EVERGREEN DISTRICT HARMONY PLATOON

 Our Schedule will depend on the quartet and chorus competition schedule which will usually be finalized in early/mid-September.

Traditionally, our Harmony Platoon starts on the Thursday evening and Friday morning before the formal part of the convention begins.  This means the Harmony Platoon itself will run on October 1-2  while the Evergreen District Convention will run October 2-3, 2026.  

Due to the encouraging support of the Evergreen District, the quartet winning the Harmony Platoon has traditionally become the mic tester quartet for the quartet contest on Friday Evening.  In addition, as space has permitted, everyone who participated in the Platoon has been given the opportunity to sing as an "Evaluation Only" chorus during the Saturday Chorus Contest.

All participants in the EVG Harmony Platoon are expected to have purchased full registration passes for the EVG District Convention.
Please make sure you check the Evergreen District Website regularly for updates.

Preparing for the Harmony Platoon

Harmony Platoons are only successful when everyone is 100% confident in their notes and words for the songs. 
You will be given only three rounds of competition to sing with others in pick up quartet.
It can be very frustrating when everyone else in your quartet has worked hard to ensure they can confidently sing their part alone in a quartet only to find that one person didn't know their notes and words properly. 

If you're not quite sure if you're ready to sing in Round One, come a little early and 'warm up' with some social pick up quarteting/VLQ-ing. Sing in the mass chorus warm and rehearsal.  That will give you a good idea.

It's okay also to sit out a round if you're not sure and just 'throw your card/name' in the hat for the next quartet draw round.

Besides using the provided learning tracks, finding some others to rehearse with prior to the Harmony Platoon is also another great idea.  The more you practice singing with others prior to the actual Platoon, the more confident you will be.

SHEET MUSIC OR LEARNING TRACKS?

If there is a discrepancy between the sheet music and the learning tracks when it comes to notes, words, and interpretation defer to the learning tracks, especially since many do not read sheet music.

CHANGING WORDS to match Gender

Some of our songs include reference to a particular gender (he/she).  In these cases the Lead has the prerogative to change the Gender in the pick up quartet. Please make sure you discuss this with the quartet beforehand to make sure you are all on the same page.

CHANGING STARTING PITCH

If some of the songs chosen are a bit low or high for you, it is perfectly acceptable to change the starting pitch, by consensus, to a pitch that works best for all members of the quartet.

QUESTIONS? Please contact this year's coordinator at gregsasinger [at] gmail.com