TESTIMONIALS
We
in the Ambassadors of Harmony are so happy
with Tim's tapes that we have hired him to
update our entire repertoire. Not only does
he sing every note with accuracy and perfect
vocal quality he sings the songs with supreme
artistry. And there's only one other person
who can do that, and that's Barbara Streisand.
The finished product is more musical and fun
to listen to than most CDs by actual quartets.
Jim
Henry
Bass, The
Gas House Gang, 1993 International Quartet
Champions
Director, The
Ambassadors of Harmony, 2004 International
Chorus Champions
Tim's
learning tracks have been instrumental in
OC Times' success thus far. Not only have
they cut our learning time down to fractions,
allowing our long distance quartet to take
brand new arrangements to contest within weeks,
but they have provided a professional and
inspiring tool that is fun to listen to. Tim
has consistently amazed our quartet not only
with his level of accuracy, but even more,
his artistry. OC Times can say without a doubt
that most of our recent artistic development
has been a direct result of Tim's creativity.
Sean
Devine
Lead of OC
Times
Lead Section Leader of Masters
Of Harmony
Tim,
through your learning tracks you will single-handedly
teach our entire society how to sing; if we'd
only have the courage to really listen to
your work.
-Kirk Young,
Music Judge
Arranger
Tim
Waurick is Lions Gate Chorus' new best friend!
He did the learning tracks for our new contest
uptune, a very difficult Clay Hine chart,
and my chorus has never learned a song faster
or with more accuracy than they did with Tim's
learning tracks. Tim is extremely rhythmically
precise, he fine-tunes every chord to the
point of ringing some screamin' overtones,
and his range is unbelievable. This talented
young man could medal in a SAI international
contest all by himself! I would highly recommend
Tim's learning tracks for anyone to use. He
is worth his weight in gold ... medals!
Sandy Robinson
Tenor,
Brava!, 2004 SAI International Quartet
Champions
Director, Lions
Gate Chorus, SAI 2004 Region 26 Champions
SAI Approved Sound Judge
SAI International Faculty
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tim
recently made a learning track for our chorus.
It was amazing to see the learning curve once
the members were given the CD. Tim not only
created an incredibly accurate, high-level
product, but he did so in a very short amount
of time. The chorus' music team is confident
that had Tim not provided this tool, our chorus
would probably not have been able to take
this challenging David Wright arrangement
to contest.
Shawn
York
Music & Performance VP - Westminster,
CA Chapter
Tenor – OC
Times
Tim,
I don't know if you're aware what a difference
you make in the lives of a lot of barbershoppers.
They're having a much more rewarding experience
because they ENJOY learning their music so
much. They're willing to do a huge number
of reps because they're having such a great
time listening to your incredible recordings.
Richard
Lewellen
Baritone - Four Aces
Director - East Aurora Friends Of Harmony
Singing Judge
Tim's
recordings are excellent. He is certainly
one of the very best vocalists in barbershop.
This together with his range, accuracy, and
attention to detail enable him to produce
learning files of superb quality for men's
or womens's arrangements. We strongly recommend
Tim.
Sandi
& David
Wright
The
learning tracks that you made for us of our
newest David Wright masterpiece "Go Down,
Moses" were just unbelievable! As I'm
sure that you are aware, David doesn't know
how to arrange an easy tune. But who would
want that anyway? And this tune was definitely
no exception.
But
the funny thing about it this time, was that
this tune was simple to learn in spite of
its complexity. I am SURE that your learning
tracks are the biggest part of that! Not only
did you have the words & notes nailed
down, but I'd say that most of the great "interp"
that you used is what our director Mark Hale
has chosen to go with.
Normally,
at least for myself, I use the learning tracks
to learn a new song, usually within the first
week. Then after that, I only use it now &
then to polish occasionally to keep up on
things. But I find that I cannot take the
Go Down, Moses CD out of my player. I just
keep listening to it over & over &
over. This is not learning CD quality - this
is as if it came right off of a CD for sale!
Rick "Darth" Veder
10 Year “Masters Of Harmony” Tenor,
24 Year Barbershopper & 4 Time Gold Medal
Winner!
Tim,
Last
night at rehearsal, something happened that
I thought was very cool and I wanted to share
it with you.
I made a CD of the songs you sent me and played
it for the guys. We are very fortunate that
our rehearsal hall has a pretty good stereo
system with some pretty big speakers. After
explaining to the guys what I was about to
play for them, I cranked it up and let it
rip. The first song I played was "Smile
Medley". As soon as the song started,
I could see the looks on the guys faces as
they were totally blown away by what they
were listening to. As you got closer to the
tag, I could sense the excitement in the air.
The atmosphere was kind of like sitting at
an International contest and watching and
listening to the, soon-to-be crowned champs
hit a home run. We continued to listen to
the rest of the songs with much of the same
reaction.
