Come Sing Now
music team tools
Directing Help Videos
BHS Outstanding in Front – video series
There are 16 short videos covering a multitude of information for directors.
Director Round Table Discussion: Steinkamp, Armstrong, Mance
Three top directors talk about their choruses… and how important it is to make rehearsals amazing!
This short class talks about and demonstrates how rubato is used in barbershop singing to help tell “the story.”
Enunciation – Diction for Singers
This soft-spoken teacher demonstrates how important it is for singers to sing words using proper diction.
Rehearsal Tips
WARM-UP IDEAS
Kathleen Hansen’s YOUTUBE series.
SINGING TAGS
Tim Waurick
Barbershop Tag Along
Effective Rehearsals – Theo Hicks
Theo is an active director, composer, and arranger. He is the lead of the 2015 International Champion quartet, Instant Classic.
Steve Scott and Rob Mance explains and goes through the process of determining which combination of riser positions creates the best chorus sound.
Reading Music Basics
All those dots!! Just learn where three key notes are on our sheetmusic and on a keyboard.
G – treble clef – 2nd line up
Middle C – middle of our vocal ranges
F – bass clef – 2ne line down
More Videos & Charts
“Journey of Sound to the Brain”
This good animation is provided by the National Institutes of Health.
“How Does the Human Body Produce Voice and Speech”
This good animation is provided by the National Institutes of Health.
Over-the-top Techie
Soren’s Five-Steps for Arranging
Picking the right song
The Grunt Work
Homophonic Harmonies
Adding/Changing Chorus
Adding Character
Soren produced a podcast going through arranging a new song.
Soren has 8 short videos to give us more information about what makes barbershop singing challenging and rewarding!