Lorraine Barrows
Coastline show Chorus #1
24 Medieval Way
West Warwick, RI 02893
(401) 828-2343 (home)
(401) 828-2343 (fax)
LBISOK@aol.com (e-mail)

FACULTY OBJECTIVE
To provide skill building exercises leading toward proficiency in the following sight reading requirements: pitch memory and matching, meter identification, recognition and performance of rhythmic values, establishing and demonstrating interval clarity, recognition and tuning of basic barbershop chords and establishing the key of song and the starting pitch. To practice the exercises and to apply the skills directly to sight reading four part barbershop arrangements and to enjoy the process.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
CURRENT
International Faculty Program

PREVIOUS
International Competitor in 1991
1989 to 1996 Competitor
Attended 14 international Conventions
Director of Education (1996-2005)
Pitch Pipe Review
Music Saleability committee
Coaching Seminar - Windsor Locks, CT
Choreography Workshop (1991 and 1992)
Small Chorus - Tulsa (1980's)
Small Chorus - St. Louis (1996)
Directors Seminar (1995-1997)

REGIONAL EXPERIENCE
CURRENT
Assistant Director Coastline Show Chorus

PREVIOUS
YWIH Coordinator (1990-1996)
Region #1
DMA Faculty (1988-1996)
Region #1
25+ Competing Chorus
Quartet Competitor
A Sterling Affair, Region #1 Champions
All IES


MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Chorus Director Royal River Chorus (1983-1996)
Chorus Director Oklahoma Jubilee Chorus (2003-2005)
Assistant Director Casco Bay Chorus (1980-1983)
Assistant Director Coastline Chorus (2005-present)
Music Educator
Clinician for a cappella vocal festivals
High School vocal instrumental teacher for 28 years
Performance in community orchestra and bands
Conductor of gospel choir
Many years of piano, vocals and french horn
MENC Convention Teacher
ACDA Teacher
NATS Teacher
Conducted Youth Festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada
IES Teacher
School Workshops
Girl scout Presentations
Proofing all music for publication (2004-2005)
Conducting Community Bands

COACHING EXPERIENCE
CURRENT
Merrimack Valley Chorus
Harmony Classic 4th Place (2005)

PREVIOUS
Region #1 Choruses - as part of DMA Faculty in 1990's
Footloose YWIH Quartet 2006
Four of a Kind YWIH Quartet
Mentor to Mele O Kona Chorus - Hawaii




EDUCATION
University of New Hampshire
B. S. in Music Education
46+ hours Graduate Courses in Music, Adult Education and Distance Learning Classes - Masters Equivalent from the University of Maine, University of New Hampshire and University of Phoenix

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
None

TEACHING DATA LIST
General Membership
Director Education
Music Theory
Sight Singing
Organizational Knowledge
PVI's
Regional Educational Planning
Rhythm
Vocal Production
YWIH Director Education
Quartet Education


Class Topic: Motivation and Membership Appreciation
Class Title: Accentuate the Positive
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Keep chorus members challenged, rewarded and happy to avoid membership decline and to keep people singing. Identify the driving forces behind your individual choruses and cater to their desires while involving them in meaningful music making. Make it fun, make it educational, and make it yours!

Class Topic: Membership
Class Title: Open and Affirming - of all ages
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Discover what you and your chorus may be doing unintentionally that excludes potential members of a variety of ages, races, educational backgrounds and religions from joining you. Seek a new approach to membership through your attitude, image, music choice, performance emceeing, rehearsal location and other contributing factors.

Class Topic: Understanding the Contemporary Barbershop World
Class Title: Not Your Grandfather's (Grandmother's) Barbershop
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class:Video examples and live demonstrations illustrate the adaptation of a variety of musical styles into the a cappella barbershop exhibited by today's choruses. This class is particularly suited to new Sweet Adelines and to outside audiences.

Class Topic: Understanding the "Big Picture" of Sweet Adelines International
Class Title: What's In It For Me?
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Know how you and your local chorus relate to all the offerings of the international organization. Learn what's available for resources, who's available to help, what programs and opportunities exist, how you can take advantage of all the exceptional educational and social opportunities offered.

