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Singing as Hobby
Posted by editor on Aug 11 2008 | Category: Craft, Music
Singing barbershop has often been referred to as a hobby. Very few – hired Society staff, for example – can actually say that they earn a wage from barbershop. For the rest of us, we participate because we like it. We see it (hopefully) as a fun, relaxing, and enjoyable experience.
The three-step breath
Posted by editor on Sep 24 2007 | Category: Craft, Motivation, Technique
Recently I asked my chorus members this question: “What do you do when you run out of air?” The general consensus answer was: “Take a breath.” Sounds reasonable. And right they are. Well, almost right. I then told them: “Yes, that is a very good start, but it’s not the entire picture. What else do you do when you run out of air, besides taking another breath?”
New barbershop term
Posted by editor on Apr 14 2006 | Category: Craft
A new barbershop music term is catching on like wildfire. Soon this new term will pop up in conversations, and will join the ranks of terms like tag, swipe, and barbershop 7th. The origins of this new term might eventually be forgotten, but its meaning will endure. The new term: naked notes.
The vintage voice
Posted by editor on Mar 27 2006 | Category: Craft
I am going to state the obvious. Many, if not most, barbershop singers are advancing in age. It is not unusual to find men and women who are singing into their 60s, 70s, and 80s. The love of this hobby — the music, the entertaining, the competing, the fellowship — sticks with you. Studies and common sense have shown that we tend to repeat pleasurable or satisfying experiences.
