What an honor!!! Fancy seeing you here! Hopefully by the time 2023 Midwinter comes around I'll be able to say I'm a member of the society, I'm getting there and doing what I can :)
Reason why this worked so well is, firstly due to the soprano not singing loud. Believe me, as a tenor we tend to sing way higher in volume than we are supposed to. And then, the alto had amazing presence. That, along with the perfectly aligned harmonies, made this absolutely be perfect
Well said! A lot of quality and resonance is lost by everyone being forced to be loud and fake-operatic. Old-fashioned 'concert' rooms used to have good acoustics, and forced loudness was not needed.
That kind of dynamic balance is a hallmark of the barbershop style! (This isn't a typical barbershop arrangement, but GQ is primarily a barbershop quartet.) The melody is in one of the inner voices and the strongest presence, with the lowest voice laying a foundation, the highest voice floating above, and the fourth voice singing whatever notes are left and filling out the chords. Barbershop nowadays also encourages very easygoing, tension-free singing, where singers don't try to sound like each other but instead take advantage of their natural resonance and use other techniques to create a unit sound. Barbershop is a wonderful art form and I'm so pleased to see it featured on broader music channels like this one!
@@danacinque Well said (all comments actually, I almost want to cry of how nice people are), and it's one of my main points whilst listening to barbershop is how well they can sing together as one, especially beautiful when you can hear the overtones
MAN they are in the pocket!! GQ is always so clean, so impressive. They sing as a quartet rather than as individual singers, always listening to each other and blending beautifully, none of them are trying to be the spotlight. Amazing.
I can't wait for all the people who start to share names of the other great women quartets, and then to start seeing your transcriptions of them. Hearing from everyone else on here is a great way to be introduced to some many talented singers who I've never heard before. Thanks Jason, and thanks ahead of time to all of you who start sending in the names of other impressive singers.
GQ is far and away my favorite treble quartet. Other quartets to check out if you're interested: Hot Pursuit, The Ladies, Take 4, and Double Date (a mixed quartet, but Blair is one of my favorite femme leads of all time) are all active quartets. Ambiance, Growing Girls, Panache, and The Buzz are legendary treble quartets of barbershop history.
@@danacinque Thanks for the list. Looks like I've got some viewing/listening in front of me. Maybe Jason will transcribe some of their pieces. I love following along.
I've long appreciated barbershop-tight harmonies, and these ladies represent the art well. The elder statesmen seemed to appreciate their rendition. I loved Katie Mac's jubilant reactions at the end. Thanks for the transcription, which helped me to sing along as well as I could.
Women’s barbershop music also uses the voice parts tenor, lead, baritone, bass!! This might give some insight as to why arrangements for women’s barbershop ensembles/quartets use this notation.
Wait till you see a bass clef with a 15va. Truly, why does it exist when you can just notate in treble? I mean, unless you have no idea how to read treble clef lol.
I'm not sure if you've heard of them, but a really fantastic female vocal group named Säje has some amazing harmonies and fantastic composition skills I'd definitely like to see you take a crack at transcribing some of these insane chords and runs. I especially like their "Solid Ground/Blackbird" Mash up thing also desert song as well.
@@gabriellegeorge2648 They have an amazing ear and a fantastic sense of harmony and rhythm, I really like desert song and it's certainly got me always listening when in comes on the playlist, but the complex nature of Solid ground/blackbird is peek my kind of thing especially with the weird off beat improvisational -esque in between notes is really just absolutely amazing.
They preformed at an acapella fest my schools acapella group participated in and they were amazing 10/10 would recommend watching them if you ever have a chance
Wow, this was just beautiful! They are excellent, and they fit with each other so amazingly like, oh I don't know, all the ingredients of a great frittata.
I think the bass notes at the end of the phrase at 0:51 are actually lower, listening to it and seeing the reaction from offscreen and the singer. Does she go down to Ab? Or maybe something else?
I've never heard a female barbershop quartet, and this is amazing
GQ are amazing, they came 4th at BHS International this year; highly recommend listening to Pity Party
They're the best around
Interesting point. Would they be a barbershop quartet, or a salon quartet?
@@fromthegamethrone lol! I suppose a salon quartet would be more fitting
You ought to see them in a show situation. Personalities and harmonies equally great.
Silky smooth indeed.
What an honor!!! Fancy seeing you here! Hopefully by the time 2023 Midwinter comes around I'll be able to say I'm a member of the society, I'm getting there and doing what I can :)
Reason why this worked so well is, firstly due to the soprano not singing loud. Believe me, as a tenor we tend to sing way higher in volume than we are supposed to. And then, the alto had amazing presence. That, along with the perfectly aligned harmonies, made this absolutely be perfect
Yeah, my tenor friend i used to sing musicals with has a great voice, and we do end up mic'ing him at the shows but fuck he doesnt need it
Well said! A lot of quality and resonance is lost by everyone being forced to be loud and fake-operatic. Old-fashioned 'concert' rooms used to have good acoustics, and forced loudness was not needed.
