Darlene Rogers
Texas Harmony Chorus, Region #10 & #25
2152 Mahogany
Flower Mound, TX 75022
972-539-9985 (home)
Drogers427@aol.com (e-mail)
www.drogersvoice.com

FACULTY OBJECTIVE


INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
CURRENT
International Faculty Associate

PREVIOUS
IES Faculty, 2002

REGIONAL EXPERIENCE
CURRENT
Regional Schools, Rg. #10 - 2003
Fall Regional Meeting, Rg. #1 - 2002

PREVIOUS
Education Committee Faculty,
Regions #10 & #25 - since 1975

MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Sweet Adelines International Certified Director
Assistant Director, OK City - 1972 - 1993
Directed Oklahoma Jubilee - 4 years
Directed Texas Harmony - 9 years
Public School Music Teacher 1963 - 1970
Junior College Voice/Piano Lab Teacher 1977 - 1980
Directed various Church Choirs
Currently Creekwood Christian Church Choir Director, Flower Mound, TX

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Music Education
Master of Music Education

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION


TEACHING DATA LIST
Coaching
Stress Management
Section Leader Training
Vocal Production

MISCELLANEOUS
I am able to travel abroad and can stay for an indefinite period of time

TEACHING DATA LIST
Class Title: Finding your Voice
Class Time: 1 to 1.5 hours
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: Producing a tension-free sound.

Class Title: Inhalation: As It Relates To Resonance
Class Time: 1 hour
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: Identifying the spaces that enhance your sound.

Class Title: Flying Solo
Duration: 1 hour
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: Making the best use of a warm-up tape.

Class Title: The Mature Voice
Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours
Target Learners: Appropriate to all singers over the age of 30
Topic: Managing the effects of life on your vocal mechanism

Class Title: Vocal Health and Hygiene
Class Time: 1 hour
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: Taking care of your voice.

Class Title: Elegant Diction
Class Time: 1 hour
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: Making music out of vowel and consonants

Class Title: Unit Sound
Duration: 1 hour
Target Learners: Directors, coaches, general membership
Class Topic: Identifying the elements of a unified performance and demonstrating techniques to achieve unity.

Class Title: How to Conduct a PVI
Duration: 1 hour
Target Learners: Directors and musical leaders
Topic: Teaching musical leaders to conduct one-on-one vocal training.

Class Title: Coaching with TLC/Effective Coaching
Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours
Target Learners: Appropriate for musical leaders
Topic: Training coaches to meet the needs of participants in a short coaching session.

Class Title: Big Ears
Class Time: 1.5 hours
Target Learners: Appropriate for musical leaders
Class Topic: Training musical leaders to streamline the evaluation process.

Class Title: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Class Time: 1 to 2 hours
Target Learners: Directors and musical leaders
Class Topic: Compare/contrast different singers, ages, and styles

Class Title: No More Beta Blockers
Class Time: 1 hour
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: Overcoming stage fright.

Class Title: PVI-Personal Vocal Improvement
Class Time: 1 hour
Target Learners: 1-6 singers
Class Topic: Individualized vocal triage.

Class Title: Kinesthesia and the Voice
Class Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: How muscular involvement influences sound

Class Title: “I want some softs – DYNAMIT!”
Class Time: 1 hour
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: Exercises to help the singer accomplish dynamic variance.

Class Title: Expressive Singing
Class Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: discussion and demonstrations of the expressive elements of the lyrics and music.

Class Title: Section Leader Training
Class Time: 4 hours
Target Learners: Section leaders and other musical leaders
Class Topic: Compilation: Big Ears, How to Plan a Section Rehearsal., Conducting Skills and How to Conduct a PVI.

Class Title: How to Raise Your Score in All 4 Categories
Class Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Target Learners: Appropriate for all singers
Class Topic: Vocal warm-ups appropriate to each category

Class Title: Planning a quartet Rehearsal
Class Time: 1 hour
Target Learners: Quartets
Class Topic: Making the most of your rehearsal time.

Class Title: Self-Coaching for Quartets
Class Time: 1.5 hours
Target Learners: Quartets
Class Topic: Making progress on your own – no 5th ear.

Class in Development:
Barbershop Artistry
Creative Teaching Tools
The Natural Art of Breathing

Classes by Request:
Open to tailoring a class to fit your needs.

Coaching:
Chorus: Vocal Production; Section Unit Sound; Relaxation and Resonance
Quartet: Vocal Production; Unifying Resonance; Lock and Ring

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