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April 2008 InCider Press Page 3 |
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Now, there’s always the matter of “doo, doo, doo” and “da, da, da”, but keep in mind that we need to recall when to “doo” and when to “da” or “ba” or whatever goofy “word” – and there isn't much text to help determine how many and when no how! So, I counted each of these wonderful “words”. And these are just the words and measures that occur in our show songs, i.e. they don’t include a couple of songs that we learned and decided not to use....whew! Now, if you think like I do, in the end I get fascinated with how easily I can review all thirteen songs now in a brief amount of time – about 33 minutes (by my recorder’s timer) – after struggling for weeks on end, step by step from nil to all. That implies singing from one song to the next, stopping for nothing and having my voice in decent shape (rare thing). Then, of course, reality catches up and I need to re-sing several songs to clean up the messes I made. Sometimes I find myself forgetting the next phrase, or missing that pitch on a high note or in a tough pattern. Then it occurred to me that this happens more often when I haven’t practiced for a couple of days. This same loss of skill happened when I ran races in track and when I played a cornet a half-century ago, so age must not cause all my troubles. Well, I talked with my young professional singer friend, and asked her whether she notices a loss of control after a day or two of not singing. She said that, yes, she notices a loss of quality after one day, and she was sure others noticed it after she had had two days without singing. WOW! I now intend to practice every day until the show, and some days two or three times. Wish me luck! (And, directors, please don’t add one more word, measure or motion~~)♪ |
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Total measures of music ♪ 846 ♪ By Loren Alexander |
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Bob Ridley, a veteran barbershopper and quartetter, is one of the members who does a lot behind the scenes He keeps all of our music in order. When chapter members turn in the music scores, he sifts and sorts to return them to the respective files. The up to date guest notebooks of the current repertoire occurs because of Bob’s efforts. He works with the directors to have the current repertoire of music in the case on the piano each week. Additionally, he has helped Pat Caffey in building the set for the April show. Thanks, Bob, for your important leadership and contributions that lead to well-functioning chapter meetings ♪ |
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Bob Ridley was presented with the Barbershopper of the Month award for March by Harvey Kiser. Photo by Bart Bartholomew |
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The chorus had a very successful sing out at the Fort. Riley Chapels on the 30th of March!! We sang at 3 different chapels and even received a standing ovation at the last one!! Our Assistant Director Don Thompson will be leading the warm-ups for the next couple of rehearsals to get us in our performance mode and psyched up for our show! The Topeka chapter annual show was wonderful and so was the afterglow! Our own LNE (Late Night Edition) was present to sing a few songs and represent the Manhattan chapter!! |
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Bits of Information By Tom Fish VP Music and Performance |
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One spring evening during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled. "I can't dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room." The little boy replied with a shaking voice, "The big sissy!" |
