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Want to stay in pitch?

Make sure that as you transition through the vocal line, each successive vowel is LIFTED into the vowel space under your hard palette, not allowed to fall into the jaw. To feel the difference, try singing (on one note) “we

Jo April 7, 2008November 18, 2014 Barbershop Blog Read more

New Music, New Level?

Have you ever noticed that skills you’ve spent the last 6 months drumming into your contest songs appear by themselves (at least to some degree) in the new song you started last week? It’s true, learning new songs is an

Jo October 24, 2007November 18, 2014 Barbershop Blog Read more

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