Music is in the Air – Performing Arts Opportunities

Georgia 4-H has two great opportunities for our youth interested in performing arts activities: Clovers and Company auditions and Music Education Matters Summit.

Clovers and Company

Georgia 4-H’s premiere performing arts group; rising 4th-12th graders are eligible to audition for the group.  Applications are due by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.

New applicants are required to audition in-person.  Two auditions will be held for this year’s cast, which are:

More information about Clovers and Company auditions can be found at this link.

3rd Annual Music Education Matters Summit

This Summit is provided through the generous support of the Country Music Association (CMA) Foundation via National 4-H Council, and is held this year July 17-19, 2018, at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. The Music Education Matters Summit provides an experience for youth across Georgia, and around the nation, to practice and grow in music education, network and learn from industry professionals, and develop as a leader, team member, and performer.  The Summit offers youth the opportunity to select one of five tracks:

• Vocal
• Instrumental
• Songwriting
• Dance; and
• Musical Theatre

Each track is designed to focus not only on skills development, but mentorship and career exploration with industry professionals. Additionally this year, adults will be offered an supplementary workshop to discuss the processes used to launch, organize, and sustain a 4-H Performing Arts program. The facilitators will discuss the “nuts and bolts” of a Performing Arts group including auditions, travel considerations, funding, rehearsals, volunteer recruitment, and marketing.

Registration for the Music Education Matters Summit is $110.00/person and  is limited to the first 200 people to sign up by June 15 and includes a t-shirt and meals and lodging from Tuesday dinner to Thursday lunch, and is open to any current 6^th-12^th grade 4-H member in the 2017-2018 school term.