Second week of the course and not only have the vast majority of our students returned for more, but they have made more progress than we ever expected. The first song has been sung to the end, including the tricky last section. The second song has been started, another tag has been learned and most have settled into their chosen […]
» Read more barbershop, choir, chords, Chorus, course, free, harmony, liverpool, merseyside, southport, wayfarers After months of preparation and weeks of advertising, the Learn To Sing course finally arrived last night (Tuesday 10 April). A really good turn out of 26 students were welcomed by our members and organised into vocal ranges, to help decide which voice part they were going to try out. After organising everybody into voice parts, we learned a tag […]
» Read more barbershop, choir, chords, Chorus, course, free, harmony, liverpool, merseyside, southport, wayfarers Good progress is being made in the organisation of our singing course. We now have dates confirmed, roles assigned for the core working party and have even chosen the two songs we will learn during the course. The two songs will be ‘Mr Sandman’ and ‘In My Life’. We decided that it would be good for the students if the […]
» Read more choir, chords, Chorus, course, enquire, free, harmony, learn to sing, merseyside, sefton, sing, singing, southport, wayfarers This is the level of performance to which we at the Wayfarers Chorus aspire. Okay, there aren’t as many of us but on the upside that makes the precision easier to achieve (in theory).
» Read more Tickets for the Wayfarers Chorus 2017 Charity Concert, on behalf of Queenscourt Hospice, are now on sale and can be ordered via our online order form. Make sure you order yours soon, as our previous concert was a sell-out and we expect this to sell-out quickly. If you haven’t yet seen details of the concert, head to our concert […]
» Read more barbershop, charity, chords, Chorus, concert, guitarist, harmony, hospice, KGV College, performance, queenscourt, sing, sing-out, singing, songs, southport, variety, violonist, wayfarers If you have ever enjoyed singing, even on your own in the shower, why not come along to one of our practice nights. We are a friendly group and you will be made very welcome. You can either just chat to us and watch the practice, or you can discuss your voice with Colin our MD and see which voice […]
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All Barbershop singers around the world learn a set of songs designed to show off the classic chords and arrangements of a barbershop song. These are known as ‘Polecats’ and are typically fairly short (1-2 minutes) so they can be easily learned. No matter where you travel in the world, if you meet up with a barbershop organisation you will […]
» Read more If you fancy having a go at Barbershop singing, now is your chance. Using the tracks below, you can hear the 4 individual voice parts that make up the chords of one of the barbershop polecats. The ‘Full Mix’ track allows you to hear what it sounds like with all four parts combined. Listen to each of the tracks and […]
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