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Everyone is born with a voice. Singers develop theirs, and the ears and brains to accompany them.
Updated: 9/17/2002 8:13:00 AM
A craft lesson ... from a non-craft viewpoint
Craft Lesson from a non-craft viewpoint
Updated: 9/27/2002 10:10:00 AM
Analyze your way to better interpretation
Use the song's lyric as a guide to interpretation.
Updated: 12/7/2004 2:46:00 PM
Better Tuning
Want an exercise to improve awareness of tuning?
Updated: 12/3/2002 12:06:00 AM
Canning the chatter. Should you
Steve Rafe discusses the leadership issue of riser discipline.
Updated: 10/1/2002 10:30:00 AM
Care for the voice, body and mind
Non-rehearsal activities for voice, body and mind
Updated: 5/28/2002 4:29:00 PM
Care is needed for good vocal health
Treat your vocal apparatus with the care any fine instument deserves.
Updated: 8/27/2002 2:32:00 PM
Chorus coaches lead way to improved singing
To Coach or not to Coach? One chorus makes that important decision.
Updated: 5/14/2003 2:29:00 PM
Control your jaw
Avoiding a tense jaw.
Updated: 8/27/2002 2:53:00 PM
Discover the ultimate quartet coaching experience
Learn more about the unique Harmony College Quartet experience.
Updated: 9/17/2003 3:07:00 PM
Don’t tell me how to barbershop!
Why every man in his own way makes sense.
Updated: 9/30/2002 10:57:00 AM
Get the most out of changing voices
The reality of changing voices.
Updated: 8/18/2003 4:21:00 PM
Give your aging voice a clean bill of health
Taking care of an aging voice
Updated: 9/9/2003 1:56:00 PM
Hale-isms
The right word at the right time helps Mark Hale motivate the Masters of Harmony. A few choice morsels from his repertoire....
Updated: 1/20/2006 10:34:14 AM
How to stay in pitch
Can't stay in pitch? Never fear - Bill Biffle's here.
Updated: 5/10/2002 11:41:00 AM
How to Stop Nasal Singing
Nasality can be a problem -- don't make it yours!
Updated: 4/30/2003 2:46:00 PM
Improve your voice between rehearsals
Non-rehearsal activities for voice, body and mind
Updated: 5/29/2002 10:19:00 AM
Joint show enhances community relations
Cultivate community relations with a joint show.
Updated: 4/30/2003 2:50:00 PM
Learn your music quickly
Nick Papageorge helps speed the paper-to-brain process.
Updated: 4/14/2003 3:14:00 PM
Make coaching sessions more effective
Here are some helpful tips to keep in mind for a coaching session
Updated: 4/26/2004 11:47:00 AM
One voice, different parts
Why Don Barnick can win championships singing either tenor or bass --really!
Updated: 11/2/2001 10:03:00 AM
Oversinging
Why do so many of us do it? Check out these ideas by Chris Hebert, the outgoing Singing Category specialist.
Updated: 9/10/2003 1:50:00 PM
Paul Mayo vocal training program now available on CD
You asked for it: a CD of the famous Paul Mayo "Road to Better Singing" program.
Updated: 2/1/2006 9:02:32 AM
Peer Note Check Form
Updated: 12/2/2002 9:12:00 PM
Peer Note Check Form
Want to promote notes and words sung correctly?
Updated: 12/4/2002 9:43:00 PM
Peer Note Checking
Need everyone to learn the correct notes and words? Try Peer Note Checking!
Updated: 12/9/2002 11:46:00 PM
Promote community singing? Who, me?
Some helpful hints to encourage community singing.
Updated: 5/16/2003 2:15:00 PM
Sing without tension
Eliminate that jaw tension
Updated: 8/27/2002 11:57:00 AM
Singer's story is a lesson for all
Avoiding vocal abuse
Updated: 8/27/2002 2:38:00 PM
Singing really does make you feel better
Want a boost to your immune system? Sing!
Updated: 8/19/2003 3:11:00 PM
Six things every director wishes you already knew about rehearsing
As a chorus member, what you can do to make those rehearsals be more fun for everyone.
