Sharon Babb
Colorado Spirit Chapter #8
2872 Loma Place
Boulder, CO 80301-1510
(303) 443-0822 (home)
e-mail: cardinalnote@aol.com

FACULTY OBJECTIVE
To teach women to be better singers, musicians, performers, competitors, and patrons of our art.

INTERNATIONAL
CURRENT EXPERIENCE
Certified Sound Judge
Master Faculty
International Board of Directors
Judge Specialist - Sound

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Task Force Member
Director Education Coordinator Moderator
Judge Seminar Chair
Chair - Judge Workshop
DMA
Education Direction Committee

REGIONAL EXPERIENCE
CURRENT
Region 8 Faculty
Coach

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Regional Board
Competition Coordinator
HONORS
Region 8 Queen of Hearts

MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Coach - Quartet & Chorus
Choir Director for Sweet ‘n’ Funky (YWIH group adviser)
Glee Club Director
College minor in music
Director - Mt. Melody Chapter, High Country Chapter and Colorado Spirit Chapter
Interim Director - Skyline Chapter
Assistant Director - Centennial Chapter
Section leader and choreographer

EDUCATION
B.S. English, Minors in Vocal Music, Speech & Theater
M.A. Journalism
Post-Graduate work in education, music and business

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
National Education Association
Phi Delta Kappa

TEACHING SKILL AREAS
Coaching
Creativity
Directing
Emceeing
Individual Musicianship
Judging
Leadership/Music Staff Training
Performance Packaging
Quartets
Rehearsal Techniques
Section Leader Training
Stress Management
Teaching
Time Management
Vocal Production
PVI Training
Barbershop Sound

TEACHING DATA LIST
All classes can be tailored to specific audiences and your particular needs.

Class Topic: Judging
Class Title: Elements of Sound Category
Class Time: 45-90 minutes

Class Topic: Judging
Class Title: What Contestants/Judges Really Think
Class Time: 45-90 minutes

Class Topic: Judging
Class Title: Performance Levels: What They Mean
Class Time: 45-90 minutes

Class Topic: Judging
Class Title: Judges and the Judging Program
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Judging

Class Title: A Level - Size Doesn’t Matter But Everything Else Does
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Performance

Class Title: Vocal Production - Training to do PVI's
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Voice

Class Title: Riser Placement Strategies
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Directors

Class Title: Directors’ Seminar - (8 classes)
Class Time: 45-90 minutes each
Class Topic: Directors

Class Title: Repertoire Management & Construction
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Directors

Class Title: Rehearsal Planning
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Directors

Class Title: Chord Balance and Tuning
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Directors

Class Title: Effective Warmups
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: General Membership

Class Title: Sight Singing
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: General Membership

Class Title: Individual Musicianship
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: General

Class Title: Balance/Blend
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: General

Class Title: Psychology of Competition
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: General

Class Title: Show Planning
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Coaching

Class Title: Coaching the Category - Sound
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Coaching

Class Title: Coaching All Singing Groups
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Coaching

Class Title: Quartet Coaching
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Coaching

Class Title: Training Coaches
Class Time: 45-90 minutes
Class Topic: Coaching

Class Title: Section Leader Training
Class Time: 60-120
Class Topic: Section Leaders

MISCELLANEOUS:
Emceeing
Language and Its Edge
Elements of Lesson Planning
Teaching Strategies
Tag Teaching

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