Columbus 2025 - Education | Sweet Adelines

Attend class with friends from around the barbershop world — and maybe win a prize!

Education is included with your All Events Pass — be here and enjoy our "Sweet Adelines World" all week long!

Columbus education kicks off Monday with a superb lineup of instructors, topics, and amazing prizes. Get there early, meet new friends, and fill your passport with stamps for a chance to win a prize! The fun starts the moment you arrive.

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Monday: Tabletop Rounds and "Tag-Outs!" with Queens

Start your day strong with warm-ups: vocal with Anne Downton and physical with Renée Porzel!

Next, grab your commemorative Sweet Adelines “passport” and make your rounds to Tabletop Discussions (with so many fabulous instructors) and "Tag-Outs!" with Queens — Lady A Cappella and LoveNotes!

Attendees will receive a commemorative “passport” and the chance to win prizes!

Columbus 2025 Education Passport For each 20-minute session you visit, you’ll receive a “stamp” that enters you in drawings for prizes from Sweet Adelines International goodie bags to virtual coaching sessions, All Events Pass for next year’s convention, and more!

Here are the fabulous instructors and tabletop topics:

Breathing with Bec Hewitt	Vowels with Kim Vaughn and Karen Breidert
Vocal Characterization with Peggy Gram and Joan Boutilier	Visual Characterization with Di Porsch and Renée Porzel
Performance Anxiety and Prep with Debra Lynn and Ryan Heller	Being a Responsible Ensemble Member with Kim Wonders and Glenda Lloyd
Vocal Health with Caitlin Castelino and Jamy Claire Archer	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Topic to be Announced with members of the DEI Council

"Tag-Out!" with Queens of Harmony

In between Tabletop Discussion rounds, sing Sweet Adelines International organizational songs in “Tag-Out” sessions with 2024 International Champion Quartet Lady A Cappella and 2014 International Champion Quartet LoveNotes!

Learn Sweet Adelines International organizational songs before you arrive!

Tuesday: Series of Panel Discussions led by barbershop experts!

• Recruitment and Retention with Sharon Cartwright, Becki Hine, and a representative from the DEI Council
• Chorus Culture with Anne Downton, Kim Wonders, and a representative from the DEI Council
• DEI Topic to Be Announced with representatives from the DEI Council

All Week: Chorus Toolkit Advice Available by Appointment!

Throughout the week, members of the Chorus Toolkit Subcommittee are available by appointment to visit with ensembles to share ideas, advice, and more. More details and sign-up information coming soon.

Education Schedule

Questions?

All education activities are included in your all-events registration.
If you have questions about education activities in Columbus, email our Education Department via education@sweetadelines.com.