On 08 May, 2018 By Sharon Thomas
What a ride! Last October, AJoy had an amazing experience in Las Vegas, co-representing Region 13 on the International stage. That was my fourth International experience, second with AJoy, and while I knew intellectually we had plenty of room to grow and learn, it still felt pretty rock solid.
That was a week I’ll always treasure. Then we came home and set about following our brilliant director’s guidance in achieving even new heights.
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On 27 Apr, 2015 By Sharon Thomas
On April 25, 2015, my Girl Scout troop joined others at a harmony workshop event hosted by a cappella Joy to earn the new Young Women in Harmony patch. I was excited that my mom’s chorus decided to host this event to help us earn it. Because my mom sings in AJoy, I’ve heard a lot of barbershop and a cappella. I knew it would be an awesome time and I wanted to share the experience with other Girl Scouts who love to sing.
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On 12 Feb, 2015 By Sharon Thomas
Yesterday, I hosted eight girl scouts who are participating in our YWIH patch barbershop workshop on April 25. We went over a couple of the required elements to earn the patch and spent some time learning Hey Soul Sister, a song a cappella Joy chose specifically for the girls to sing with us that day and then again at our upcoming show in September.
Some of these girls had prior exposure to our art form, having attended a show we held in 2013. Those lucky girls even got to sing tags with Maxx Factor after that show. Those girls who hadn’t been there, though, were quickly taken in and very excited about the music and learning about harmony.
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