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July 22, 2024 - 4:01pm

From the Risers

Hold that thought!

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...

May 30, 2024 - 4:15pm

From the Risers

My 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...

May 17, 2024 - 9:26am

From the Risers

With 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...

May 8, 2024 - 3:43pm

From the Risers

If 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...

April 4, 2024 - 4:20pm

From the Risers

This 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...

March 30, 2024 - 5:11pm

From the Risers

I 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...

March 22, 2024 - 10:42pm

From the Risers

Its 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...

March 10, 2024 - 7:18pm

From the Risers

There'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...

March 1, 2024 - 4:37pm

From the Risers

March 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?...