At 7/20/2005 05:55 AM, dhbailey wrote:
>Phil Daley wrote:
>
>> At 7/19/2005 11:42 AM, John Howell wrote:
>>
>> >At 10:47 PM -0400 7/18/05, Raymond Horton wrote:
>> >>Perhaps, but that might be supposing too much. I would think it's
>> >>just a term for a tool of the trade. (Personally, I heard "axe"
>> >>years before I ever heard of "woodshedding.")
>> >
>> >And barbershopers have been using "woodshedding" for decades
>>
>> Well, that's because they NEED it ;-)
>>
>> I have been to a couple of BarberShop groups because I like to sing (I
>> also direct a 4-part men's chorus).
>>
>> As soon as they say "You have to memorize the music", I'm outta there.
>>
>> I can sing the music correctly the first time through, obviously, using
>> the music. What do I gain by spending my time memorizing the same music?
>>
>> I can understand that 90% of people in those groups have to learn the
>> music by rote, since they are clueless about actually reading the music.
>> But why penalize me?
>>
>
>I think it's for the visual effect -- all the Barbershop chorus concerts
>I've attended have been wonderful visual performances as well as musical
>performances, and they would not be the same with the music in
>everybody's hands.
I can agree with that. That is probably the real reason.
I find groups that do visual things while singing very distracting from the
music. But, I guess that's me.
Phil Daley < AutoDesk >
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley
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