My name is George Luken and I want to say Hi to all the guys in the
group. I'm a 30 year barbershop singer from Dixie and I'm currently
taking music lessons under Jim Debussman. As you know, the BHS
currently moved from Kenosha to Nashville.

Warmups are really important. Singing is nothing more than supporting
a column of air properly. If you don't practice the leaky tire, please
start doing so.... using a sssssss, try in on 4 out on 8, in on
4 out on 12, 16, 24, longer if you can. You do this 15-20 minutes
a night, you will have so much support that you will stay on pitch,
cover the phrases and have enough to lift the ends of the phrase before
you take that needed breath. Also, practice doing the motorboat with
your mouth (bubbling) this tends to keep the sound focused towards
the front of your mouth and also utilizes a breath management.