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...
Oops, sorry. I copied the Toolbox document from Word to the email to make it easier - it looked OK in my email but disintegrated in Yahoo, so here it is ...
Yahoo beat me again and removed it so I have published it here. The alignment isn't quite right but close.:- http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcmr29wp_1cp95ksg4 ...
.... and everyone tell me if I am too far off base (no pun intended) here: As far as I understand, Tim's recordings are made with a bit of electronic magic....
Excellent tool(box). As I have been writing -- and I am hardly the expert -- I wonder if the goal of any of us should be to "sound like Oxley". While his is a...
Richard, Maybe a translation issue across the pond. What are "false folds"? ... -- Derick Sturke My Weblog: http://derick-theyoungcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/ ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Derick I never liked the phrase but a definition is:- These are a pair of thick folds of mucous membrane that sit just above, and protect the more delicate...
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....
Ah wonderful.... I have been working on adapting a few Megadeth songs for four part.... I wonder if they will be contestable? ... -- Derick Sturke My Weblog:...
Neat FASCINATING OVERTONES However Tuvan throat singing should be of real interest to us because it is about the production of overtones. I first discovered...
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...
HI guys, Since throat singing is no no in regular singing (including barbershop), I suspect you would get nowhere in competetion; however, in a sing out either...
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...
I have to weigh in on this one. I'd say do NOT even attempt this "throat singing." First of all, you don't know what it is (I don't, and I've been teaching...
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