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Notes
Learning a song...
In a cappella singing, barbershop specifically, tuning, that is the locking and ringing of chords, is a hallmark of the style. How you go about learning a piece will have a considerable impact on how well you stay in key and how well you tune chords.
There are three things that affect tuning:
- Pitch
- Volume/Balance
- Colour
Of course, learning pitches is actually the easy part. Fine tuning the pitch in a chord requires proper balance (volume relationships between parts) and lastly, color matching. In the past we called color matching, vowel matching. Vowel matching gets you in the “ballpark”, but true intonation in chord-singing comes from the matching of resonance and vocal color. It is possible to lock and ring chords while actually singing different vowels, if the resonance and color of such vowels are “complimentary”, that is, work together to help the ear “tune”.
More to come...
Take Time to Tape (T3)
Vocal Assessments
Contest Songs
- No criteria - no "pass" or "fail"
- Step One:Assess yourself
- Step Two: Give recording to your Section Leader or tape checker.
- Step Three: Repeat as often as necessary or possible for continuous improvement
Show Songs
- At least one "T3" assessment by your section leader or tape checker
- Visual Assessment by 2 members of the visual/choreography team and the director or assistant director
New Member Auditions
- Required songs: At Last or After You've Gone
- The potential member (candidate) will record the required song in place on the risers.
- The music team will assess the recording and make a recomendation to the board to accept the candidate or inform the candidate that improvements have to be made.
- The candidate will have 3 chances within 4 weeks.
2008 Competition Score Sheets
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