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Re: [BBSBasses] Singing with Great basses

I think you have forgotten all of our great basses. You can get The Gas
House Gang CDs and sing along with Jim Henry. You can get Max Q CDs and sing
along with Jeff Oxley. Then there's Revival with Bill Meyers, and Nightlife
with Brent Littlefield, etc., etc.

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2008/5/31 Richard <leathem@...>:

> The Barbershop Harmony Society says to become a great bass sing every
> day with a great bass. However I can't find recordings of a top bass
> with a long enough piece of singing to use. Does anyone have an mp3
> of a teach tape with a great bass or know where to get one?
>
> Richard
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Keep The Whole World Singing
> and
> Harmonize The World
> Singing LOW!
>


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The Barbershop Harmony Society says to become a great bass sing every day with a great bass. However I can't find recordings of a top bass with a long enough...
Richard
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May 31, 2008
7:19 am

I think you have forgotten all of our great basses. You can get The Gas House Gang CDs and sing along with Jim Henry. You can get Max Q CDs and sing along with...
Murray Phillips
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May 31, 2008
12:51 pm

Richard, Any teach tape, even the basic Barberpole Cat tapes with give you great bass lines to follow. May or may not be the "best basses" to follow, but you...
Frederick W. "Derick"...
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May 31, 2008
2:30 pm

As a follow up to my previous post, I submit that one of the "easiest" sources is Men In Black's "Sophomore" album. Owe it to a hard quartet to mix in the...
Frederick W. "Derick"...
dericksturke
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May 31, 2008
2:52 pm

Richard, you don't give us much to work from. Where are you? How long singing BBS and Bass? How would you rate yourself? For example, I'm in Florida, BHS for...
JON WAGNER
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May 31, 2008
2:45 pm

Dear group, I am probably these least experienced of any of y'll as a barbershop bass. I have only been a bass(barbershop) for 6 months. However, I have been a...
DWidenhous@...
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May 31, 2008
3:06 pm

Don, That's how I became a bass. I started as a lead and sang that part with decent results (weak higher range) for several years. As a lark, I formed a...
Frederick W. "Derick"...
dericksturke
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May 31, 2008
3:27 pm

Might I also add that listening to, and singing along with leads is a great way to learn how to sing smoothly and sing the interpretation and phrasing needed...
Leaderman
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May 31, 2008
3:40 pm

Not to overstay my welcome today, but I am going be entering a program of private lessons. Very fortunately, the instructor is closely associated with our...
Frederick W. "Derick"...
dericksturke
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May 31, 2008
3:17 pm

Recognize also that singing bass in your chorus, and singing quartet bass, are not always the same thing. In the quartet, you have to carry 40% of the sound...
Tom Emmert
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May 31, 2008
3:56 pm

Yup, ain't that the truth! Per the earlier issues I addressed, I tend to project more than most of the bass section. I am forever seeing my director glance...
Frederick W. "Derick"...
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May 31, 2008
8:27 pm

Here is a conundrum I would like to throw out at other bases. I tend to have the strongest sense of tonal center of most quartets I have sung with. I.e. I...
Frederick W. "Derick"...
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Jun 1, 2008
1:13 pm

Let me throw this thought into the mix. It really is a partnership between the basses and leads to keep on pitch. It takes a ton of listening on both parts....
Leaderman
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Jun 1, 2008
7:10 pm

I agree with leadderman. I have been singing mostly lead but also a lot of bass since joining soceity. So I can relate since I have been on both sides. As a...
DWidenhous@...
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Jun 2, 2008
2:58 pm

Permit me an opinion on this: It has to do with song selection and arrangement decisions. If a song has some pickups, and the arrangement calls for lead solos...
Tom Emmert
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Jun 1, 2008
1:47 pm

Derick, I'm not an expert or even a music judge (grin), but from my experience if YOU are maintaining the tonal center of the chorus, you are trying to direct...
JON WAGNER
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Jun 1, 2008
1:54 pm

I forgot.... I also can sing some Baritone, depending on who you ask. And, Tom, I'd like to hear from some others.... I disagree with your suggestion that he...
JON WAGNER
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Jun 1, 2008
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Hi Jon - yeah, I'm bi-sectional too... As a matter of fact, I really only enjoy singing bari when the lead and bass really have their act together. If they...
Tom Emmert
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Jun 1, 2008
2:39 pm

I sing with Jim from Gas House Gang, Vocal Spectrum, and Cory from OC times. all three amazing Bass'es Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Steve Skolnick
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Jun 2, 2008
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