New musicality video:
We’re joined by Hulda, Grace and Sophia, The Quebe Sisters, a progressive western swing band that have been blowing people away and winning fiddle contests from an early age – and have been growing a large and devoted fanbase ever since. They have been featured in Musical U tutorials on harmonic ear training because of their unique style of three-voice fiddle playing as well as vocal harmony. musicalitypodcast.com/203
In a past interview solo pianist Michele McLaughlin talked about how she and her sister refer to really touching music as music that “makes your heart hurt”. The Quebe Sisters song, “Georgia On My Mind” is a great example of music that makes the heart hurt, while simultaneously making the ears cheer with delight.
You’ll hear more about this in the interview, but just know if you’re looking for music that’s a rich and beautiful environment to explore with your ears, there are few better choices than The Quebe Sisters.
We were excited to dig into the backstory of their musicality and the sisters were honest, open and generous with what they shared.
In this conversation we talk about:
– The challenges of starting to sing together after years of only playing fiddle – and the one practice habit that was painful – but hugely effective for helping them improve.
– How exactly they each think about writing and arranging harmony parts and the relationship between ear skills and theory.
– What the “progressive” in “progressive western swing” means and how they’ve been developing their sound for the new record.
We hope you’ll enjoy this peek behind the scenes and into the minds of The Quebe Sisters.
Watch the episode: musicalitypodcast.com/203
Links and Resources
The Quebe Sister Online : https://quebesisters.com/
The Quebe Sisters on Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/Quebe-Sisters/dp/B07VRFMJF2/?fbclid=IwAR0mdyT2EmdReZP5Z9yGGCxHfc-_xNf3h8cmnf7KG-4hh6RTEhINYTQASLY
The Quebe Sisters on Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/3eI39KBT21EcnWiEHglngs?si=fXChf3NSTIiyDrGCHeW-2Q&fbclid=IwAR3Q4OxtmRd1TheRdplvhM4vwqwQp6tHXWmJvjBfAmcfzgL6a1lDsmXRNhk
The Quebe Sisters on iTunes : https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-quebe-sisters/1476551520?fbclid=IwAR1BEKQyb53gNi311XE89ncpfpgsNSYj6zRRKgH-BD9KGOHC1L-5FrvuYV4
The Quebe Sisters – “My Love, My Life, My Friend” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dQEd4Mg0S4
The Quebe Sisters – “Pierce the Blue” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdQ3IopcAP4
The Quebe Sisters – “Georgia On My Mind” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC6GpzAcIDE
100% Emotion, with Michele McLaughlin : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/100-emotion-with-michele-mclaughlin/
A Cappella for Ear Training : https://www.musical-u.com/learn/a-cappella-for-ear-training-how/
Seth Riggs – “Singing For The Stars” : https://www.alfred.com/singing-for-the-stars-revised/p/00-3379/
Rosanna Eckert – “Singing with Expression: A Guide to Authentic & Adventurous Song Interpretation” : https://www.amazon.com/Singing-Expression-Authentic-Adventurous-Interpretation/dp/1495095436/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=rosana+eckert+singing+book&qid=1569377871&s=books&sr=1-1
Ray Price – “Night Life” :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UInqEATxE6w
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