WHO SHOULD APPLY?

People passionate about musical interpreting, people who have a teachable spirit, a humble heart, no ego, whether or not they are professional. 

WHO SHOULD NOT APPLY?

Who should not apply? 
 

• Complainers: We are NOT fans of complainers. If you have fallen into that mindset, we love you, but would love to love you from a distance. 
   

• Critical Individuals: You know we want to create a positive, loving, and safe environment.  Criticism of participants, criticism of staff, volunteers, bus drivers, servers, etc etc etc is not welcomed. Love, joy, support... these are the defining characteristics of BSLN.  
   

• The Blameless: We want people who are able to say "I made a mistake" not "it isn't my fault". We think that is a sign of maturity, and professional interpreters need to exude maturity at all times. If you can do no wrong, ya probably need to do that at home. 
   

• Feedback Haters: We have only had a handful of participants who have been feedback haters over the years, but if that's you, this workshop isn't for you. This workshop will have 2 days of feedback either from peers or Mama Sam, so if you don't want feedback, you should probably seek out a different musical interpreting workshop. Just sayin'... 
   

• The Easily Offended:  Offended interpreters are NOT professional interpreters. Our workshops are packed with people who have different philosophies on everything! Not everyone will agree with each other's sign choices, interpretations, vaccine status, mask preferences, lifestyles, religion, politics, dog/cat preferences, hair color, orientations, use of pronouns, tattoo usage, clothing choices, music preferences, piercings, etc. In the end, we expect all participants will attend only if they choose to LEAVE ALL POTENTIAL OFFENSES AT HOME. If you can't attend without getting offended when hearing opinions alternative to your own, this isn't the workshop for you. We promote a loving and family environment, and we want to love each amid our similarities and differences. 
   

• The Ethically Challenged: Clearly as an interpreter workshop, we support ethical behavior. Legal ethics? If you have sticky fingers, it's better to stay sticky at home. Don't apply. We don't appreciate thievery. Professional ethics? If you feel honoring the CPC is optional, this isn't an ideal spot to hang for the weekend, as we are very supportive of the RID CPC in it's entirety. 
   

• The Agenda Driven: Passion is awesome. Gate is packed with passionate individuals. You might be very passionate about the pandemic, world events, politics, religion, etc., however as we will be packed with people carrying differing opinions, this workshop is ideal for people who can remain conflict free in spite of our individual perspectives and opinions. We want people who can avoid hot topics, and remain happy go lucky and gooey throughout the workshop. If you cannot take a break from America's drama for the weekend, you might need to keep those passions at home. 

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If these characteristics don't define you, please apply! As you see, we work hard to make this event a place guided by love. LOVE LOVE LOVE... and FAMILY FAMILY FAMILY... that's what defines this workshop, and we hope one day that will define the field in which we are a part.