North
American Frame Drum Association, Inc.
is
proud to offer for
Frame
Drum Fest 2009, the
Glen
Velez Frame Drum Scholarship
1
scholarship to attend Frame Drum Fest 2009 covering
the festival's fee & registration, worth a total
of $480.00, will be awarded from a generous fund donated
by Glen Velez (this scholarship does not include travel
costs). The scholarship is open to deserving non-professional
frame drummers only.
NOTE:
No minors (under 18) can stay on site overnight.
TO
APPLY:
Applicants should send a typed letter of application
in English stating your background with frame drums
along with a 3-5 minutes only DVD-R (minus format in
NTSC video only with your name clearly marked) demonstrating
your playing ability of either a single frame drum style
or a variety of styles. A panel of three judges made
up from the Board of Directors and Advisory Board of
the North American Frame Drum Association, Inc. will
decide upon a winner. Completed applications are due
no later than November 15, 2008, and the winner will
be announced by mid-January 2009. Any application not
following the directions as stated above will be discarded.
Send
applications to:
Glen
Velez Frame Drum Scholarship
c/o North American Frame Drum Association, Inc.
2604 Evergreen Avenue, Apt. #2
Baltimore, Maryland 21214-1731 USA
Internships
for Frame Drum Fest 2009
A
limited number of internships (2-3) are available for
students (18 & over) in financial need that live
in the local area of the festival (New Jersey), have
a car, and will not require housing during the festival.
Internships amount to a $180.00 discount on the festival,
include meals, and involve assisting with various duties
during the festival that will not conflict with workshops,
presentations, or concerts. The offer of internships
will only be considered after the festival is officially
sold out with regards to housing space available. Internships
will be decided upon by 3 members from the Board of
Directors & Resident Agent of the North American
Frame Drum Association, Inc. Applications are due no
later than January 1, 2009. Internships will be announced
by late-January 2009.
To Apply: Send a letter
demonstrating financial need, your background with frame
drums, and proof of current enrollment as a student.
North
American Frame Drum Association, Inc.
Board
of Directors: N. Scott Robinson, Glen Fittin & Jennifer
Caputo.
Resident
Agent & Media Contact: Phipps Moran.
NAFDA
North Regional Committee: Todd Roach & N. Scott
Robinson.
Advisory
Board: Glen Velez, David Kuckhermann, Andrea Piccioni,
& Steáfán Hannigan.
Website:
NAFDA, Inc.
Contact:
NAFDA, Inc.
My
Space: NAFDA,
Inc. My Space
NAFDA,
Inc.: Frame
Drums Group
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