Barbershop Craft

• Contest Preparation -- A Year Long Commitment These tips are not limited to contest preparation! This could be a feature article, or divided into several reminders for publication in different bulletins.

• Continually Improving Our Performance - Series of 6 articles (5 craft, plus an introductory piece) by Chris Wethered of the Boise Valley Chordsmen. These should definitely be spread out over 5 or 6 bulletins for most impact! (NOTE: By request of the author, we have removed the articles from this site, and linked directly to his. This will help to ensure that anyone planning to use this series will get the latest information, as some of them are being revised.) Topics of the articles include Continually Improving, Increase Lung Volume, Breathe Silently, Control Your Sound, Convey the Message of the Song and Enrich Your Sound

• Five Steps to Quality Tone - Series of articles by Bud Miller of Cherry Hills, NJ
  • Body alignment
  • Abdominal-costal breathing
  • Attacks
  • Sustaining the tone
  • Releases

• How To Learn Your Music Quickly by Nick Papageorge

• Music basics The REAL basics -- tongue in cheek article for beginners.
• Music basics - part 2
• Music basics - part 3

• Performance Objectives

• The Very Best Vocal Coach

• Vowel Matching

• Singing In Tune - Special series of articles by Freddie King - conveniently separated into nine sections for easy inclusion in your bulletin by Tom Wheatley, editor of the Dundalk, MD Charivari.
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9

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