Barbershop CV

 

Guys & Dolls

Qualified as a Certified Director in the Sweet Adelines International Director Certification Program in October 2008.

Chorus Involvement

2008 – Present     A Cappella West Chorus

  • Assistant Director, Apr-Oct 2008
  • Co-Director, November 2008 -

1993 – 2000 Perth Harmony Chorus

  • Tenor Section Leader, 1995-1999
  • Assistant Director, 1999-2000
  • Choruslines Editor (Chorus Magazine) 1996-1998

Quartet Involvement

2010 – Present (Lead) Fling!

2010 – Present (Tenor) Guys & Dolls (mixed quartet)

  • 1st Place mixed quartet, AAMBS WR 2010

2008 – 2009 (Tenor) The Latest News

  • 2nd Place quartet R34, 2008

2007 – 2008 (Tenor) JJAM

  • Non-competing quartet – performance oriented.

2000, 2003 - 2007 (Tenor) Audacious!

  • 6th Place quartet R34, 2005
  • 3rd Place quartet R34, 2006

1994 – 2000 (Tenor) Fascinatin’ Rhythm

  • 2nd Place quartet R34, 1996, 1998, 2000

Regional Service

  • Education Coordinator
    Region 34, 2004 – 2005
  • Education Faculty
    Region 31, 2001 – 2003
    Region 34, 1999 – 2000, 2004 – current
  • Regional Website Creator
    Region 31
  • Regional Website Creator & Developer
    Region 34, 1998 – 2000, 2004 – current

Coaching

  • 2011: Alliance Quartet (AAMBS); Vocal Evolution Chorus (AAMBS); Onkaparinga Harmony Chorus; Hot Ginger Chorus; Entity Quartet
  • 2010: Alliance Quartet (AAMBS); Vocal Evolution Chorus (AAMBS); Adelaide Sound Connection Chorus; Onkaparinga Harmony Prospective Chorus; Woolongong Harmony Chorus
  • 2009: Alliance Quartet (AAMBS); The Fishbowl Boys Quartet (AAMBS); Flashback Quartet (AAMBS); iCappella Quartet; Adelaide Sound Connection Chorus; Onkaparinga Harmony Prospective Chorus
  • 2008: Espionage Quartet, Pistachio Quartet
  • 2007: Mad About Ewe Quartet, Diva Fever Quartet, ECHO Quartet, Catalyst Quartet, Espionage Quartet
  • 2006: Mad About Ewe Quartet; Voices of the Vasse Chorus; Espionage Quartet, Diva Fever Quartet
  • 2005: Mad About Ewe Quartet; Sydney Town Chorus; Brisbane City Sounds Chorus; Harmony In Paradise Chorus; Riverlands Chorus; Alliance Quartet (AAMBS)
  • 2004: Soul Joy Quartet; Perth Harmony Chorus; Voices Of The Vasse Chorus; Albany City Chorus; Hi Fidelity Quartet; Mad About Ewe Quartet
  • 2003 (AUS): 3&1 Quartet (AAMBS); Blue Chip Stock Quartet (AAMBS); Intuition Quartet; Mad About Ewe Quartet (UK): Lace City Singers, Welwyn Harmony, City of Roses, Coastline Harmony, Classic Harmony, Mosaic (Qtet), Stockport Liberty Belles
  • 2002 (UK):
    • Quartets: Jigsaw UK
    • Choruses: Welwyn Harmony, Stockport Liberty Belles, Solent Sounds, County Connection (Pros), Classic Harmony, Somerset Hills Chorus, Purbrook Harmony
  • 2001 (UK):
    • Quartets: Quartz, Jigsaw UK, C’est La Vie, Goodtime Gals, Noteworthy
    • Choruses: Welwyn Harmony, Mayflowers Plymouth, Classic Harmony, Kaleidescope, Coastline Harmony, Somerset Hills Chorus, Amber Valley

Event Attendance

  • Region 34 Conventions
    1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Region 31 Conventions
    2001, 2002
  • International Conventions
    1995, 1999, 2001, 2002
  • International Education Symposium
    2001
  • Youth In Barbershop Development Initiative
    • Big Barbershop Day Out 2005: Committee & Faculty, Website
    • Big Barbershop Day Out 2006: Committee & Faculty, Website
    • Big Barbershop Day Out 2007:
      Committee & Faculty/Massed Chorus Director, Website
    • Big Barbershop Day Out 2008:
      Committee & Faculty/Massed Chorus Director, Website
    • Big Barbershop Day Out 2009:
      Committee & Faculty/Massed Chorus Director, Website

Classes Presented

  • Regional Quartet Workshop – Adelaide (2010)
    • Co-presented with Lindsey Dyer

Other Classes Available

Vocal Production

  • Blend and Unity
  • The Personal Breath

The Convention Experience

  • Preparation for Contest – Visualization
  • The Warmup Room and how to use it
  • Rehearsing for Contest
  • Putting together a contest performance
  • Score Sheets: Analysis & Action Plan

Section Rehearsals

  • Teaching Section Unity
  • Voice parts and their roles in the chorus sound
  • Holding duetting rehearsals
  • Choosing your model voice

Chorus Growth Through Quartets

  • Encouraging quartets in your chorus
  • Quartets for chorus spirit, personal growth, chorus growth and regional growth
  • The Non-Threatening Quartet and what it can do for you

Song Development

  • Song choice & music analysis
  • Learning tapes – the good the bad and the ugly
  • How to present an interpretive plan
  • Ballad interpretation
  • Uptune: tempo, rhythm, tag, intro, attitude

Showmanship

  • What is “appropriate” choreography?
  • How to put in movement that enhances the sound
  • Adding showmanship to your interpretive plan

Directing Skills

  • Help with Arm-waving
  • Directing Phrases
  • Help with song analysis and problem-spot solving
  • Director, make the chorus do the work!
  • What are Assistant Directors for?

Planning your Chorus Education

  • Teaching at all levels
  • Training and recruiting helpers
  • How to get the most from your coaches

Barbershop Theory

  • Barbershop Style

How to structure your vocal warmups

  • Why are we singing this?
  • Doing it on purpose
  • Feeding VP into songs

Posture: Secrets to Vocal Freedom & Energy

  • Alignment
  • Fluid bodies
  • Inside smile
  • Visual focus & intensity

What You See Is What You Hear: Turning Your Showmanship Into Sound

  • Supportive choreography
  • Detrimental choreography
  • Emotional plans: use specific and intense emotive words
  • Make the chorus look how you want them to sound (and tell them what you’re doing)

Don’t just do it, do something with it!

  • Structure of uptunes
  • Structure of ballads
  • Make sure they notice you did that
  • Doing the most within your capabilities / level
  • Chorus breath plans
  • Ballad phrasing – milking without chord-worship

Quartet Classes

Example Workshop as run in Aberdeen, Scotland