It could also mean that the voice is wavering from the it's tonal centre enough to make a difference in the pitch of the notes but not necessarily enough to...
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Bob Caldwell
slickerleadq
Feb 16, 2009 5:59 pm
Are you sure they are not saying "pithy", singing with too much air and not enough substance to their voice, needed in barbershop singing for the most part. Â ...
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dave tautkus
davetautkus
Feb 16, 2009 6:13 pm
Oh, she is not mistaken. Since the Idol craze, they have been using this as a term for off key....
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Jon Nicholas
jon.nicholas
Feb 16, 2009 9:50 pm
I can re-voice it for women if you are interested in purchasing it. Let me know. There is one tiny change I would make to eliminate a possible music category ...
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Jon Nicholas
jon.nicholas
Feb 16, 2009 9:52 pm
TenorDiva, I'm not up on SAI contest rules, so it would be best to run the demo by one of the judges first. :) Jon Nicholas www.NicholasArrangements.com...
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tenordiva1
tenordiva2
Feb 17, 2009 12:49 am
Thanks, I probably will do just that! It's really lovely. ... From: Jon Nicholas <jon.o.nicholas@...> Subject: [barbershopquartet] +Re: New Song To:...
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jenniferlwinston
jenniferlwin...
Feb 17, 2009 3:09 pm
I will talk to my quartet about it, thanks! -Jen ... Let me ... category ... sure, but ... the demo...
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Casey Parker
acwosha
Feb 20, 2009 6:59 pm
BONUS MEETINGS FOR QUARTETTING IN 2009 Announcement - There are at least four months in 2009 where your chapter has a "Bonus Meeting" (five meetings instead of...
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nealsiegal
Feb 27, 2009 10:14 pm
The Atlantic Harmony Brigade (www.AtlanticHarmonyBrigade.com) has two remaining openings for 2 qualified tenors and two qualified leads. The final dealine for...
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Casey Parker
acwosha
Mar 1, 2009 12:25 am
3/1/09 Table of contents - March 2009 GUBOQS Gazette Casey Parker Editor GUBOQS Gazette mailto:caseypar@... *PS - Subscriptions ($12 via US mail) are...
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Casey Parker
acwosha
Mar 1, 2009 12:57 am
3/1/09 Table of contents - March 2009 GUBOQS Gazette Casey Parker Editor GUBOQS Gazette mailto:caseypar@... *PS - Subscriptions ($12 via US mail) are...
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Dana
danacsings
Mar 4, 2009 1:45 am
Just curious about something - How many competing qartets out there have members who cannot read music at all - neither clef, no sight singing...and how do you...
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Edward Headley
ewheadley
Mar 4, 2009 4:58 am
I don't know, but that is a valid question and definitely worth asking ! Â Edward W. Headley P.O. Box 10631 Portland, Maine 04104-6031 (207) 773-9766 (phone)...
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Sharisse Kroh
reser72
Mar 4, 2009 5:13 am
I would love to see the response from this from competing or non competing quartets. I have always wanted to be in a quartet, with a few people in mind but...
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Grant Carson
wareagle57
Mar 4, 2009 5:33 am
You would have to define "read music." I've been in many choruses, barbershop and classical, choirs and quartets (no competing quartet, however). Given my...
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Jim O'Neill
jimvpmp
Mar 4, 2009 1:00 pm
I used to be told that if you can sing "do ray mi", and relate to those intervals, you can "read" music or at least follow the notes up or down. I have...
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Stancil, Chris
Chris2258
Mar 4, 2009 1:32 pm
I do know of a couple of old timers who could not read but that did not stop them from competing. Sometimes they use a chorus song, or use learning tapes....
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Jack Sturm
tenorjack
Mar 4, 2009 1:35 pm
When I first started in barbershop I sat next to guy that knew the music. I could then see how far up/down the sounds were in reference to the notes on the...
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cathybilbrey
Mar 4, 2009 2:02 pm
My Tenor can't read music. She knows when the notes go up or go down, but that's about it. When we're learning a new song that we can find a recording of for...
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Leaderman
jcelving
Mar 4, 2009 2:31 pm
After many years of teaching and directing music in one context or another, I maintain that if she, or anyone else knows when the notes go up or down, that is...
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Diane M. Clark
dianemclark2000
Mar 4, 2009 2:58 pm
Right on, Leaderman! I tell my chorus ladies that they are not to say "I don't read music." The proper statement is "I am learning to read music." We are all...
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Lynn Trapp
ltrapp1950
Mar 4, 2009 3:07 pm
John is completely right and another thing to consider is that, for the Barbershop art form, "hearing" music is much more important than "reading" it. My lead...
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Bob Caldwell
slickerleadq
Mar 4, 2009 3:22 pm
I've been a barbershopper since 1976 and have sung in a quartet, sometimes two at a time, almost constantly since the day I joined. My first quartet called...
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Jennifer Gordon
ferfer72
Mar 4, 2009 8:17 pm
2 members of my quartet can read and two can't. For the two that can't, my baritone makes learning tapes based on the interpretation that the lead sets. She...
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Dale Steinmann
dalesteinmann
Mar 4, 2009 9:24 pm
It all depends on how hard the non-music readers are willing to work, and how much patience the music readers have. I don't sight read, and I personally learn...
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jon.nicholas
Mar 23, 2009 12:22 am
Here's a link to my latest arrangement: http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/ItWasMagic_Demo.mp3 Learning tracks available. Contact me for more info. Jon...
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Kathryn Tulley
kathy_tulley
Mar 23, 2009 2:47 am
Hi Jon, I was able to get to your website; however, when I clicked on the "demo" link for your latest song and another song from 2004, I was able to be linked...
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jon.nicholas
Apr 1, 2009 5:46 pm
Heart Of My Heart (OK for contest. Difficulty level: Easy to Medium) A brand new verse and some new chords, plus a new tag that draws from the classic version...
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jon.nicholas
Apr 1, 2009 5:51 pm
Kathy, You might try downloading the Chrome (by Google) browser. It's free, and it seems to be much more user friendly when it comes to all the web site...
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jon.nicholas
Apr 3, 2009 9:47 pm
Here's a link to the demo of a show opener: http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/SingingForYou_demo.mp3 Difficulty level: Medium Learning tracks...
