Coaching with Darlene ....

What a dynamic lady!
Karen gave us this brief bio as a way of introduction.

Here is a short bio to help you get acquainted with Darlene Rogers, who
will be coaching us this week.

Darlene Rogers is the Director of Texas Harmony Chorus, a chapter of Sweet

 Adelines International and an acclaimed music educator and vocal coach. 

She has been teaching and coaching proper vocal production skills to choruses and

 quartets in the barbershop idiom for more than three decades.

Darlene began her Sweet Adeline career in 1968 in Ponca City, OK. In 1970, 

she became a member of the OK City Chorus, where she later became assistant director. 

In addition, she was director of the Oklahoma Jubilee Chorus in Tulsa, as well as 

a member of the 1975 Region 10 Champion Lady Luvs Quartet.

Darlene currently resides in Flower Mound, Texas where she teaches private voice lessons. 

This outstanding and dynamic musical leader is in great demand as a coach and teacher 

by many award winning choruses and quartets in both the Sweet Adeline and 

S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. organizations, including the 1999 Sweet Adeline 

International Quartet Champions, Rumors

Not only does she have an outstanding musical pedigree, she is a very approachable,

 down-to-earth sort of person. We are very lucky to have access to her expertise.

 
Here's a clip of the beginning of her session on Choreographed Vocal Warm Ups.
'CHOCCOLATTE'

Darlene, renowned and internationally respected vocal coach from the US 

also shared her skills with a special coaching session for our Savvy Septuagenarians. 

This special group from our Chorus had an exclusive session with her 

during the day at Faye’s house.

The whole of Chorus benefited from Darlene’s coaching on Wednesday night 

at regular rehearsal but the super 70’s got a bonus session!!

 
How important is the vowel placement and our mouth shapes to produce a unit sound?

 

Working on our breathing and sync while maintaining the 3rd resonance space ....