Nancy E. Harris's Activities Record
2025 (Jan-Dec)
Personal Performances: Senior Serenaders monthly performances--soloist in April, accompanist in July, director in January, May, September, soloist April 5 for New Paradigm Dance Theatre; August Summer Recital; December Holiday Fling recital; May --Sweet Adelines Region 8 Competition
Organizations:Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); National Association of Teachers of Singing--CO-WY Chapter, The Blend Chorus (Sweet Adelines); American Sewing Guild--Fort Collins Chapter, Garments & More;
Adjudication:
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: Restorative Yoga 3 x week for Fort Collins Recreation
Publications:Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter;
2024 (Jan-Dec)
Personal Performances: Sumer is a'comin' in Recital; Senior Serenaders monthly performances--soloist in June, accompanist in July, director in August and September, soloist in October, and accompanist in November. Holiday Fling recital;
Organizations:Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); Fort Collins MTA, Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing--CO-WY Chapter, American Sewing Guild--Denver Chapter & Fort Collins Chapter, Haute Couture group (renamed Garments & More)
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: October Fascinator Workshop; Restorative Yoga 3 x week for Fort Collins Recreation
Publications:Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter;
2022-2023 (July 2022-Dec 2023)
Personal Performances: continued recordings for third jazz album; Holiday Fling; Spring Fling; Senior Serenaders monthly performances--soloist; SOAP Floats--Diva in Dec 2022 show; singer and Director of A SOAP Reunion in May 2023; sang at Pan American Vocology Association Symposium 9/29/23 in Miami; singer and Director of SOAP Dec 2023 How Much to do About Nothing
Organizations: Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); Fort Collins MTA, Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing--CO-WY Chapter, American Sewing Guild--Denver Chapter & Fort Collins Chapter, Haute Couture group
Adjudication: Colorado-Wyoming NATS Student Auditions;
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: Moderator for Panel 3 of PAVA 2022 Symposium; Head to Toe for Ft Collins Senior Center (organizer, presenter) April 2023; International PAVA SYMPOSIUM presentation The First Five Lessons: Introducing New Private Students to Vocal Pedagogy on Sept 29, 2023; Fascinators for Ft C ASG 15 Nov 2023;
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter;
2021-2022 (July-June)
Personal Performances: continued recordings for third jazz album; Fall Fling; Spring Fling;
Organizations: Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); Fort Collins MTA, Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing--CO-WY Chapter, American Sewing Guild--Denver Chapter & Fort Collins Chapter, Haute Couture group
Adjudication: None
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: ASG -- Origami Butterflies (Feb 16); Denver Area Music Teachers Association (The Art of Russian Song, April 13)
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter;
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter; The Boy Who Wasn't Lost sent to parenting magazines
2019-2020 (July-June)
Personal Performances: continued recordings for third jazz album; Dec: Denver Fall Fling; March: Spice of Life at Chandler Center for the Arts
Organizations: Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA)--attended conference; Fort Collins MTA, Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing CO-WY NATS Chapter--attended conference, American Sewing Guild--Denver Chapter & Fort Collins Chapter, Haute Couture group
Adjudication: CO-WY NATS Student Auditions online
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: January--Hat presentation, Fascinator workshop; March--Faux Fur presentation; COVID 19 cancellations: March & April for UCHealth Aspen Club--Vocal Breathing Exercises (Posture for Speaking, Breath & Energy, Making Sound [Phonation], and Pulling It Together); June--CSMTA Annual Conference Keyboard Singing
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter;
2018-2019 (July-June)
Personal Performances: continued recordings for third jazz album; March: Spice of Life at Chandler Center for the Arts; April: S of L Road Shows, Sunland Village Luncheon; May: DAMTA Teachers Musicale and Denver Spring Fling
Organizations: Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Assoc, East Valley MTA, Arizona State MTA, National Association of Teachers of Singing--Valley of the Sun Chapter, American Sewing Guild--Phoenix Chapter, Phoenix Sews
Adjudication: AZ State NATS Auditions in Nov;
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: Summary of Russian Art Song at DAMTA May meeting
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter;
2017-2018 (July-June)
Personal Performances: Oct: Denver recital; continued recordings for third jazz album; Dec: Phoenix recital; May: DAMTA Teachers Musicale; April: Spice of Life at Chandler Center for the Arts; May: Denver Spring Fling; June: ASMTA Annual Conference Banquet--guest vocal soloist--Russian Songs;
Organizations: Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Assoc, East Valley MTA, Arizona MTA, National Association of Teachers of Singing--Valley of the Sun Chapter, American Sewing Guild--Phoenix Chapter, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals--Phoenix Chapter;
Adjudication: Valley of the Sun NATS Music Theatre/CCM Auditions in Nov, Cal-West NATS Regional Auditions in Jan; AZ State NATS Auditions in Jan;
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: Fascinator class for ASG in April; ASMTA Conference presentation on The Art of Russian Song in June
