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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
What a great response, thanks very much some very useful tips.. I am from the UK and have been singing for 7 years. Our chorus (Thames Valley) has come between...
