Inside this issue:

The chapter and chorus meet  every Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church Activity Center
on the corner of Poyntz and  6th Street, Manhattan, Kansas.

Bulletin is published by the Manhattan Kansas Chapter and Chorus

   Central States District barbershoppers at 2008 Harmony University,

Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, Missouri. 

See the Manhattan chapter members on the front two rows.

First Row:  Don Thomson, Mason Swenson, Brian Swenson, Travis Troyer,
Second Row: Fred Wachsmuth, Tom Fish, Brian Arthaud-Day, Harvey Kiser

   The class titled “Quartet Factory” at Harmony University was taught by Royce Ferguson.  He was the tenor of the 1998 International gold medal champion quartet known as Reveille.  This quartet sang on stage at the Manhattan spring show that year.

   The vocal techniques he stressed were:

1.Breath control is a big factor to balance the sound and quality of the voices in a quartet

2.Basic concept: 90% of the vowel production is in the throat area; the mouth shapes the words

3.Relax: if one has a wide mouth, relax the mouth to have a round mouth shape

4.Lengthen the vocal area above the vocal chords and relax the throat

5.Relax and enjoy; recreate how it felt to sing great.

(There is more information on Royce’s class on page 4)

Nuggets from HU

by Harvey Kiser President

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