Vocal Coach REACTS - Ringmasters (Notre Dame Medley)

[Music] [Applause] [Music] that's that ring i was telling you about man that's so good hello and welcome to my channel i'm your host and oligarch of opera ken levine i'm a singer and vocal coach here on youtube and today is musical theater thursday today we're going to be looking at the ringmasters and their notre dame medley as um i think at a competition for barbershop harmony society but before we do that please remember to subscribe hit the notification bell so you don't miss out on any of the great content it really helps out the channel now without further ado let us dive into the ring masters and their barbershop version of the notre dame medley this is from the disney movie the hunchback of notre dame finding their a there at the beginning [Music] [Music] live in nashville tennessee 2016. and some say the soul of the series [Music] and a monster okay so i love that straight tone that is so indicative of barbershop as a genre and the reason that they do that straight tone i believe and this comes from filtered through my good buddy phil who's who's big in the barbershop community and uh loves this music and loves this genre and has turned me on to some great great works now i i have to admit i don't know enough about this genre as as i would like to but my understanding is that straight tone is important for the stacking of each of those harmonies and and you'll notice that if you listen closely there's a seventh in just about every uh harmony in traditional barbershop and that gives it that ring hence why this group has decided to dub themselves the ring masters and for good reason because you can hear that ring permeating through every note that they sing together as a unit [Music] so is this the baritone no no this is the this must be the berry and the guy beside him is the base deformed from birth calling him quasimodo nice low note i must keep him locked away when no one else can see no [Music] such clarity in all of their words the diction is impeccable as well as their pets [Music] [Music] [Music] i'm hungry for the histories they show me and all my life i memorize their faces just knowing them as they will never know me [Music] a little bit of expression and vibrato at the end of those phrases from the lead tenor [Music] what i dare i dare just to live one day out there [Music] it is to be there [Music] amazing guys wow [Music] and just one day and then [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] between those four voices that's that ring i was telling you about man that's so good i i'm sorry i shouldn't have stopped it there because they're just getting up to the big crescendo here's almost at the end of the medley hang on i'll start it again [Applause] [Applause] [Music] holy leather lungs [Music] you thought we were done [Music] just as fresh vocally now as they were at the beginning of the song [Music] [Applause] love today [Applause] yeah sweet savasana man those guys that that is a prime example of what you want to do when you finish your barbershop medley or any song that is a tag so the tag at the end of the song uh let's obviously everyone know that that's the end but that just went on and on and on and on and he held the the two of them i think it was the baritone and the and the lead held that tag note for just what seemed like an eternity and you can see everybody's up on their feet wow wow that's that's really really incredible it looks like this must be the end of the competition they each have their medallions so maybe that these guys must have been the winners i don't know if there are any barber shoppers who are watching this who know more than i do which which is probably likely please leave a comment in the comment section and set me straight um yeah yeah what what incredible technique what what breath control you couldn't sense that there was that much effort in their breathing and breath technique you can see why these guys are the champ so now if you're looking to figure out your technique and you're wanting to get up on stage and perform like these guys i strongly suggest you seek out the professional services of a vocal coach it doesn't have to be me but if you want to work with me i will be sure to leave a link in the description and you can contact me there and as always please remember to subscribe and hit that notification bell really helps out the channel and let me know if you like this kind of content if you want to see more of this kind of commentary i really really appreciate it so thanks for watching making it to the end of this video and we will see you next time [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]

Channel: Ken Lavigne

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Length: 10min 23sec (623 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 16 2020