That kind of dynamic balance is a hallmark of the barbershop style! (This isn't a typical barbershop arrangement, but GQ is primarily a barbershop quartet.) The melody is in one of the inner voices and the strongest presence, with the lowest voice laying a foundation, the highest voice floating above, and the fourth voice singing whatever notes are left and filling out the chords. Barbershop nowadays also encourages very easygoing, tension-free singing, where singers don't try to sound like each other but instead take advantage of their natural resonance and use other techniques to create a unit sound. Barbershop is a wonderful art form and I'm so pleased to see it featured on broader music channels like this one!
@@danacinque Well said (all comments actually, I almost want to cry of how nice people are), and it's one of my main points whilst listening to barbershop is how well they can sing together as one, especially beautiful when you can hear the overtones
Thank you!!
1:33 The dynamic change gave me chills. Actually incredible.
right!! they control their dynamics so weeeell
No words fr :D
"Retire the fire" was soooooo good
Oh! Gabriel, förväntade mig inte att se dig här hahaha, det är kompositörs Kaspar från Framnäs :D
@@viggen2252 Hahah, nämen! Vad är oddsen? 😂
This is like the song you’d hear in a 40s animated movie when the main character finally starts to stand up for themselves with a montage
0:42 The swag on that "check out the crabs in the bucket" is through the roof
MAN they are in the pocket!! GQ is always so clean, so impressive. They sing as a quartet rather than as individual singers, always listening to each other and blending beautifully, none of them are trying to be the spotlight. Amazing.
LOVED the spunky energy of these ladies. It's really amazing how music can bring people together, and then bring joy to all who hear it.
In the back of my head I can hear everything coming in. The drums, the bass, the horns. That's how good their singing was.
I can't wait for all the people who start to share names of the other great women quartets, and then to start seeing your transcriptions of them. Hearing from everyone else on here is a great way to be introduced to some many talented singers who I've never heard before. Thanks Jason, and thanks ahead of time to all of you who start sending in the names of other impressive singers.
Unfortunately, he changed the title now...
@@joshgirndt4896 Yet the sentiment still pretty much holds up. Plus, I think the new title is a fitting one too.
Adrenaline quartet is good
GQ is far and away my favorite treble quartet. Other quartets to check out if you're interested: Hot Pursuit, The Ladies, Take 4, and Double Date (a mixed quartet, but Blair is one of my favorite femme leads of all time) are all active quartets. Ambiance, Growing Girls, Panache, and The Buzz are legendary treble quartets of barbershop history.
@@danacinque Thanks for the list. Looks like I've got some viewing/listening in front of me. Maybe Jason will transcribe some of their pieces. I love following along.
WOW their bass is good, so smooth w it
She has perfect pitch too, which makes her doubly amazing!
i'm mesmerized by that bassline
Yes she slayed
This is the most heavenly-sounding group I have ever heard
I've long appreciated barbershop-tight harmonies, and these ladies represent the art well. The elder statesmen seemed to appreciate their rendition. I loved Katie Mac's jubilant reactions at the end. Thanks for the transcription, which helped me to sing along as well as I could.
Just wanna say you should be an author lol the way u write is nice
GQ is SO good. All of their albums go so hard
where can i find their music? isnt on spotify as far as i can see
@@raycharles1796 It’s on Spotify! Their albums are, I believe, just called GQ, GQ, Vol. II, etc
Perfection. Perfection in harmonies, dynamics, diction and tempo. Let's not forget synchronized cut offs!
And attitude, and chutzpah as my teacher would say
Bass clef with an 8va, never seen one of those before!
Neither had I before researching female barbershop quartet notation! It's extremely common in those tunes which is why I decided to use it here
@@jasonfieler makes perfect sense really
Women’s barbershop music also uses the voice parts tenor, lead, baritone, bass!! This might give some insight as to why arrangements for women’s barbershop ensembles/quartets use this notation.
Basset recorder and great bass recorder are notated in 8va bass clef
Wait till you see a bass clef with a 15va. Truly, why does it exist when you can just notate in treble? I mean, unless you have no idea how to read treble clef lol.
I can't even imagine how amazing it would be to have Barbershop legends groovin' to what you were doing. No wonder they perform it so well.
Respect to the bass that was so good
Love how they look at each other
the gentleman in the black hat is their number one fan. biggest smile ever
I love seeing female barbershop quartets! This was amazing! I love 1:07 -- I can't stop replaying it
Y’all forgot to write in the aggressive shushing in the score hahah
So so true!!!!! Sometimes they over sing and it's downright painful. This was stellar!
GQ always brings a smile to my face. Their voices blend like no other I've heard.
Shout out to the bass for a stellar job! Everyone (especially the harmonies) were fire! 🔥🔥🔥We're going to need an extinguisher...
