Since the activity on the bass list has been pretty quiet, and we have some new members, I thought I'd stir the pot a little: What recordings (quartet or...
I'm one of those basses without an amazing lower range - so I love the guys that can really take it low - makes me weep with envy. However, the basses I enjoy ...
yea hitting those low notes adds to the "wow"factor..but what makes bass really good is when the notes resonate,when they just seem to fill the whole space...
Based on my limited experience, but more specifically on the excellent advice of the fraternity on this forum, it appears that trying to sound like a "great...
I would agree with that great sage Dan Jett. I try to do just exactly that, sing the bass notes like a lead. Our coach Ron Black, and our other coach Jim...
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Sep 21, 2006 7:38 pm
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Hi, all, Is there anyone you could recommend as a teacher in the NW metro area of the Minneapolis, MN, area? My husband sings bass, but he needs coaching on...
Danny is right - the "wow" factor is cool occasionally, but the words 'fill the whole space around you' is a great description. I have found in my limited...
I have been a BHS member since May of this year,and have the honor of singing bass with a seniors quartet in the fall contest of the Dixie District on this...
Best wishes, Wes! The Brady Bunch had an episode in which, to overcome nerves, the daughter was advised to imagine everyone in their underwear. Guess that...
If you sing from the heart,everything will default to what you have learned for breathing and notes.Just remember to SMILE. Best of luck and enjoy Brian C. ...
I agree with BC: Smile! As a relative newbie desperately trying to improve my vocalizing in a hurry, I have realized that one thing I can bring to a quartet...
Wes, sounds like you've got your act together to be singing at Convention after only a few months. You'll do just fine... however, the thing that disturbs most...
Thanks to Kim, Brian, Dan, & Jon for your kind and helpful responses to my Sept 26 post about my first barbershop Contest--the Dixie District Fall Contest in a...
Line of discussion - Listening to the basses From the UK We have our District (national) quartet prelims coming up next week and I have been singing with...
Check out Men In Black <http://www.meninblackquartet.com/> 2005 International Collegiate Quartet Champions 2005 Northeast District Quartet Champions ...and I...
www.sweetadelinesintl.org<http://www.sweetadelinesintl.org/> not sure how much longer they will be singing - they are going into Intermission right now... but...
Here's a topic, just to see if anyone is out there. Currently I blow the pitch for my quartet, and often for my chorus too. 1. How many of you basses control...
... i blow the pitch in my quartet. ... i imagine it's whoever has the best memory for the pitches. [grin] ... it varies by situation. we just did a gig this...
Great questions, Dan - thanks for breaking the ice. ... I prefer to have someone else blow pitch so I can sing tonic (root) immediately. Generally the bari...
... I blow the pitchpipe in my quartet and usually in my chorus. ... I don't know why it makes any difference which voice blows the pitch except that in a...
... Good topic Dan! ... Our tenor normally does that. However, our normal show opener starts with bass Bm-bm's, so I normally take the pitch off stage and we ...
Related to Dan's question about pitch pipe use, I'm curious as to how many quartets sing a starting chord in their public performances. Our quartet prefers not...
I prefer to take the tune-up to be sure that everyone "gets it". The problem with some QT's is they make too big of a deal of the tune-up process. Just get...
... Our quartet has tried many times (in rehearsal) to try to start singing the song directly from the pitchpipe without a warmup chord. We have found that...
I listened to this very carefully for awhile and noted that even the better quartets and choruses were out of tune for several measures if they didn't get in...
Although we have some singing talent, 3 of us in the quartet are inexperienced barbershop and a cappella. We've had some false starts even with singing an...
If you need a starting chord to do well, I say do one. But do it quietly, and if you can be sort of distracting the audience while you do it, say, move into...
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hi everybody!!good to see some activity in the group. i sing bass in a group made up of really amateur singers(me too!!!)i ve got a small problem.i can hit the...
