Hi George.....Could you give me a complete warmup procedure
including an exercises to extend my range ?

Best Regards,
Ed Headley
Portland (K-015)




--- In BBSBasses@yahoogroups.com, "george.luken" <georgelj@...>
wrote:
>
> 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.
>