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As the last chord of our 35th annual Christmas Show echoed in the rafters, the performers and audience members stood there smiling at each other for a solid minute or two. The applause from the audience displayed a warm and genuine appreciation of what we had given them, and we responded with...
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That's what has been on my mind for a month now, since I got back from Harmony College NW in June. Between illness, a business trip and a sing-out on our rehearsal night (which was well worth it!) I've been bottling up several cool things I learned in June but haven't...
moreMy brother-in-law is a car guy, currently restoring a 1960's Chevrolet, and this current project has been a challenge. He's had to dig deeper and do more work down in the details than ever. Sometimes it's worth breaking things down to the basic parts. This week our director took apart some...
moreWith a career in training and as a father of three children, I love this definition of learning: "Learning has occurred when behavior changes." Our chorus picked up a new song this week (learn the basics at home, come prepared to start rehearsing): Seventy Six Trombones from The Music Man. The...
moreIf you're one of those folks like me, someone that notices and appreciates 'moments' - those brief times that seem to capture an experience that you'd love to preserve - our meeting this week offered several treasures. On the risers, we were polishing up our performance of our national anthem...
moreThis week's rehearsal included some genuine WOW! musical moments. I'm always impressed by Coby's listening abilities, and as he fine-tuned our balance, vowel shapes and blend we all felt the convergence of lyrics, arrangement and our singing. Like a perfect barbershop storm these things came...
moreI noticed a convergence this week between the musical aspects and business aspects of my barbershop experience. As barbershop acapella singers, we are devoted to the musical style we love so much, but how to communicate that enthusiasm to others? We all genuinely wish that the great experience...
moreIts an old saying that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but I bumped into that recently because I had a cold that was not worth sharing with my fellow singers and missed last weeks meeting. I returned this past Tuesday and had that odd feeling, as a long time member, that I had missed...
moreThere's a thing that happens as you're working on performing, which is different than if you're working on singing the right notes at the right moment. Make no mistake, the right notes and words are crucial to musical success, but when you can reach beyond that it's special. At our last...
moreMarch first, we've chased the last stray rose petals from Singing Valentines out of the car, and the tux is at the the cleaners. It's the perfect time of year for trying new things, so we're learning new music while also trying out a new riser setup for improved rehearsal acoustics. Guess what?...
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Congratulations to our very own Social Insecurity and Brotherhood of the Ring quartets who placed 19th and...
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