Hello again Bass Board. My quartet will appear in a local production of The Music Man (Monterey, CA) and of course I'll play Olin, the bass. Rather than...
Have fun. It is a great show, and the audience will love you, so enjoy the experience. - Murray Phillips Web Geek, Assistant Director & Bass, Dukes of Kent...
I too played that part. . .1995. . Lots of fun. . AND. . like your approach, we mod'd the songs. . slightly. . to fit our Q'Tet. . . and the producer. . ...
Have never played the part, but have a fair amount of experience with the Music Man. A real pitfall to watch, the transition between "Lida Rose" and "Dream of...
As the other replies say, have fun and enjoy yourselves. We did 29 performances in 21 days and loved the great response we got from the audience.The mayor's...
There are three possible solutions I can think of: 1) Learn TWO DIFFERENT modulations (key lifts) - let a knowledgeable pit guy quietly check your pitch in the...
I've played Olin 5x during my lifetime, starting in HS...that was about 35 yrs ago. Nothing the matter with Wilson's 'original' stuff, except it may be a bit...
Just to close the loop, we finished our Music Man run (5 performances only), and it was a great success and great fun. The audiences and our fellow cast...
Way to go, Dan. If you had half as much fun as I did when I was in "The Music Man," you had an absolute ball! Go the the glory, and take on the world. :) -- ...
Glad it went well, Dan!! I start a 4-show run this Friday night in Aiken, SC for the Aiken Kidney Benefit. They always sell out all four shows in a 687 seat...
FWIW - the producers in the original production 50 years ago sometimes had to ask the Bills to tone it down a wee bit - or the applause they drew could run the...
Gentlemen, I would greatly appreciate any advice or guidance regarding effective exercises aimed at expanding my range, and giving me better breath support....
To Ed Headley: I'm a voice teacher, so I'm biased in this regard. It's tough to do what you're asking without being in front of a teacher. I have a tape set...
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Why is it assumed that all basses are gentlemen? I will leave the answer to your question to the professionals. ewheadley <ewheadley@...> wrote:...
Re: expanding one's range and improving breath support, I would suggest Sing Baby Sing from Darlene Rogers, Peggy and Dale; or, Salt's warm-up cd which...
Jo, No offense intended here......I thought that the Group was all SPEBSQSA not Sweet Adelaines......I'm new to Barbershop, so forgive my ignorance about this,...
A Meredith Willson quote from a feature on the BHS website: "The Bills could stop the show at any time with their outstanding performance. Barbershop quartet...
Has anyone had any experience with this title? Which part does Valjean in the TTBB version? Is it one of the 4 parts, or a fifth voice? How is it to perform,...
Hi Basses, I am a dual member. I have been one for about 4 months.in my new chapter, I sing Bass. In my old chapter, I sing LEAD. Are any other members like me...
Hi Gang, Best way to sing greater range is to break up the range in to 3 parts. Low is basically a chest voice. Middle is mixed and high is all head. You can...
Many barbershop singers can and do sing all four parts with decent to excellent quality. I started at Bass, got bored and moved to Bari, went to Lead because...
Actually, most directors sing multiple parts, often at the same time. That's why they're directors - they have never learned one part, can't hold their own in...
Lest anyone be mistaken, I've written my friend John a note about being nicer to me during this holiday season of peace and goodwill. Living in the shadow of...
Not quite the same, but I spent years as bass in Chorus and baritone in quartet. I did need to change mindsets at the beginning of each activity. As much as...
I am a 52 year old Bass from the Portland, Maine Chapter (K-015) trying to find a baritone, lead, and tenor aspiring to form a new quartet to compete in the...
Ed - There is another yahoo group dedicated to quartetting that maintains a list of people looking to form a qt. You might want to check it out at - ...
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