The last song I played for them was "Once
Upon A Time". You had them on the edge
of their seats. When you got to the tag, you
could feel the excitement in the room starting
to build. As soon as the song ended, and with
out missing a beat, the chorus erupted in
thunderous applause. All this from a learning
CD!
When the meeting was finally over, I had guys
coming up to me and shaking my hand thanking
me for finding you and making all the arrangements
to provide them a learning CD of such high
quality. You are a big hit in Fresno, and
you made me look like a hero.
Just thought you would like to know the fruits
of your labor.
Eric P. Essayan
Musical Director
"Gold Note Chorus"
Fresno, Ca
Tim's
learning tracks sound like an "A"
level quartet! He works with you up front
to get your desired style and interp, then
turns around and nails it on a recording that
blows you away! He's recorded several of my
arrangements; each with incredible artistry
and accuracy, along with an amazing ring!....a
championship sound we all hope to create.
Aaron Dale
Arranger
Music Judge
In
our small chapter chorus, a majority of the
members are not fluent music readers. The
learning tracks that Tim provides us are one
of the best investments we have ever made.
We now have close to 30 songs on learning
tracks. And the guys are learning their new
charts in a fraction of the time.
The
quality of Tim's performance as he sings these
tracks and the quality of sound in the technical
recordings are of such a high level that they
give the guys an exceptional learning tool.
The well-tuned chords and the expertly executed
word sounds combine to give the listener an
outstanding role model. While using these
learning tracks, the quality of our singing
has made noticeable improvement.
Tim
makes every effort to understand the interpretation
that I want for every song. And he applies
whatever plan I provide him to each set of
learning tracks. The breath marks, the phrasing,
the dynamics, the tempo, they're all on the
tracks. This greatly reduces the "up
front" learning time when I'm teaching
the chorus an interpretive plan on a new song.
Since
Tim's prices are very reasonable, we are fortunate
that the chapter continues to be able to cover
the expense. But our members have become so
convinced of their usefulness that they have
offered to pay for them out of pocket rather
than ever having to give up their "TimTrax",
as we've begun to call them, and the guys
just simply wouldn't do without them.
I've
coached quartets and choruses, I've been on
faculty at Apple Corps, (JAD HEP school),
and I've directed for nearly 40 years. Tim's
learning tracks are the single best tool I've
encountered for helping singers learn new
music and learn it correctly.
Dan
Tice
Director, Clarksburg-Fairmont Mountainaires
Five consecutive years as Small Chorus Champions
JAD Director of the Year
JAD District Quartet Champion
Tim
Waurick is our go-to guy for quartet learning
CDs. He offers a virtual clinic in the barbershop
style: vocal production, intonation, unit
sound, and medalist-quality interpretive plans.
It's not hard to believe that in "real
life," he's a District Champion, International
Collegiate Champion, and member of a top-ranked
SPEBSQSA chorus. Tim has studied with the
best, and it shows in the high quality of
his learning CDs.
Kathy Martin
Bass, 2nd Place Region #15 Quartet JET SET
Bass, 1993-2000, International Medalist SAI
Quartet NIGHT MAGIC
I
would highly recommend Tim Waurick's learning
tapes for anyone. From a music VP wishing
to introduce new arrangements to his chorus,
to a quartet learning a new contest or show
piece, to individual singers wishing to
improve their own craft and knowledge of singing,
Tim's tapes are a great asset. Personally,
I know that using Tim's tapes over the last
few years has certainly improved my barbershop
knowledge and abilities.
As
opposed to traditional learning tapes, Tim
takes a piece of music and adds life to it;
coupled with excellent craft and incredibly
clean singing he produces some of the best
tapes I've ever heard. If you want your chorus
or quartet to improve their general barbershop
knowledge while learning new music, seriously
consider using Tim to produce your learning
tapes.
Mike
McKim
Baritone - Upstarts
Baritone - Abbotsford Voices of Harmony
Tim,
I played your master mix (all parts) of "Brother,
Can You Spare a Dime?" at the Chapter
Board Meeting last nite & after everyone
had retrieved their chins from the floor,
all agreed it was one of the most exciting
Barbershop recordings they had ever heard!!
Thanks for making me look like a genius!!!
Will
Hamblet,
Music V.P.
South Bay Coastliners
Redondo Beach, CA
Hi
Tim
Just
had to mail you to say thanks for the superb
learning tracks. This is, as you know a very
challenging arrangement, and the clarity and
consistency of the four parts on the learning
tracks is unbelievable! It is in addition
extremely valuable to have a meaningful interp
to work with, as well as "notes and words".
They
are going to make our learning task much less
difficult and much more enjoyable, and in
addition, where else can we get to sing quartet
with an International Gold Medalist??!!
With
thanks and best wishes
Steve
cox
Bass
four blokes singin'
