Since 1949, The Pitch Pipe has brought Sweet Adelines together!

The Pitch Pipe is a digital magazine published quarterly on the ISSUU platform.

July 2024

Dive into regional competition. Get details on Kansas City plans. Learn to navigate copyright when buying music. Read an interview with a Sweet Adeline who penned a memoir about singing with hearing loss. Get communication tips from an international champion quartet. Plus, stay connected with the latest news from around the Sweet Adelines world, letters from our international president and CEO, donor profiles, and more!

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Article Submission Criteria

Have you had a meaningful, funny, or interesting experience during rehearsal or performance? Have you received or witnessed a kindness from your Sweet Adelines family that you'd like to share? We'd love to publish it in The Pitch Pipe!

General Guidelines:

Tell a story (beginning, middle end).
Keep your submission between 500–700 words in length.
Send your submission in a Word document.
Send photos (High resolution is preferred, but send what you have!)
Include a 1–2 sentence bio telling your chorus/quartet affiliation, voice part, etc.

Submission Deadlines

Send your submissions to communications@sweetadelines.com with "Attn: The Pitch Pipe" in the subject line.

The Pitch Pipe	Article Submission Deadline
January 2025	October 11, 2024
April 2025	January 12, 2025
July 2025	April 12, 2025
October 2025	July 12, 2025

All submissions are subject to editing, and not all submissions will be published in The Pitch Pipe. (Some may be used for other Sweet Adelines media.) You will be notified about the status of your submission.