I've ever seen!
-Derrick, Philadelphia, PA 2009

Meeting new friends and having a
day to just dance and sing together
with a big group, I'll never forget
that.
-Zavier, Clermont, FL 2011

I was at the rst one on DC.. It gave
new meaning to Singin In The
Rain...... but no one remembers the
bad weather, only the wonderful
experience!!
-Jayne, Hillside, IL 1989 Registration, Fees, and Refund Policy

To register your choir, please complete the enclosed registration form and send with registration
fees to America Sings! Register your choir directly through the America Sings! office unless
youve arranged to register through your travel agent. Travel agents must meet the same
deadlines.

Choirs receive one free additional registration for each thirty participants they register.
Participants requiring 2XL or 3XL T-shirts are charged $5 extra.

An adequate number of chaperones must be with your singers in the Massed- Choir Finale
Celebration. They must register as participants and wear the festival T-shirt during the Massed-
Choir Finale Celebration. Friends, family and guests who do not plan to be in the Massed-Choir
are not required to register.

Choir registrations will be accepted until Jan. 30, 2015. Registered choirs may register
additional individuals at any time. Jan. 30, 2015 is also the last date for individual or choir
cancellations. If a choir requests a full refund by that date, all registration fees less $400
are refunded. No refunds are given to choirs or individuals if the request is received after
Jan. 30, 2015.

Goals of America Sings!
1. To educate young people about the joys of philanthropy and their
opportunities for charitable service and giving.
2. To provide high-quality, non-competitive performing opportunities for
young singers and dancers from choral organizations.
3. To make direct contributions on behalf of these young choral performers
to established children's charities, especially donations for
disadvantaged children.
4. To promote throughout the nation's schools and the national media, a
positive image of American youth involved in public service to needy
children through the performing arts.
5. To promote and stimulate interest in choral music as an art form among
young people and the general public as a whole.
On Saturday evening, all
singers join together in one
massed finale.
Singers help sort and organize
toiletries for local
organizations
Required Music for the
Massed-Finale Celebration

Registered directors will be notified as soon as
the finale songs have been selected.
Since 1989, America Sings! has produced
dozens of special choral events with the
participation of nearly 250,000 young
singers in over 200 choirs from every
state in America!