How to Subscribe to a List
In addition to the on-line forums, ICDA offers a way to stay current on the latest discussions via e-mail. Simply subscribe to the list or lists of your choice and voilá!... you're on! Here is the procedure for signing up for a list:
In the mail program of your choice (and from whichever e-mail account of your choice), send an e-mail to majordomo@iowachoral.org with the following information in the body of the message:So, as an example, pretend Josephine (who is new to our state) just got the choral job at Waving Grass HS (which is located in the northeast district) and she wants to sign up for a few e-mail lists. She would open up her e-mail program (or web client... however she can get to her e-mail), and using the account she wanted to receive mail at, she would compose a new message to majordomo@iowachoral.org that had the following in the body:subscribe list-name, or
unsubscribe list-nameThe e-mail lists available are as follows:
General Lists everyone Distribution list* for all members of ICDA; used to send general announcements to everyone by the executive board only District Lists northwest Discussion list* for the northwest district northcentral Discussion list for the north central district northeast Discussion list for the northeast district central Discussion list for the central district eastcentral Discussion list for the east central district southwest Discussion list for the southwest district southcentral Discussion list for the south central district southeast Discussion list for the southeast district R&S Division Lists childrens Discussion list for all things relating to children's choirs, elementary music, etc. jhms Discussion list for all things relating to junior high/middle school choirs, music classes, etc. highschool Discussion list; used to converse about all things at the HS level youth Discussion list for all things relating to being a college student in ICDA two-year Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to two-year college choirs college Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to college/university choirs community Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to community choirs worship Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to music & worship ministries womens Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to women's choirs mens Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to men's choirs jazz Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to the art of jazz and jazz choirs show Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to show choirs ethnic Discussion list; used to converse about all things relating to ethnic & multicultural perspecitves in choral music * Note that all lists are "discussion lists" only, except where marked. Discussion lists may only be posted to by members of the list; any attempt to send an e-mail to the group by a non-member will result in that e-mail being bounced. Distribution lists are for general announcements, not for discussions.
subscribe everyone
subscribe highschool
subscribe northeast
Josephine would receive a confirmation e-mail that assured her of being on the list. Josephine could then rest easy knowing that all was well in Waving Grass, Iowa... for now...
How to Compose an E-mail to a List
For any group listed above, an email may be crafted by appending "@iowachoral.org" to the name. You may write to any discussion list (see the red note above) of which you are a member.
So, using our earlier example, pretend Josephine has a question about the best way to teach solfége to her freshman choir. She could send an e-mail to highschool@iowachoral.org stating her question, and then wait to see if her colleagues could help her.
Questions
If you have any questions on how this works, please don't hesitate to contact the e-mail list manager.