The Call Sheet: Professional Journal of the GCA
While the GCA stages a professional caller school, it's only once a year.
The Call Sheet is our way of providing continuing education to our members throughout the year.
Published quarterly, each issue of the Call Sheet strives to encourage professional caller development.
Both GCA and non-GCA callers contribute to this unique publication, producing value not just for the GCA membership, but to the world wide square dance calling community.
Subscription to the GCA Call Sheet is included in the price of membership.
Non-Member subscriptions are available for $10 per year.
Editor: Allan Hurst
Interested in contributing? (You need not be a GCA member to submit an article.)
Guidelines for Submissions
Your experiences – whether you're a new or veteran caller – are valuable to other callers.
Some of the types articles for which we're always on the lookout include:
• Resolution methods, tips and tricks.
• Neat choreo ideas.
• Favorite music for patter and singers.
• First time calling a dance/class/club night.
• Solutions to equipment problems.
• Sources of new music.
• First-hand experiences on first-time calling at an event (convention, fly-in, festival, etc.).
• Favorite teaching methods and tips - both in general and for a specific call.
• How to use (and not abuse) your voice.
• Calling for specialized groups (Handicapable, Seniors, Grade Schoolers, etc.)
• Tutorials on popular choreo programs.
• How to digitize, edit, and clean up music.
• Calling at festivals.
• Reviews of new equipment, devices, programs, and gizmos that you find helpful.
Submissions are accepted electronically, in any of these formats: plain text, OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF.
If you have ideas or content, but don't have the time or skill to write an article, send an email message to the Call Sheet's editor, Contact Allan. He'll help help turn your idea or outline into an article.
