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The Orange Spiel Page 1 July 2018 The Orange Spiel Page 1 July 2018 Volume 38 Issue 7 July 2018 We meet at 7:00 most Thursdays at Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran, 7860 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville, FL Guests always welcome Call 355-SING No Experience Necessary WHAT'S INSIDE SOCIETY BOARD ANNOUNCES Title Page NEXT STEP TOWARD Society Board Announces Next Step 1,3 EVERYONE IN HARMONY Editorial 2 Barbershop History Questions 52 3 by Skipp Kropp Chapter Eternal 4-5 from barbershop.org Chapter Eternal 6 Stop Singing Rehearsal Sabotage 6-7 he Barbershop Harmony Society believes that Chapter Quartets 7 what we offer – the experience of singing to- Caribbean Gold Cruise 7 gether in harmony – is meaningful to all peo- Free Your Voice 8 T ple, and should therefore be accessible to peo- Free Singing Tips 8 ple in all combinations. Since the announcement of the A Better Way To Teach Complex Skills 9-11 Strategic Vision last June, the Society Board and staff 33 Most Effective Singing Tips 11 leadership have been involved in ongoing discussions Barbershop History Answers 52 11 about the best way to achieve the vision of Everyone Magic Choral Trick #377 And #378 12 in Harmony. Today, we are thrilled to announce our Singing With Good Posture 13-14 next step in the realization of that vision. Quartet Corner 15 Chapter Member Stats 15 Effective immediately, membership in the Barbershop Board Minute Summary 16 Harmony Society is open to EVERYONE. Beginning 2018 Hall Of Fame Inductees 16 today, we welcome women to join the Barbershop Upcoming Schedules 17 Harmony Society as members. Birthdays / Guests / New Members 17 Directing Team / Other Leaders 18 Everyone means EVERYONE – people of every age, Chapter Officers / Music Team 19 of every background, every gender identity, every race, every sexual orientation, every political opinion or spiritual belief. Every person who loves to harmo- nize has a place in our family. Your barbershop experience will always be yours to choose. Your participation — as a chorus singer, quartetter, leader, musician, fan — is what you choose to make of it. Ultimately, we want to ensure that every person who loves barbershop will be able to forge a path into the barbershop world in a personal, devoted, continuing way. While Society membership for everyone becomes im- mediately available, district and chapter membership (Continued on page 3) The Orange Spiel Page 2 July 2018 2018 Board of Directors Committees EDITORIAL President: Show Chairman: Brian Kerr vacant And so, we are about to compete at International, once again. We have come a long way and, of Immediate Past Pres: Webmaster: course, have more to come on our journey. But Terry Ezell Frank Nosalek we are ready to have our progress measured, and expect to do well. As an awesome coach said, Executive VP: Chorus Manager: “Ruin somebody’s weekend.” Jason Dearing Jason Dearing Shortly thereafter, we will be getting a new contest VP Music & Performance: Uniform Manager: set for next year’s International (and honing it at a John Alexander Dave Walker District or two) as well as some new music for the Christmas show. VP Membership: 2018 Music Team Daniel Proctor Good times are to be had. Bring some guests and Music Director: maybe we’ll have more men with which to share VP Marketing & PR: Jay Giallombardo those times. Robert Reeves Associate Director: Each and every man, improving just a little bit, Secretary: George Gipp each and every day, will result in exponential im- Ken Tureski provements for the whole chorus. Music VP: Treasurer: John Alexander Gregg Flowers Section Leaders: Finance Chairman: Terry Ezell Tenor Rick Morin Steve Mullens Lead Brian Kerr Bari Daniel Proctor Bass Big O Bucks Learning Materials: Coordinator: Daniel Proctor Mike Sobolewski Presentation Coord: Bookkeeper: Mike Sobolewski Rick Morin Music Librarian: Eric Grimes The Orange Spiel is published monthly and is the official publication of the Jacksonville Big O Chapter of the Sunshine District of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the home of the Big Orange Chorus. The chapter and chorus meet most Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm at the Shepherd of the Woods, 7860 South- side Blvd. For more information visit our website, http://www.bigorangechorus.com. Articles, pictures and address corrections may be sent to the editor. John Alexander, Editor For more detailed, 2429 Southern Links Dr timely information Orange Park FL 32003 see my weekly [email protected] publication: 904-278-3987 Orange Zest The Orange Spiel Page 3 July 2018 SOCIETY BOARD ANNOUNCES NEXT STEP The last decade has seen the emergence of new ways to participate beyond “membership,” from Har- (continued) mony Platoons to online communities of multi- (Continued from page 1) trackers, and