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Music Director
Linda Wareham's passion for continuing education, her enthusiasm for
singing and her joy of teaching has ensured the success of the chorus.
It won the Most Improved Chorus award for a second time at the 2010
national Sweet Adelines championships and this year won the Show
Choir section of the Sydney Eisteddfod. Linda is also Music Director of
Coastal aCappella, which won the Small Chorus award this year and is
based on the Central Coast. She was a finalist at the 2010 Gosford City
Council Australia Day Community awards.
Linda Wareham's passion for continuing education, her enthusiasm for
singing and her joy of teaching has ensured the success of the chorus.
It won the Most Improved Chorus award for a second time at the 2010
national Sweet Adelines championships and this year won the Show
Choir section of the Sydney Eisteddfod. Linda is also Music Director of
Coastal aCappella, which won the Small Chorus award this year and is
based on the Central Coast. She was a finalist at the 2010 Gosford City
Council Australia Day Community awards.
Assistant Music Director
Kylie Shanley has a musical background which included singing with
the Australian Girls Choir and the Sydney University City of Sydney
Singers. She has a BSc MTeach (Hons)and a passion for barbershop
singing and has been Assistant Director of the chorus for a number
of years.
Kylie Shanley has a musical background which included singing with
the Australian Girls Choir and the Sydney University City of Sydney
Singers. She has a BSc MTeach (Hons)and a passion for barbershop
singing and has been Assistant Director of the chorus for a number
of years.
Covers a reasonable range and usually
sings the melody.
sings the melody.
Contemporary barbershop harmony
Our music has its origins in the acappella singing style used by male African American
quartets in the late 1800s.
Modern four part harmony barbershop style for women is written in four parts - lead,
bass, baritone and tenor. It is arranged around eleven basic chords with the major triad
and the barbershop seventh and ninth being the most important.
The success of our artform is based on "ringing" these chords through voice resonance,
note accuracy and blending all four parts. We have ongoing coaching and education
programs both from our music director and regional and international experts.
We place emphasis on showmanship and performance and use movement and
choreography when we sing.
quartets in the late 1800s.
Modern four part harmony barbershop style for women is written in four parts - lead,
bass, baritone and tenor. It is arranged around eleven basic chords with the major triad
and the barbershop seventh and ninth being the most important.
The success of our artform is based on "ringing" these chords through voice resonance,
note accuracy and blending all four parts. We have ongoing coaching and education
programs both from our music director and regional and international experts.
We place emphasis on showmanship and performance and use movement and
choreography when we sing.
Membership & bookings:
nbchorus@gmail.com
nbchorus@gmail.com
| LEAD |
A harmony part, usually holding a counter
melody. Although this is the highest voice
it is different from the traditional soprano.
The tenor should have a light, sweet,
pure tone that will complement and not
overpower a lead voice.
melody. Although this is the highest voice
it is different from the traditional soprano.
The tenor should have a light, sweet,
pure tone that will complement and not
overpower a lead voice.
Similar range to lead, often crossing over
their melody line. Requires blending and
warmer voices, able to sing intricate intervals.
their melody line. Requires blending and
warmer voices, able to sing intricate intervals.
| LEAD |
| BARITONE |
| BASS |
| TENOR |
Just the place for low voiced women with
rich, mellow qualities, this part provides the
foundation of the music and solidifies the
four-part harmony. Women who sing alto
often fit well into bass or baritone roles.
rich, mellow qualities, this part provides the
foundation of the music and solidifies the
four-part harmony. Women who sing alto
often fit well into bass or baritone roles.
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