Don: Don't let the scooter be an issue. Audiences want to see/hear your performance skills, and will overlook the scooter. Brian Zink (bari with Tabasco Cats...
Don, Putting together your first quartet is usually hard. Expect to spend a while at it. Once you get one guy to join you then both of you work on bringing in...
Voices of Gotham has entered a video contest for the upcoming Forever Plaid movie, we are one of 25 finalists and need your vote. Please follow this link, view...
Yeah, and that Sightsinging Made Really Easy is a good one! I know; I writ it !! Brian Beck In a message dated 8/9/2009 6:05:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ...
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Does anyone know of vocal exercises I could do to increase my resonance? HARMONICALLY YOURS, Don Marcum...
To Don Marcum: I think I can provide a small answer to your question, which is a little like asking, "Can you tell me how to play golf like Tiger Woods? Over...
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... Don, I have found that pronouncing your vowels properly produce more resonance, provided you have the proper "equipment" in the first place. Forming your...
Great reply, Brian! [And even Tiger has his off days. :)] Murray Phillips 2009/8/17 <bbeckbass@...> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi Murray: Yes, we just saw that about the Tiger, didn't we? Mr. Yang killed him with that one eagle ---- I get a kick out of questions like Don's - I know...
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Your email reminded me to 'bug you' again, Brian, about the video you were working on which will demonstrate the techniques you advocate in the draft manual...
Hi Ed: Well, that's why voice teachers work, I guess. As far as Eb to low C, well, I'd have to hear you to see what that situation is - do you have those ...
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I posed the same question to my chorus director, Steve Kovatch, three-time silver medalist at international as a baritone with Uptown Sound. He is a graduate...
Don, Well I was waiting to see if anyone had something better to say but I guess not. Here is my bag of tricks to improve my resonance. You may find one or...
Well, ol' Steve pretty much has it covered. I did toss out a quickie earlier, but this is all good stuff, and I endorse it heartily (FWTW). Brian Beck In a...
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Yes, I'll be your "friend". Harmonically yours, Don Marcum ... From: Lionel <mchalmas4_life@...> Subject: [BBSBasses]...
Thanks for the reminder, George, and right on! A great bass will sound like a great lead at half throttle. (It helps to raise the eyebrows too.) Good example:...
Gentlemen: I discovered another secret and you tell me if it works for you. Do you have problems on tags or just long passages where you don't seem to have...
There is one thing that concerns me about this. Yes breathing through your nose can fill your lungs, but there is one thing that breathing through your mouth...
The key to having enough breath is found in taking a large enough breath not just before the long passage, but the breath before it as well. Phil Richards...
I share Alex's preference for breathing through the mouth, in normal circumstances. When standing with good posture, i.e. erect, with rib case expanded,...
Breathing through the mouth is the proper way to breathe when singing. Breathing through the nose is what you do all day every day or you will die!! It is...
I'm with Jim Dodge - a perfect description of what happens. I studied with Joseph Klein way back there, and he was huge on "lift-drop." It's what I teach today...
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Good stuff everyone! Way to help each other. Brian Beck's and Jim Dodge's email both earned a permanent place in my music binder. ... Even better you should...
At the Cardinal District contest last Friday, a quartet called Bold Venture took the stage, and to my surprise, the bass singer was none other than Kenny...
Oh, yeah, Kenny Hatton and I have already shared that experience. I expect Kinnyray will be up there in the Int'l medals someday soon singing bass. An...
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