Singing
This article was written by Dr. René Torres, a frequent contributor to The Masters Voice and other Masters of Harmony publications with articles on vocal techniques and craft. He is a vocal coach with a Masters degree in Music and Ph.D. in Business Administration. If you have any questions for the author, he can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vocal Education Series
Part 4 – Vocal Technic: Fine Tuning
by René Torres
In this article, we look at some mental and physical processes that affect a singer's ability to maintain pitch and produce sounds of good tonal quality. It takes discipline and control of mind and body to become a “smart” singer.
This article was written by Dr. René Torres, a frequent contributor to The Masters Voice and other Masters of Harmony publications with articles on vocal techniques and craft. He is a vocal coach with a Masters degree in Music and Ph.D. in Business Administration. If you have any questions for the author, he can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vocal Education Series
Part 3 – Vocal Technic: Fact or Fiction?
by René Torres
In the first two parts of this series, we dealt with warming up the vocal mechanism and breathing effeciently as you sing. This part will deal with singing effeciently.
This article was written by Dr. René Torres, a frequent contributor to The Masters Voice and other Masters of Harmony publications with articles on vocal techniques and craft. He is a vocal coach with a Masters degree in Music and a Ph.D. in Business Administration. If you have any questions for the author, he can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vocal Education Series
Part 1 – Warm-Ups Are Not For Sissies
by René Torres
One of the most forgotten and least talked about aspects of singing tends to be the warm-up. Volumes have been written on how to bounce, enounce, and pronounce while singing. But how do you prepare to do that? How do you really get your body, your heart, and your mind ready to sing?
This article was written by Dr. René Torres, a frequent contributor to The Masters Voice and other Masters of Harmony publications with articles on vocal techniques and craft. He is a vocal coach with a Masters degree in Music and Ph.D. in Business Administration. If you have any questions for the author, he can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vocal Education Series
Part 2 – Breath Control and Better Singing
by René Torres
In Part 1 the author dealt with warming up the voice and related matters. The exercises he recommends here can be done separately or in conjunction with a warm-up session. Though some of the exercises for breath control should be done daily, so should vocal warm-ups, but that isn’t always feasible for the amateur singer.
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A Tag-along's Guide to the Harmony Universe 06-02-2012 16:02 
Every August, the Barbershop Harmony Society holds Harmony University, a weeklong music education workshop, on campus.
I decided it was time to find out a litlle bit more about the hundreds of barbershop Quartet members who descend on Missouri Western every summer and entertain us in four-part harmony while we work. So I arranged to shadow a Harmony U. attendee, and at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4. the fifth day of the workshop, I lound myself sitting in on their general session in the Potter Hall
theater.
I've been to a lot of conferences and workshops before. But... Read more... |
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Media Coverage for Midwinter 27-01-2012 16:01 
Two quartets from the Tucson area appeared on local TV broadcasts on Wednesday, January 18 during the Midwinter Convention.
Joint Venture sang and interviewed on "Morning Blend", a show on the local ABC channel Wednesday morning at 11:00. To listen, click here.
Touch of Grey recorded two songs and an interview for the local PBS channel which aired Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 7:00. The interview covered the history of barbershop music and of the Society. To listen, click here.
The local NBC Channel covered the Youth Festival with... Read more... |
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Shows Like American Idol Introduce Young Colorado Men To Barbershop Quartet Singing 23-01-2012 18:01 
Originally posted in KUNC.org
With shows like American Idol bringing a major increase in revenue dollars for TV networks, there's an old American musical art form which is also seeing an increase in popularity with a younger audience across the country, and right here in Colorado.
There's an interesting phenomenon taking hold in the Barbershop Quartet world. You know barbershop? "…Hello my baby, Hello my darling, hello my ragtime gal..?" Yea, it's pretty old and outdated.
But YouTube "Gaga Barbershop Quartet", and you'll find a group of high school guys singing Lady Gaga's... Read more... |
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Singing group raises record cash for local Salvation Army 22-12-2011 22:12 
Originally posted in http://www.theolathenews.com/2011/12/20/1363582/singing-group-raises-record-cash.html
By MATT CAMPBELL
A holiday chorus making the rounds of retirement communities in Johnson County last weekend set a personal best and possibly a local record for one-day donations to the Salvation Army.
The Heart of America Chorus, comprised of more than 40 volunteers, raised nearly $23,000 in one six-hour period Saturday. That was up from last year's take of just under $7,000.
"I almost passed out, it was unbelievable," said chorus co-chairman Mike Mathieu, who carried a peck basket to collect all the donations that were tossed to the... Read more... |
