In combination, these qualities can create an audible overtone that sends a chill up the spine of singers and listeners alike. A Sweet Adelines tradition. This is a public event integrated into the business of a convention. Everyone in attendance is invited to gather in a public place and present listeners with a sample of barbershop harmony. It is often used as a way to thank the city hosting the gathering.
Tense muscles make tight, forced sounds.
Visualize the air coming from the bottom of your lungs massaging your vocal chords and the sound will be smooth and relaxed. Two or more people singing a vowel in the same way so as to sound like one voice. Produced when the jaw is relaxed, soft palate raised and the throat is open. A tone heard an octave above the highest tone of properly balanced and matched chord. A musical sentence.