Okay so I watched this yesterday and now I’m obsessed with this group lol
Jason, I think your voice is also silky smooth and beautiful
So is yours
@@jasonfieler you praise me too much
@@homerles impossible
@@jasonfieler hi I'm mckennzie and can I ask you a couple of questions please
@@dailydoseofmckennzie5202 I don't see why not
Wow. Some control here. Perfect pitch and rhythm.
I'm not sure if you've heard of them, but a really fantastic female vocal group named Säje has some amazing harmonies and fantastic composition skills I'd definitely like to see you take a crack at transcribing some of these insane chords and runs. I especially like their "Solid Ground/Blackbird" Mash up thing also desert song as well.
Yes! Their music is stunning! My favourite is Desert Song.
@@gabriellegeorge2648 They have an amazing ear and a fantastic sense of harmony and rhythm, I really like desert song and it's certainly got me always listening when in comes on the playlist, but the complex nature of Solid ground/blackbird is peek my kind of thing especially with the weird off beat improvisational -esque in between notes is really just absolutely amazing.
i had the pleasure of hearing them live at the NZCF Big Sing Finale the other week! Recordings don't to their talent service!
"Vocal music's so boring, so samey." No, actually, you're wrong, and this glimpse is a great example of the barbershop craft. And fun!
Absolutely incredible, Could listen to these ladies all day long!
"Check out the 🦀🦀🦀 in the 🪣" 😆
GQ has been around for quite a while. They're IMHO finally getting the recognition they deserve.
girl on the right had amazing voice and timing
They look like sisters!! Really amazing job!!!
This is so good
Fancy seeing you here
That key signature will make me die
Awesome ladies. I liked the Hip mention too.
they sound incredible !!
Wow! They're superb!
They were all vibin and so was I. 🤣 That was smooth and effortless, for real.
They preformed at an acapella fest my schools acapella group participated in and they were amazing 10/10 would recommend watching them if you ever have a chance
Holy crickets, that was amazing!!!!!
Wow, this was just beautiful! They are excellent, and they fit with each other so amazingly like, oh I don't know, all the ingredients of a great frittata.
What beautiful voices.
What amazing swinging barbarettes!!! Fine all the way to fabulous!!
Ho myy.... al such talented people!
hey ! that groove I'm loving it
I particularly enjoyed this. Thank you.
I found GQ on Spotify and I listen to them since then
My choir actually worked with GQ a few months ago at out most recent barbershop competition
Very beautiful, very soulful and very grooving 🙂👍👍👍
Wow amazing, and the Mans face was wonderful to watch
Instant Subscribe from me
Hohoho sounds like it’s one person singing all the voices I meaaaan
one my absolute favorites transcribed by my favorite
CHECK OUT THE CRABS IN THE BUCKET
Absolutely. Brilliant.
wow!
I want to be a part of this, with my very soul and every inch of my being. Ohmalordylordylord
This is the most Canadian piece I've ever heard. Yonge Street AND The Hip referenced in one song?????
K-OS!
Made my day, thank you!!!
Directly to the DNA ♥️🔥🔥👀 absolutly splendide
Send them to America’s Got Talent!!!
So smooth. Keep going girls
This brings me back to The Chordettes. Great energy
This was awwesome.
For anybody wondering who these people are, their on Spotify and their called GQ.
Hahahaha you never know, if there‘s a Marty in the room 🤣🤣🤣 2:30
Perfect!
Superb!
the new pitch perfect movie looks great
Goosebumps! Nice.
Their cover of How Great Thou Art will break you down. LOVE "Indeed I Do"
They have same voice quality, making them blends smoothly
Beautiful. Wish I'd arranged that.
A classic example of every bass line ever lmao
Madames? More like Ma-DAMNS, GIRLS. So much fun, what a great arrangement for an already great song!
Incredible!!
Wonderful work!👌
I clicked because of the title, 'cause I was curious who it was. All you had to say was GQ and I would have clicked anyway.
Crabbucket by "Good Lovelies"..... Check it out.
Good stuff for sure!
I think the bass notes at the end of the phrase at 0:51 are actually lower, listening to it and seeing the reaction from offscreen and the singer. Does she go down to Ab? Or maybe something else?
Sounds to me like an Ab! That’s getting pretty low. Her voice still remains to have a nice warm resonance in that range.
Maravlhoso..! Best wishes from São Paulo, Brazil..!💚💚💛💛
GQ, my fave group 😍
0:18 hey ya’ll, SHUT UP.
Good Stuff!
Muito bom cantam demais Parabéns!
Pretty neat.
They sound so much like the Fates from the musical Hadestown
My exact thought
Wow! I knew Katie sang low, but I didn't know it was that low!
Meu pai do céu, uma outra soprano doce.
Amazing!
Insane good
*insanely
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Super good
Wow!
Very nice, ladies. Talk about lock!
Really cool
Anyone else notice the key signature? C-flat! First piece of music I've ever seen with that...
I meant it more as Ab minor lol but technically yeah I guess it's also Cb