Be Our Guest!
Warm Up

Now, come on in and join the rest of us as we gather in our voice sections for some preparation.

The director wants us all to be singing on the same pitch at first, so we can begin to warm up our vocal cords. Then we sing the first song of the evening.

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Photo of us singing The Old Songs

The old songs
The old Songs
The good old songs for me
I love to hear those minor chords
And good close harmony

All chapter meetings begin with this standard barbershop song.

Guests are brought to the front of the room, and the rest of the members sing a welcome song to them.

us
singing Welcome Song

Welcome, to the San Francisco Chapter of the SPEBSQSA.
We're glad you could join us tonight
We'll do all we can to treat you right, so
Welcome, to this fabulous evening
We hope that you have a good time
Let's take a break, soon, and have us some coffee
Be sure you're first in line, and
Have yourself a wonderful time.

Continuing with the warm-up, we sing a few of the "real" old songs, like Down Our Way, My Wild Irish Rose, and Let Me Call You Sweetheart.

These are three of the simple and easy-to-learn songs in the Barber Polecat Songs collection that all Barbershoppers are encouraged to learn – learning tapes are provided. These songs are common to Barbershoppers all over the world, and once learned, you will be able to raise your voice with quartets and choruses from Australia to Sweden.

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Be Our Guest!Warm Up

Be Our Guest!
Warm Up