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Faculty and Coaches

The following individuals are currently part of the regional faculty
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Harriette Walters
Master Director, Greater Nassau Chorus, International Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Master Director, Greater Nassau Chorus; International Board of Directors; Moderator, Director Education Coordinators; Certified International Faculty Member, past DMA (Director of Music Activities); past Education Coordinator; current Regional Leadership Coordinator

Areas of Expertise:
Harriette offers a wide range of expertise. They include:

  • Vocal Skills
  • Directing Skills
  • Rehearsal Planning
  • Section Leader/ Assistant Director Training
  • PVI’s
  • Motivation
  • Creativity
  • Performance
  • Coach choruses and Quartets
  • Leadership

Carolyn Schmidt
Master Director, Hickory Tree Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Master Director of Hickory Tree Chorus; Certified Music Arranger; past DMA (Director of Music Activities)

Areas of expertise:

  • All areas of barbershop arranging
  • Repertoire development
  • Directing Skills
  • Rehearsal Planning
  • Section Leader/ Assistant Director Training
  • PVI’s
  • Quartet Coaching

Carole Argulewicz
Director, Evergreen Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
B.S. in Music Therapy; M.S. in Special Education; Certified Director of Evergreen Chapter; past Quartet Coordinator, current Directors' Coordinator

Areas of Expertise:

  • Music Theory
  • Directing Skills
  • Rehearsal Planning
  • Section Leader/ Assistant Director Training
  • PVI’s
  • Quartet Coaching

Connie Kash
Certified Director, Twin County Chorus, Faculty

Biography:
Psychotherapist: Member of the Arrangers Association (pre IMAP); Past Region 15 Quartet Champion; Past DMA Faculty, 1977 – 1987; past Directors’ Coordinator; past Quartet Promotion Chair; current Region 15 Arrangers Coordinator; Certified Director.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Arranging

Dana Dunlevy
Hickory Tree Chorus, Faculty

Biography:
Substitute Teacher; Taught writing and literacy programs; Founding Member/President of a group called Women Who Write

Areas of Expertise:

  • Writing of Press Releases
  • Design and Production of Flyers
  • Power Point and web Graphics
  • Knowledge of available media outlets
  • Planning and marketing of membership programs

Faith MacDonnell
Chapter at Large, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Dance/Acting Instructor; Member of the Director Certification Program; Church Choir Director; Trained as a Classical Singer; Experienced Coach

Areas of Expertise:

  • All aspects of visual planning and performance
  • Solid comprehension of relationship between enhanced sound and visual performance

Jeannie Froehlich
Assistant Director, Harmony Celebration Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Two-Time Queen of Harmony; past Chair of Showcase at International Convention; Coronet Club Board of Directors, Coronet Club Show Chair; former European Faculty; Queens College Faculty; Experienced emcee

Areas of Expertise:

  • Sound
  • Expression
  • Showmanship
  • Staging and Emcee Work
  • Teaching all aspects of barbershop technique and craft
  • Choreography
  • Lyrical Interpretation

Judith Douglas
Director, Metro Rhythm Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Director, Golden Apple Chorus for 9 years; Past Asst. Director and now current Director of Metro Rhythm Chorus; Coach of  Urysu Chorus, Tokyo, Japan; Former Dance Instructor.  

Area of Expertise:

  • Vocal Production
  • Expression Category
  • Music Theory

Kathleen Wright
Liberty Oak Chorus, Faculty

Biography:
Bachelor’s degree in Music

Areas of Expertise:

  • Chapter leadership and organization
  • Human relations

Katie Blackwood
Master Director, Liberty Oak Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
B.A. in Music and Theater, Professional Performer, Voice Teacher, Coach for chorus and quartet, Master Director of the Liberty Oak Chorus

Areas of Expertise:

  • Vocal Production
  • Vocal Pedagogy
  • PVI
  • Expression
  • Showmanship
  • How to organize a quartet
  • Rehearsal Planning
  • Musical Leadership training
  • Music/Repertoire Selection
  • Directing Skills

Lisbet P. Duponte, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Retired Physical Therapist; Certified Director, Coach and Voice teacher; past Chair of Regional Quartet seminars in Region 11; past MDR (Membership Development Representative); past Chapter- and Membership Coordinator; past Directors' Coordinator; Co-Chair Regional Leadership Seminars, Tulsa for 3 years; past Emcee for Worldwide Celebration, International Convention in New Orleans (1995); past Young Singers Foundation Board member (1996-2003); Immediate Past Education Coordinator; Regional Merger/Transistion Chair

Area of Expertise:

  • Communication Skills/People Skills
  • Sound
  • Expression
  • Showmanship
  • Section leaders/Assistant Director training
  • Directing Skills
  • Rehearsal planning
  • Individual/group voice training

Marilyn Block
Liberty Oak Chorus, Coach

Biography:
Former front-Line Director; former DMA staff member, former Vice-Regent, Treasurer and Board member

Areas of Expertise:

  • Vocal Skills
  • Unit Sound
  • Individual voice training
  • Directing Skills
  • Section Unity
  • Rehearsal Planning

Peggy DiSunno
Director, Long Island Sound Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Retired Teacher; Professional Leadership Training; President of Teachers Union; Professional Music Teacher Mentor; Immediate Past Regional Team Coordinator; Certified Director

Areas of Expertise:

  • Rehearsal planning
  • Strategic Planning and goal setting
  • Crisis management and mediation
  • DCP training

Sharon Vitkovsky
Harmony Celebration Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Certified NJ Music Teacher; Queen of Harmony; Queen's College Faculty; Coronet Club Board of Directors; wrote scripts and taught Barbershop classes in Hungary; Front-line Director; Assistant Director; Approved Arranger (previous/original program);Approved Candidate Judge - Music (during 1990's); RMT member - Education Coordinator (started TRAX) and Director Coordinator

Areas of Expertise:

  • Quartet and Chorus Coaching
  • Vocal Production, Interpretation, Sound as well as other aspects of the barbershop craft
  • Judging Categories and levels
  • Arranging
  • Classes for quartet members, musical leaders, section leaders, directors and director candidates

Susan Schuman
Hickory Tree Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Masters degree in Counseling and Student Affairs; Professional leadership training as President of Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood and member of the Temple Board of Directors; directed many college productions; Assistant Director; Lead Section leader; various other chapter chair positions, DCP program

Areas of Expertise:

  • Vocal Production
  • PVIs
  • Section leader training
  • Script writing

Alexis DePersia-Norelli
Harmony Celebration Chorus, Faculty, Coach & Young Women in Harmony Coordinator

Biography:
BA in Dance & Theater. Drama Teacher, Musical Choreographer; HCC "Achieving the Dream" Team Member, Visual Team/Choreographer. Trained in character development, acting, voice & speech, dance, and performance. Extensive experience with youth groups and college student groups in music, dance, team building, communication and leadership.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Physicalization as it supports the musical product
  • Visual performance
  • Choregraphy planning
  • Ensemble/Team building
  • Leadership

Linnea Acton
Assistant Director and Choreographer, Evergreen Chorus, Coach

Biography:
Several positions on Evergreen Chorus management team, music team, costume commitee and visual team; currently Assistant Director and Choreographer

Areas of Expertise:

  • Choreography
  • Vocal production
  • Section leader training

 

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