Certified Coaches

Kathy Greason
  • Music category - Helping performers bring the song and arrangement to life through skillful and artistic execution and delivery of the musical opportunities offered by the composer and arranger.
  • Music Reader 101 and 102, and Music Analyst 103
Mary King
  • Certified Director, Choreographer, Coach, Instructor and Curriculum Developer with Harmony, Inc.
  • Completed CDWI 2 with BHS
  • 25 years of experience in Music Teams as Music Chair, Section Leader, Assistant Director and/or Director with general knowledge of music selection, scheduling introduction of new music, methods of teaching new music, developing self-taping programs, performance program planning
  • Extensive knowledge of vocal warm ups and ability to make them fun and interesting as well as fulfilling their purpose
  • Vocal production, interpretation, development of song flow, chord balancing
Lauren Lindeman
  • Certified Music Judge with 25 years of coaching experience.
  • Song Selection for contest and for repertoire
  • Riser placement
  • Singing basics -- vowel match, balance, range improvement, etc.
  • Vocal production
  • Breathing
  • Music theory
  • Chord analysis
  • Musical delivery of themes
  • Getting the most out of the music
  • Developing the musical plan
  • Making choices that amplify your strengths
Myrt McCardle Certified HI Presentation Judge
Certification recognized by BHS
Successfully completed 2 BHS Category schools.
Eleven years experience in Chorus Directing-----------------twice Area Champs.
Twenty years experience in Choreographing and developing performance plans.
Have coached extensively, Harmony Inc and BHS Choruses and Quartets, as well as SA.
Jeanne O'Connor
  • Certified Director of Harmony, Inc.
  • Director of the 16-time International Championship Chorus, Village Vocal Chords
  • Have taught numerous classes and seminars on directing and performance skills.
  • A “generalist” addressing many facets of the craft with the goal of bringing the music to life.
  • Member of the judging community, served as Chairman of Judges for 10 years, retired and moved on to a performance category – Presentation.
  • Can instruct and demonstrate how to apply category elements for an entertaining performance.
  • Harmony, Inc.’s Certification Program to include numerous series of skills.
Shelagh Radcliffe
  • Received a Music Degree in 1975
  • 20 years experience teaching classroom music
  • 20+ years directing experience with male and female barbershop
  • choruses, church choirs, children's choirs, etc.
  • Certified Singing Judge with Harmony, Inc. since 1995 Certified Singing Judge with BHS in 2007 Certified Director in both HI and BHS
  • Completed CDWI 1 & 2 as well as CDWI Next Level
  • 20 years of coaching experience in both North America and England Singing basics - vowel matching, balance, range improvement, etc.
  • Vocal production
  • Breathing
Joan Ross
  • Basic vocal production coaching, extensive background with HI and SAI and BHS in Presentation and Performance coaching.
  • Coached quartets to International with the BHS and HI, as well as choruses.
  • Passed all requirements at five Barbershop Harmony Society Category Schools in Presentation.
  • Certified HI Presentation Judge for 14 years.
  • Judged and coached Presentation in England and Sweden
Katie Taylor
  • Vocal production & showmanship. I listen & watch and then focus on key things that will strengthen the quartet as a whole and improve their singing quality and presentation of their songs.
  • I also like to enhance or rewrite tags and intros that need a little more SPICE!
  • Music Reader 101, 102, Music Analyst 103
  • Director 101/102
Mary Ann Wert
  • General coach with strength in balancing chords, musicality, and interpretation.
  • Music Reader 101, 102, Music Analyst 103
Theresa Weatherbee
  • Certified Presentation Judge with Harmony Inc. Recognised by the BHS 
  • Certified Director with BHS (Barbershop Harmony Society) 
  • Choreographer 
  • Professional Performance Coach 
  • 30 years of experience with Harmony Inc, served in many positions including Director, Music Teams, team building, music selection, costumes, writing scripts for shows 
  • Taught at many schools with the following curriculum Magic in the Music, Power of Presence, Taming the Nerves and Planning an Effective Performance.