Border Lakes Region 2
A division of Sweet Adelines International

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This coaching contact list is for informational purposes only. The coaches included on the list are not endorsed by Region #2, nor does Region #2 assume any responsibility for contacting, scheduling, or setting up of coaching fees between a coach and any group or individual. Please contact individuals below for further information.

Name Contact Information Availability Background/Coaching Interests
Julia Beadle
(Director London Chorus)
jbeadlemania@msn.com Weekends, some evenings Experience:  Master Director, Int'l. quartet and chorus experience.  Will coach quartets and choruses.
Diane Catellane (Director Shoreline Sound Chorus) dicat@wideopenwest.com No Tuesdays, some weekends.

Experience over 25 years Sweet Adeline Membership. International top 10 quartet many times, placing 2nd in 1985. Competing International Chorus Director 3 times, Master Director. Currently singing lead with In-Voice quartet 2008 Regional Champion. Will work in any category, but if you need vocal production help, give me a call-I can help you here! Can coach B+ level in quartets or choruses.
 

Patti Cole (London Chorus) patti_lu2002@yahoo.ca
 
Summer:  Weekends, evenings. Sept.-June: Weekends, and some evenings. Experienced in showmanship and choreography with quartets, large and small choruses.  Will coach same.
Diane Clark (Director, Grand Traverse Chorus) granddiva@charter.net

 

Weekends, some evenings Experience: SAI Approved International Faculty, Certified Director, YWIH
director and coach, retired university professor of vocal music, coaches
choruses and quartets at all levels, PVI specialist

 
Lee  Davison (former Director Great Lakes Chorus) lidavison@aol.com Most days/evenings except Tuesday's Experience:  Int'l Quartet Champion "The Fourth Edition", '72.  Competing Int'l Director - 5 times.  Master Director, past. Int'l Board Member.  Current:  Coaching in 3 regions.  President of Coronet Club.  Will coach choruses and/or quartets.  Primary work in Sound and Expression with secondary in showmanship and music.
Michele Decman (London Chorus) michele.d@rogers.com Time open - messages on answering machine and e-mail checked often. Experience:  Lead section leader, some chorus directing, quartet coaching.  Prefers coaching novice or young quartets gearing towards competition.
Pam Iacco (Heart of Mich. Chorus) iacco1ps@cmich.edu Please contact Experience:  YWIH coach, former SPEBSQSA director.  Interest:  Expression category.  Prefer coaching new quartets and small choruses.
Kelli Kelly
(Song of the Lakes Chorus)
kelli2kellyk@yahoo.com Please contact Experience:  Voice Major at the University of Michigan-Flint, specializing in Vocal Technique and supportive skills in opening the voice to it's full potential through PVI's, Vocal Production Sectional work and techniques on bringing it to the risers.  Director: Song of the Lakes Chorus and vocal coach for several choruses in Region 2 and 17.
Linda Liddicoatt (Shoreline Sound Chorus & Reg. 2 Directors' Coordinator) lliddicoatt@yahoo.com Please contact Experience: Master Director, Region 2 Championship quartet singer, director at both Regional and International level, chorus and quartet coach.  Expertise:  Vocal production and all categories for men's and women's quartets/choruses/YWIH quartets.
Nancy Liedel (Fenton Lakes Chorus) barisweet@earthlink.net Please contact Experience:  Certified Director, past front line director, registered quartet singer.  Current Assoc. Director.  Chorus/quartet coach.  Interest:  Showmanship/some expression coaching for quartets and choruses.
Jeanne Lundburg (Director Fenton Lakes Chorus) jeannelundberg@msn.com Please contact Experience:  Certified director.  Int'l. quartet/chorus singing experience.  Has directed small and mid-sized choruses.  Int'l appointments:  DMA, Reg. #17 (3 yrs.), Reg. #2 (3 yrs.) DMA Team, Reg. Music Faculty.  Interest:  Coaching quartets and choruses of any size.  Coaching subjects include in-tune singing, vocal skills, riser placement, costume planning, choreography.  More subjects on contact.
Traci Martin (Gem City Chorus) tracimartin@cinci.rr.com Please contact Experience:  Front Line Directing; Regional Quartet Champ, Zenith; Director of Fourth place IES chorus; Front row, Spirit of Detroit; International competitor both quartet and chorus levels; Chorus section leader/music staff; Choreography for both quartets and choruses. Graduate of Music Group Gathering 3 years in Coaching and Directing. Vocal Director for Howell Comm. Theater Prod. Staff, Current member Gem City Chorus.
Jill McMurray (Song of the Lakes Chorus) jjjhjmc@hotmail.com Almost anytime  Expertise:  Showmanship/sound.  23 years barbershop experience.  Several years experience coaching at regional level.  Past member of regional music team.  Past Asst. choreographer for Thumb Area Chorus.
Diane Murtagh (Shoreline Sound Chorus) dianemurtagh@cogeco.ca Please contact Experience:  Quartet - Int'l level.  Wishes to coach beginning quartets.
Lynne Pierce (Shoreline Sound Chorus) lerskine@med.umich.edu Some evenings and weekends Experience:  Quartet - Int'l level.  Certified SPEBSQSA director currently Masters Program, Region #2 LAW school faculty with 11 years experience. Works all categories for both quartets and choruses. Has coached numerous SAI and SPEBSQSA quartets including one regional SAI and two district SPEBSQSA quartet champions
Karen Romanson (London Chorus) ke_romanson@hotmail.com Weekends/some week nights Experience:  Quartet Int'l. level.  Interest:  coaching quartets, small choruses, YWIH quartets.
Jan White (Fenton Lakes Chorus) janrochester@comcast.net Please contact.  No Mondays Experience:  Int'l experience with both quartet (top 10) and chorus (8 times). Teacher, emcee, member of DCP program, 6 times show chairman, section leader, chapter president, Reg. Board of Directors,  Interest:  PVI's, quartets, "C" level and above choruses.  Specialty:  Building Unit Sound, Showmanship