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 - ...
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...
Hi George.....Could you give me a complete warmup procedure including an exercises to extend my range ? Best Regards, Ed Headley Portland (K-015) ... currently...
Hi you all, As you can guess, I am in the Dixie District. I am not expert in extending range. On my own (with some work shops by the society), I know the only...
The Paul Mayo CD is an excellent resource for developing your singing skills, and warming up I might add. Also, I found that by increasing my upper range, it...
Hi gang: Every now and then people ask about warmups - as witness this thread - but just singing some notes in not warming up, necessarily. I studied with a...
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Just singing low won't help your low range (maybe it will in a year or two, but that's a long wait, and even then if you do it wrong, you may never increase...
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...
