My trip to Kenyon College in Ohio went well. There were about 250 barbershoppers from PA,OH and KY there to take classes and sing. Here's a photo of the dining hall (It's the one with people in it) and of the student dining hall. Impressive.
The classes I took were of a more technical nature this year. Two were on using the computer to create learning CDs with programs called "Audacity' and "Finale". And the third class that I took all day Sat. was on "How to Arrange Sheet Music in the Barbershop Style". I was curious about what the key principles are for doing that. The instructor, Don Gray, has been doing that for 25 years and so he boiled it all down to the basics. There were about 12 of us in the class and we took "You Belong To Me" and worked on making it singable for barbershoppers. It was fascinating to watch the creative process unfold and to consider the hundreds of questions you had to be asking yourself regarding what you wanted to do. Good Stuff.
Here's a photo of Don Gray.
Kerri and Kate are coming to town today. Patrick has work out of town, so she decided to come back to Pittsburgh for 5 days. Can't wait to see them.
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