Updated: 9/10/2003 10:54:00 AM
Speak correctly to avoid vocal problems
Avoid singing problems by caring for your speaking voice.
Updated: 10/21/2002 9:54:00 AM
Staying healthy is so important!
Tips to help your singing voice stay healthy.
Updated: 12/16/2004 4:21:00 PM
Take Care Of Your Voice! (Part 1)
David Epstein, MD, discusses vocal health.
Updated: 10/1/2002 10:21:00 AM
Take Care Of Your Voice! (Part 2)
David Epstein, MD, talks about daily practices for good vocal health.
Updated: 10/1/2002 10:44:00 AM
Take Care of Your Voice! (Part 3)
David Epstein, MD, discusses care of the voice when you are ill.
Updated: 10/1/2002 10:48:00 AM
Teach the Chorus Ensemble Skills
Use this video and outline to teach improved ensemble skills to the chorus or your quartet.
Updated: 8/20/2002 3:44:00 PM
The ``think system`` works ... really!
Thinking Really Works!
Updated: 9/27/2002 10:14:00 AM
The joys and benefits of singing
Some of the reasons we love to sing!
Updated: 5/7/2003 3:55:00 PM
The march to the gold
Alexandria Harmonizers share the story of putting their gold package together.
Updated: 5/16/2003 11:21:00 AM
Tips from the Kings Singers master class
The premiere a cappella ensemble shared some secrets at a master class in 1992.
Updated: 9/26/2002 3:02:00 PM
To Stand or NOT To Stand
Here's how to build your rehearsal around riser time.
Updated: 6/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Toward a more productive evaluation session
Some insight into the competition evaluation session.
Updated: 5/16/2003 2:31:00 PM
Twelve Steps To Using Learning Tapes
For the novice Barbershopper, having to learn an entire repertoire can be a daunting challenge. Here is a system that helps to simplify and speed up the process.
Updated: 6/2/2002 5:10:00 PM
Vibrato effects on singing
Controlling the vibrato in your voice can improve your tuning and vowel matching, according to physicist Jim Richards.
Updated: 9/25/2002 11:16:00 AM
Vibrato is part of our sound
Jim DeBusman looks at a natural result of good vocal production.
Updated: 8/18/2004 4:39:00 PM
Want to sing better? Don't give up!
A new video teaches you the fundamentals of good singing technique.
Updated: 8/27/2002 11:52:00 AM
Warmup Corner - II-VI-drills
Try these warmup exercises to master the interval
Updated: 6/25/2003 9:17:00 AM
Warmup Corner - Mental Imagery of Breathing
Mental imaregy can be more effective in helping singers learn good breathing technique. Try these exercises.
Updated: 6/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Warmup Corner - The Perfect Fifth (exercise 1)
Perfect the perfect fifth interval wit these exercises
Updated: 7/9/2004 4:25:00 PM
Warmup Corner - The Perfect Fifth (exercise 2)
Perfect the perfect fifth interval with this warm-uyup exercise
Updated: 7/14/2003 3:10:00 PM
Warmup Corner - The Perfect Fifth (exercise 3)
Perfect the perfect fifth interval with this exercise
Updated: 7/14/2003 3:11:00 PM
Warmup Corner - The Perfect Fifth (exercise 4)
This vocal warmup exercise helps you sing the perfect fifth interval better.
Updated: 7/14/2003 3:13:00 PM
Wetter is better
How many glasses of water?
Updated: 8/28/2002 8:52:00 AM
What Is A Formant
Find out if you have a great singer's formant.
Updated: 4/12/2004 10:04:00 AM
Woodshedding revisited
Stan Grayson celebrates the art of singing by ear, with a few tips on how to get the most fun from it.
Updated: 10/1/2002 11:26:00 AM
Work to improve vocal resonance
Try these easy exercises to improve the resonance of your singing.
Updated: 6/9/2003 10:33:00 AM
Workshop for Improved Singing
Teach improved singing skills using the video Basic Singing Skills for Barbershoppers and this outline of the video.
Updated: 8/20/2002 2:40:00 PM
You can eliminate that break
Jump the hurdle to eliminate that voice break
Updated: 8/27/2002 11:41:00 AM
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