Gentlemen,

It is that time of the year again, when contestants must submit the CJ-20 forms to compete in the Spring Contest.   All entries must be in the hands of the District’s C&J

Director, Aaron Dale by March 13, 2009.  The competition is open to all Choruses and

Quartets.  At this convention, the following competitions will be held:

• Chorus Plateau competition (AAAA, AAA, AA, A champions will be chosen)
• Quartet International Preliminary competition (qualifying quartets will continue on to compete at in July 2009 at the International Competition in Anaheim, CA)
• District Senior Quartet competition (District senior quartet champ will be chosen)
• Novice Quartet competition
• Collegiate Quartet competition (sponsored by MBNA – the collegiate champs will go on to compete in Anaheim, CA in July at the International Collegiate competition)

NOTE: Contact Aaron directly regarding entry to the Collegiate contest.

We are including instructions to submit your Contest Entry Forms via the Internet.  If you still have questions, please e-mail Aaron immediately and he will try to get answers for you.  Please forward this information to your chapter secretary (if you are not the secretary) and to all registered quartets in your chapter.  NOTE:  If there is a new group that has registered under the Society's Aptify program, this process may not work, in which case contestants should email Aaron for instructions for manual entry. Also, if the Members Only site is inoperable, contestants may email him at aaronkdale@...

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HOW TO ACCESS THE CJ-20 FORMS FROM THE INTERNET

Use this address:   http://www.barbershop.org  This is the BHS home page. 

Log in to Members Only

After entering Members Only, choose CJ-20 then Contest Entry.

Once there, follow directions as you navigate through the contest entry process. You will need to know the specifics of the music you will be singing to complete the forms.  If you do not fully complete all of the information required regarding your music and the arrangement, etc. the Society will not forward your entry to C&J Director Aaron Dale and you will miss the contest.

If you have any trouble registering on the internet, you may also download the CJ-20 at the cardinal district website.  Complete the form and mail a copy to:

Aaron K. Dale, Cardinal District Representative for Contest and Judging

213 Ruby Drive

Elizabethtown, KY   

42701

Or you may e-mail him an attachment of the copy at: aaronkdale@...

Greg Busch
Secretary, Cardinal District