BLYNCH Region 16 Small Chorus Workshop Kim Wonders June 16, 2018 HANDOUT BLYNCH BLEND AND SYNCHRONIZATION – Objective: To assist singers in developing better blend and synchronization. Blend Blend is described in the JCDB in the Sound Category under Barbershop Blend – Two major factors affect the development of a blended sound: common “ approaches to tone production and vowel production”. JCDB Sec. II-A pg. 7. It also says sound judge’s concern with vowel production is limited to the “The issue of uniformity, since blend cannot exist when vowel production is not uniform.” JCDB Sec. II-A, pg. 7. Synchronization Sound Category - synchronization is under Accuracy, and it states is a necessary element of harmony accuracy. The sound judge “Synchronization rewards a performance in which a total unit sound exists, i.e., chords are locked from the instant they are sounded. Lack of synchronization affects unit sound because it can mar a blended musical unit, preventing instantly matched vowels and distort a solid barbershop sound.” - it says Musical unity is achieved when all members of the Music Category “ ensemble are singing vowels correctly and simultaneously, and are singing chords in tune and together. Ensemble singing requires particular attention to synchronization to achieve musical unity.” Expression Category is under Technical Elements as –Synchronization Synchronization/Unity. - it says components of synchronization and attacks ”The and releases are considered together because they go hand-in-hand; one is the beginning and the other is the ending.” It further says term “The “internal synchronization” is often used to refer to the vertical togetherness that must exist within words and phrases if the unity of the presentation is to be maintained.”
BLYNCH Region 16 Small Chorus Workshop Kim Wonders June 16, 2018 HANDOUT BLYNCH – BLEND AND SYNCHRONIZATION Objective: To assist singers in developing better blend and synchronization. Blend Blend is described in the JCDB in the Sound Category under Barbershop Blend – “ Two major factors affect the development of a blended sound: common approaches to tone production and vowel production”. JCDB Sec. II-A pg. 7. It also says “The sound judge’s concern with vowel production is limited to the issue of uniformity, since blend cannot exist when vowel production is not uniform.” JCDB Sec. II-A, pg. 7. Synchronization Sound Category - synchronization is under Accuracy, and it states “Synchronization is a necessary element of harmony accuracy. The sound judge rewards a performance in which a total unit sound exists, i.e., chords are locked from the instant they are sounded. Lack of synchronization affects unit sound because it can mar a blended musical unit, preventing instantly matched vowels and distort a solid barbershop sound.” Music Category - it says “ Musical unity is achieved when all members of the ensemble are singing vowels correctly and simultaneously, and are singing chords in tune and together. Ensemble singing requires particular attention to synchronization to achieve musical unity.” Expression Category –Synchronization is under Technical Elements as Synchronization/Unity. - it says ”The components of synchronization and attacks and releases are considered together because they go hand-in-hand; one is the beginning and the other is the ending.” It further says “The term “internal synchronization” is often used to refer to the vertical togetherness that must exist within words and phrases if the unity of the presentation is to be maintained.”
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