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter; continued work on my own book; short stories: Dilemma; A War Story;
2016-2017 (July-June)
Personal Performances: November in Denver recital; started recordings for third jazz album; DAMTA Teachers Musicale May; Denver Spring Fling May; AZ recital May
Organizations: Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Assoc, East Valley MTA, Arizona MTA, National Association of Teachers of Singing--Valley of the Sun Chapter, American Sewing Guild--Phoenix Chapter, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals--Phoenix Chapter;
Adjudication: Valley of the Sun NATS Music Theatre Auditions in Nov, Cal-West Regional NATS Auditions in January; National Student Auditions for NATS, Musical Theatre, College level, May
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: PAVA conference October in Scottsdale--program committee; VSNATS Fall Workshop with Craig Bohlmer; presented Keyboard Singing to EVMTA in March; presentation for AZ State Music Teachers Assoc Conference in June
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter; continued work on my own book;
2015-2016 (July-June)
Personal Performances: (under treatment by ENT after intubation damage in August)
Organizations: Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Assoc, East Valley MTA, Arizona MTA, National Association of Teachers of Singing--Valley of the Sun Chapter, American Sewing Guild--Phoenix Chapter, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals--Phoenix Chapter;
Adjudication: Valley of the Sun NATS Music Theatre Auditions in Nov, VSNATS Classical Auditions in Feb; (declined NSA due to illness)
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: PAVA conference October in NC; VSNATS Fall Workshop with Adam Guettel; presented two workshops on Making Fascinators to the Assoc of Sewing & Design Professionals; presented The Teacher's Voice to the AZ State Music Teachers Assoc Conference June 4
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter; continued work on my own book;
2014-2015 (July-June)
Personal Performances: November in Denver recital Nov 16; DAMTA Teachers Musicale May 13; Spring Fling May 17;
Organizations: Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA); Denver Area Music Teachers Association, Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Assoc, East Valley MTA, Arizona MTA, National Association of Teachers of Singing--Colorado/Wyoming Chapter, National Association of Teachers of Singing--Valley of the Sun Chapter, American Sewing Guild--Phoenix Chapter, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals--Phoenix Chapter;
Adjudication: Valley of the Sun NATS Music Theatre Auditions Nov 8; National Student Auditions for NATS, Musical Theatre, College level, May 11-13
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: Attended two-day seminar on Healthy Pop/Rock Singing by Prof Edwards of Shenandoah University; two lectures by Mayo Clinic head laryngologist Dr. David Lott and speech pathologist Christina Kang;
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter; continued work on my own book; published poem in Who's Who in Amateur Poetry;
2013-2014 (July-June)
Personal Performances:Opera and Beyond performances at the Children's Hospital Colorado; Mostly Disney Aug 4, and Oct 6, Sept 28 Open mic night at Englewood Community Center; Pizzicato Performance Group Oct 13 and March 9, Halloween Howl Oct 26, studio recitals Winter Wonderland Nov 22, Heartfelt Jazz Feb14, Spring Fling May 2; DAMTA Teachers Musicale May 14; Mrs. Paroo in LTHAC's The Music Man May 16-June 15;
Organizations: Opera and Beyond--Artistic Director; Vocology Alumni Association; Denver Area Music Teachers Association (Treasurer), Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Assoc, National Association of Teachers of Singing--Colorado/Wyoming Chapter (Secretary-Treasurer), Board member of Music Business Roundtable; Pizzicato Performance Group, Littleton AARP (Secretary), American Sewing Guild--Denver Chapter, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (ASDP Secretary)
Adjudication: Oct 19 CSMTA Senior Voice Preliminaries for the MTNA national competition at CU; Mar 29 CO/WY NATS Auditions at CSU ; Denver-South Center Representative for the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program Assessments and Testing
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter; continued work on my own book; published poem in Who's Who in Amateur Poetry; recorded cd of Lullabyes
2012-2013 (July-June)
Personal Performances: Opera and Beyond performances at the Children's Hospital Colorado: Mostly Disney Aug 5 & Jan 27, Fun & Funny Songs Oct 14, Englewood Live Nov 10 , Hansel & Gretel Dec 9; Mostly Disney Jan 27; Children's Folk Songs Apr 7; Briefly, The Bat for Englewood Live May 11; Mostly Disney June 2; Three studio recitals, DAMTA Annual Teachers' Concert in May;
Organizations: Opera and Beyond--Artistic Director; Vocology Alumni Association; Denver Area Music Teachers Association (Secretary and Treasurer), Colorado State MTA, Music Teachers National Assoc, National Association of Teachers of Singing--Colorado/Wyoming Chapter (Secretary-Treasurer), Pizzicato Performance Group, Littleton AARP (Secretary), American Sewing Guild--Denver Chapter, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (ASDP Secretary)
Adjudication: Apr 6 CO/WY NATS Auditions at CU Boulder; May 2013 Denver-South Center Representative for the Royal Conservatory Music Development Program Assessments and Testing
Workshops, Seminars, Presentations: June 5-7 CSMTA Conference, July NCVS Conference
Publications: Monthly blog and tips on website; monthly studio newsletter;CSMTA Notes & News article "Websites Useful to Singers and Instrumentalists", continued work on my own book; published poem;
Prior Years--Click HERE to read