Class Topic: Director Education - Rehearsal Planning
Class Title: What's Happening
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Incorporate variety and accomplishment in each evening's rehearsal through effective planning. Keep the various learning styles satisfied while maintaining an atmosphere of support and enthusiasm. teach all the time, by designing your activities to build on what they know, while enforcing new skills.

Class Topic: Director Education
Class Title: Music Team Workshop
Class Time: 1 Hour to an Entire Day - Adaptable
Description of Class: Develop plans for the creative use of all individual talents on your music team to strengthen the weekly rehearsals and relieve some of the demands on the director. identify strengths and interests and encourage the development of assistant directors, section leaders, tape checkers and vocal coaches within your chorus.

Class Topic: Director Education
Class Title: Help! I'm a New Director!
Class Time: 1 Hour to a Full Day - Adaptable
Description of Class: Prioritize the basics of what you and your chorus need. Find resources and mentors to help. Understand how to find appropriate music, use the DCP materials and other resources available through international headquarters and elsewhere. Share successes and questions with others who are starting out. This is a very practical, hands-on class for new directors.

Class Topic: Assistant Director Training (For Directors and their Assistants)
Class Title: How Do I Fit In?
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Identify together the strengths and interests of all the assistants in your chorus. Work out a plan for strengthening the chorus and sharing the weekly load so that there are several faces in front of the chorus, the rehearsals have variety and momentum, skills are being presented by the best teachers and demonstrators, and "hand waving" is effective for all.

Class Topic: Directing - leveled by experience
Class Title: What They See Is What They Get
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Use a common song to refine your conducting techniques in visually communicating and leading your singers. This class is effective for section leaders, assistant directors and directors, either together or as separate groups.

Class Topic: Quartet Coaching
Class Title: Quartet Coaching
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Receive general coaching for your quartets or YWIH quartets, either as a demonstration quartet in front of a class or privately.

Class Topic: Vocal Production
Class Title: Sing Out, Louise!
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Use a seminar song to strengthen individual voice techniques by addressing common problems and/or goals. Work to enhance the unit sound through the basics of breath management, support, focus, blend and tuning.

Class Topic: Sight Singing Skills
Class Title: the Think System or You have to Hear it to Sing it
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: participate in a collection of games, rhythm chants, exercises and interval routines to build your sight singing skills, tuning and accuracy.

Class Topic: vocal Warm Ups
Class Title: The Best Part of the Night!
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Have fun warming up your voice with a collection of exercises and games while understanding what each exercise is created to accomplish and how it relates to the music you are rehearsing.

Class Topic: Vocal Coaching
Class Title: PVI
Class Time: 20 min. per voice
Description of Class: Receive individual vocal coaching tailored to your skills and goals.

Class Topic: Vocal Production - Basses
Class Title: The Wide Mouthed Bass
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Use a seminar song to work on the unique characteristics of the bass part. Sing out with confidence and attention to the nuances and barbershop embellishments built into the arrangement.

Class Topic: Young Women in Harmony support for Sweet Adeline Choruses
Class Title: Getting Started with Young Women in Harmony
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: Using the YWIH Guide for Chapters, learn effective methods for starting YWIH programs at the local level, approaching school departments, knowing what's appropriate and where to find help in starting choruses, quartets and/or festivals.

Class Topic: Organizing music Festivals for youth and/or adults
Class Title: Festivals 101
Class Time: 1 Hour
Description of Class: step-by-step details for organizing an invitational festival, either for Young Women and Young Men in Harmony, or for an exchange of performances among several community groups.

Class Topic: YWIH Chorus
Class Title: YWIH Chorus Rehearsal and Performance
Class Time: Full Day
Description of Class: Participate in a full day of rehearsal with other middle school, high school and/or college-aged singers in preparation for a public appearance. The festival can be held in conjunction with a regional educational weekend or summer school or offered by a local chorus.

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