Hi all, My chorus is having a celebration next week to celebrate our placement at international and I need to edit 2 videos for this party. I want to be able ...
Yes, I got the template, Joe...thank you very much! Also, thanks to all of you who made suggestions. Much appreciated, Harmonet! Norm Sent from my iPad ... ...
Vibrato is essential to classical singers and to others who wish to use it for "color." However, in choral singing, vibrato is discouraged because it can...
Shelley said: "It will take too long to get them on and off stage :-)" - - - - - - - - - - - I can see it now - a 10 member front row doing routines in...
In case others are interested, here's the response I sent to the email address in the original message. This is a topic we've discussed in my Voice Pedagogy...
Interesting. Without getting into physiology, when I was told to lose my vibrato, I decided to go at the problem backwards, in order to learn what to do to ...
So, "vibrato" refers to variation in pitch; tremolo refers to variation in volume/loudness. I also completely agree with Jennifer on the way stress (physical...
Hi Steve -- Sometimes learning what NOT to do first can be effective because the process begins with something familiar to us -- a "behavior"; we already know...
Hi again, Stephen: Neat! But was that a glissando or a portamento? :-) -Steve- - - - - - On 8/9/2012 10:33 AM, Stephen Rafe wrote:> Hi Steve -- ... process...
Hi Steve -- You are absolutely right. "Glissando" means "a rapid slide through a series of consecutive tones in a scalelike passage. "Portamento" means a...
Hi All, The following was my reply to the sender of the question. After many years of teaching voice to high school kids and adults and directing choral groups...
The best example I ever heard of this was Rudy Wissler, Lead of the Pacificaires and voice of Scotty Beckett in The Jolson Story. He would sing pure, straight...
Good tips, but do keep in mind the people who might have to stand in front of vibrato-guy (or girl) because if they are not strong singers, it will mess with...
Another example to help understand what you are often hearing that gives you both vibrato and tremelo is the old Hammond B3 electric organs that you find in...
As most of us know, the chorus is shrinking. If any of you have information on forming a Community Christmas Chorus please send me some information. My ...
If I understand the four tips correctly each one hides or masks the vibrato: 1 -- Sing softer 2 -- Match vowels better 3 -- Stand in the back row 4 -- Ask them...
Hi Michael -- 1.. Open your Internet browser. 2.. Type Barbershop Harmony Society + Christmas Chorus 3.. Scroll down to [pdf] The Men's Holiday Chorus 4.. Open...
My understanding of vibrato is that it is perfectly natural. If you accept that idea, then the object becomes one of controlling it, not getting rid of it....
Hi Mark -- You are absolutely right that vibrato is natural for most of us. As you say, the term "get rid" of it actually means minimize it. For those who...
I would be interested to know someone who can move his diaphragm. I have always taught that the diaphragm is an involuntary muscle that can most easily be...
The at-rest shape of a healthy diaphragm has an upward curve. When we inhale, the diaphragm muscle contracts and this causes it to become flatter. (I.e., it...
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The following is an excerpt from "The Physics of Barbershop Sound" published by the Society. I don't know if this helpful, but it seems relevant in addressing...
So what are you doing on Sat evening Aug 18? Have we got a show for you! The Atlantic Harmony Brigade has a show you don’t want to miss. AHB will be...
Not sure I agree that a raised larynx is ever a good thing, but the point Stephen makes about vibrato being a PITCH difference is VERY important for...
