2014 Administrative Resource Day/Directors' School

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Faculty Biographies

Fran Furtner

Fran has been a member of Sweet Adelines International for over 25 years.  She is an International Board Member, served as the 2012-2013 Secretary, is Liaison to the Worldwide region, and is a member of the organization's International Faculty Coordinator's Committee.

In addition to being an International Faculty member, she served on the faculty of East Central Region 4, which is now Harmony Heartland Region 4.  She is also a choreography and showmanship coach to barbershop choruses.  Fran is a proud member of the award-winning Cincinnati Sounds Chorus and sings bass in the ITones and Lasting Impressions quartets.

When Fran is not singing or involved in barbershop activities, she works as President of MRA Advertising/Production Support Services, Inc. - one of the largest advertising production consultancies in the U.S.  The company specializes in helping global advertisers get more effective advertising and maximum value from their TV commercial, print, and online production budgets.  MRA is headquartered in Cincinnati and has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas and Detroit.

 

Tori Postma

Tori is the Master Director of the award-winning Mountain Jubilee Chorus.  She is a dynamic, multi-faceted and energetic woman.  Tori brings many talents to the job of Director, but her main goal is to bring 'joy through singing' to all women. 

Tori's Biography

"I want every woman I coach or teach to have increased self-esteem because they have some new tools in their musical performance repertoire.

Education:  B.S. English Education, Utah State University, Minor in Music

Musical Experience:  Director, 35 years; International Quartet Medalist; Piano Study, 12 years; Voice Study, 5 years.

Current Sweet Adeline Experience:  Certified International Faculty, Certified Showmanship Judge, Master Director, Sales and Marketability Committee.

Previous Sweet Adeline Experience:  International Board of Directors, Judge Specialist, Showcase Committee, Novice Directors School Faculty, International Quartet Medalist

Sweet Adeline Regional Experience:  Region 8 Judging Workshop and Novice Quartet Contest, Region 25 Quartet Workshop, Region 16 Workshop, Tori previously served as ES and NZES Faculty for regions 1, 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 22, 23 and 26.

Tori lives with her husband, Stan, in South Jordan, Utah with family and friends close at hand.

Class Descriptions

Fran has specifically designed her classes for training of chapter  Management Teams and Boards of Directors.  The planned schedule for Teams/Boards is as follows but is subject to change:

9:00 AM - Welcome

9:15 AM - The Art of Leadership

10:15 AM - Shaping Your Future with Strategic Planning

12 Noon - Riches at Your Fingertips - Resources on the Sweet Adelines Intl. website

12:30 PM - Lunch

2:00 PM - Secrets of Smart and Successful Teams

3:15 PM - Jump Start Your Marketing

4:30 PM - Q & A and Wrap-up

As far as the Directors, Assistant Directors, Associate Directors and Certified Directors, who better than Tori Postma to teach us how to do our job better, smarter and more effectively?  Tori Postma was our Showmanship judge in April and she has a very good feel for where our choruses are and where we want to go.  Using her directorial experience of 35 years as well as her years as a judge and coach, Tori will teach as well as use a demo chorus to explain new techniques to get the most from our singers. 

Tori's class schedule is as follows but is subject to change:

9:00 AM - The 33 P's of a great rehearsal (All the ingredients for an uplifting, educational and FUN rehearsal)

10:00 AM - Teaching Vocal Skills (resonance, blend, wall of sound, synch)

11:30 AM - Listening skills (dvd examples....what to fix and how...)

12:30 PM - Lunch

2:00 PM - Make the Song Better/Make the Singer Better (with demo chorus)

3:15 PM - Director as Performer (Our role in Showmanship, working with choreographers)

4:15 PM - People Skills and question/answer wrap-up

  

The Regional Management Team feels so strongly about educating our Chapter Leadership and our Musical Leaders, that we have assumed the cost of most of this training.  The cost is quite low so that chapters can send all of their Boards/Teams/Directors to this one-day event!  Register today for what is sure to be a fabulous day of training and education. 

Registration includes lunch on Saturday.Register Now!Note: Registrations are transferable but not refundable.