Singing!

HiDesertHal

HiDesertHal

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Have any of you belonged to a singing group, such as a Church Choir, Glee Club, Barbershop Quartet, etc?

I joined a Barbershop Chorus many years ago. The group sang as a Chorus or in individual Quartets.

They were divided by singing range: Tenor, Lead, Baritone, and Bass. I was a strong Bass.

I didn't stay with the Barbershoppers very long, because their singing style and selections were really corny and their harmonies were too close, which is what their syle is all about...Close Harmony. Droopy songs like "Sweet Adeline", "Coney Island Baby", "My Gal Sal", ect...dullsville, man!

I prefer the more open harmony of the Glee Club groups, with just Tenor, Lead, and Bass. The songs they sang were more enjoyable and fun, too.

But the BEST singing, in my opinion, was the large Glee Club of Mitch Miller's Thursday night TV program: "Sing Along With Mitch". Anybody remember?

Excuse me while I sound my A: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

Thank You,

HDH
 

I sang in various church choirs from about six on.....cherub choir, youth choir, adult choir. Now, mind you, nobody has ever accused me of being a good singer but at my church, you sang in a choir unless you had a darn good reason not to. I sang in the freshman choir at my high school but that was about it.

Now I sing in the shower and I've only shattered a couple of tiles.
 

I belonged to the girls chorus all through high school. I can carry a tune, but that's about it. The only fun part was going to competitions. Once we made it to the state finals, and got to go on a long bus trip. The teacher was very mean, and only wanted to win awards. All I remember was...

1. Most of the girls showed up before daylight with curlers in their hair to board the bus. :rolleyes:
2. We had to sing a piece of music none of us had seen before. Somehow it came out sounding like music. :confused: It was a miracle.
 
All county chorus for a couple years in Niagara County NY. My best friend still has a copy of record we made of Handel's Messiah in 1970...we was purty swell.... Joined due to all the hot girls that belonged... never regretted a second....
 
Sang in church choir as we were expected to do it. Always wished that was one of my talents but it never was. Just a fan of everybody else.
 
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