The Harmony Sisters USA

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Here are some answers to some frequently asked questions.
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Do you wear costumes?  Yes, we come dressed for the occasion

 

Do you provide your own P.A.? Yes we have a complete sound system.

 

How long is your performance? Performance times vary according to the venue. Usually a show is one hour long.

 

How much do you charge?  You will find our rate to be extremely reasonable and fair to all venues across the board.  We charge by the hour and our fee is calculated on a number of factors; Your budget, the number of residents, travel time and expense, cost of music and costumes, transportation and maintenance. As a general rule we break down our performances into three categories:

 

>Non profit
>Corporate funded
>Out of state

 

Fees

 

Quality Musical programs are $100 per hour for two person act. (Unless discount has been made.  Shows are discounted if client can provide 12 shows per year or other arrangements have been made. The harmony sisters are negotionable to fit your needs.)

 

The Toy Show Runs; One and ½ hours and is $100 flat rate. (It takes a lot to keep our toys operating on battery power. the cost of each show in batteries alone is $40.) Please let us know if you have a banquet table to accommodate the show. For all of our toys to be properly displayed they must have a lot of room to walk, dance, skate and move.

 

Art Show Rates; Each student is responsible for sketch pad, pencils and sharpeners. Pencils must be #2 or more in lead. All art is black and white until Lesson four when the class will get into Color. At this time the student will be asked to bring colored pencils or markers to the class. Each class is a $75 flat rate if facility pays or it is $25 per person if the facility wishes each resident to self pay. Classes can be booked once a month or weekly. If the students wish to continue with modern crafts the supplies again will be the responsibility of the student. This keeps costs low for the facility. All craft supply lists will be provided before each class.

 

 

Details On Psychic Lecture And Classes

 

There will be a two to three hour lecture with a ten minuet break in between. This lecture will explain psychic awareness so that all participants will understand the subject matter. The lecture is $150 dollars per three hours. (Special rate) or $25 per person if self pay and there is no audience limit. At each lecture and class the audience will be asked to bring a note book and writing material. Once the lecture is over if classes are to be held there will be a requirement of six to ten people per class. Classes will be held at night and they will be from one to one and ½ hours long. There will be five to six classes in total, depending on the advancement of each student. The 578 page instruction book is $35.00 through me or 39.99 on line. This book holds the entire instructional subject matter that we will be covering during the class. Class rates do not include the instructional guide. Each class is $25 per student, per class if self pay. All students are responsible to purchase there own guide, or guides can be purchased at the discount through me.

 

All Private Staff Or Resident Psychic readings

are $25 per person 20 minutes per reading. If facility is paying for a party, they must add up the total of guests to be read and times that total by the suggested fee. As a special offer to the host of each party, I will give them a psychic reading for free.

 

Do you provide receipts? Yes we have our own receipts. Just ask for one.

 

What method of payment do you accept? Cash or check.

(We also have W-9 forms for institutions that require one. These are mailed out 2-3 weeks prior to an engagement to give an institution time to prepare payment that day.)

 

Are you twins? No. We are two years a part. We dress identical as part of our act. (So did the Andrew Sisters and The Lennon Sisters) .

 

Have you had any formal training? Yes. We were both trained vocally for ten years.

 

Irma was trained in rhythm guitar. She is self-taught on the synthesizer. Marie won a scholarship at the Vesper George school of art.

 

How long have you been performing? We began our live performances in 1980. Our experience is with the elderly and disabled. However, we have also performed on radio, television, in schools, church and coffee houses.

 

We left the music scene in 1997 due to our mother's illness. She was a blind diabetic with renal failure. She passed away on April 12th 2006.

 

We returned to music in September of 2006.

 

Do you take requests? Yes! Request away! If we know it, we will play it, or sing it accapella. If we don't know it, we will get it.

 

Do you have business cards? Yes. We have business cards, brochures, program booklets and CD's.

 

What is your experience with the elderly?  We cared for our parents at home for many years. Our father had Alzheimer's Disease, and our mother had Diabetes, renal failure, macular degeneration and was completely blind. We have a great empathy and understanding of our audiences and love to interact with them and watch their faces light up to the costumes and songs.

 

Why do you dress alike?  We dress alike to show we are connected in what we are doing. In years past, all the female groups dressed alike. We are merely imitating that idea.

 

 

How do you prepare for your show? Our first consideration is for a theme; holiday, Broadway, birthday, sing along, island etc. Once we have our chosen theme we choose songs for the show that are most popular, because every show is designed to be familiar so the audience can sing along.

 

Irma records the back ground music using a synthesizer to give the affect of a full band sound with horns, drums, guitars and piano. We record the back track to CD, one song per CD to allow us time to interact with the audience between songs.

 

The trivia we ask comes from questions about the titles of the songs and the singer who made the song popular.

 

We dress according to the event; red for valentines and Christmas, green for St. Patrick's day, flowery tops for our island show, earth tones for November, silver or gold for Broadway, red, white and blue for July and so on.

 

Sample Of Trivia

 

Andrew Sisters/Lennon Sisters/Mcguire Sisters Trivia

The Lennon Sisters were discovered on The Lawrence Welk Show. Their names are Peggy, Dee Dee, Kathy, and Janet- Today Dee Dee is retired and Peggy, Kathy, and Janet are still performing.

 

The McGuire Sisters are Phyllis, Christine and Dorothy. They were performing until 2001. According to their website there has been no post since that date which mentions the attack on the World Trade Center.

 
The names of the Andrew Sisters are Patty, Maxene and Laverne.
 

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