that barely scratches the surface of will be available beginning January 2019. In the possibilities. Our aim is to expand opportunities, ex- coming months, we’ll be developing and sharing pand relationships, expand ways to have fun singing materials that will help your BHS chapter choose together that may or may not involve a membership among many options. Your chapter can choose to card. stay exactly the same as you are today. Your chapter might choose to add a mixed chorus, or a In the coming weeks and months, you will start see- new, distinct women’s chorus. New chapters ing updated language in our Society governing might form — male, female, or mixed. This is documents, on our website, and in our regular com- about adding, not subtracting. More people, shar- munications. Specific information about chapter and ing more harmony, and more joy, in more ways. district membership options, women’s and mixed We believe that preserving the experience of men quartet registration, and expanded services is being singing together AND welcoming women as mem- developed, so you can expect a series of updates bers of the Barbershop Harmony Society are com- throughout the remainder of the year via email, in patible ideas. the Harmonizer, and on our website. Everyone in Harmony suggests that different par- The Board of Directors and the BHS staff leadership ticipation options, much like the different voices of are committed to supporting the many ways that a barbershop quartet, are not in opposition but en- everyone can enjoy a full, enriching barbershop life. tirely necessary. In this way, we remain an organi- Together, we will live our vision of Everyone in Har- zation that supports brotherhood and men singing mony. together while also providing opportunities for eve- ryone to experience harmony, barbershop music, and the benefits of group singing. BARBERSHOP HISTORY For decades, women have been deeply engaged in the Barbershop Harmony Society as directors, QUIZ 52 coaches, and as students and faculty at Harmony by Mark Axelrod University. Women have directed choruses on- from probeweb.org stage in contests since 1994. In 2009, the Society began offering Associate status as a means for 1 - Name all the M-AD quartets that took the top women to become more deeply a part of the Soci- spot in international competition. For extra credit, ety, while maintaining a male-only membership name the year in which the quartet(s) won. model. With our Strategic Vision focused on Eve- ryone in Harmony, we can support many kinds of 2 - Name all the M-AD quartets that took second barbershop activities — men’s, women’s, place in international competition. For extra credit, mixed — in many different ways. name the year(s) in which the quartet(s) won. The Barbershop Harmony Society will continue to 3 - Name all the M-AD quartets that took third place provide all of the services it has offered up to this in international competition. For extra credit, name point, and will expand those offerings as new re- the year(s) in which the quartet(s) won. sources become available. There will be no imme- diate changes to our current International contests 4 - Name all the M-AD quartets that took fourth for men’s quartets and choruses, or to the current place in international competition. For extra credit, Next Generation Barbershop festivals. We will name the year(s) in which the quartet(s) won. continue to publish music for men’s, women’s, and mixed voices and teach the art and craft of barber- 5 - Name all the M-AD quartets that took fifth place shop harmony at our events and online. in international competition. For extra credit, name the year(s) in which the quartet(s) won. Everyone in Harmony means living your best bar- bershop life, the way YOU want to live it. Answers on page 11 The Orange Spiel Page 4 July 2018 CHAPTER ETERNAL of a hat, and he would often bring the hat! After high school, Michael joined the Air Force in 1957. He absolutely loved playing sports and seeing the world, all while serving his country. Many were the sto- ries that were told of his time in England and in Avi- ano, Italy. Each story revolved around football, base- ball, basketball, and enjoying life to the fullest. After leaving the Air Force in 1969, Michael worked as a DJ for KHAT radio where his love for music deep- ened. He had a large collection of records and passed the love of the Everly Brothers, Bill Haley, and Frankie Valli on to his daughters. He also sold real estate, a passion that would stay with him for the rest of his life. Michael joined the Navy after the birth of his first daughter in 1971. He was stationed in Bremerton, WA and was the leading journalist aboard the USS Con- stellation and was involved in many community rela- ichael Frederick "Mike" Ward was born tions efforts in various ports of call.
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