Barbershop music consists of 4 parts: "Tenor"
(highest voice), "Lead" (melody line), "Baritone" (middle
voice harmony), and "Bass" (lowest voice). Serious Treble is:
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Melissa has been a member of Sweet Adelines International
since 2002. She is the youngest member of our quartet and keeps us hip with her
cool choreography moves! She's been singing her whole life and was a member of
the Biola University Chorus. She is the mom of Debra's four-year-old granddaughter,
Scarlett, and three-month old grandson, Jude, and is a member of Santa
Monica Chorus. We love Melissa's youthful spirit and fun-loving energy. And
her voice adds brilliance to our sound.
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Lead
Shelly has also been a Sweet Adeline member since 2002.
A singer/songwriter, pianist, guitarist, percussionist, recording artist, music
teacher, and professional music therapist, she has three music degrees, including
an M.A. in music therapy from
New York Univeristy. She has worked with adults and children with various disabilities,
using music to improve their quality of life. She has also taught nursery school
for 15 years and holds an M.A. in early childhood educational pyschology. These
days she spends most of her time studying child development at home with her new
baby girl. Shelly also sings with the
Santa Monica Chorus, where she is inspired each week by director, Laura Pallas.
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| Baritone Debra
has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1992. She has been singing
and competing in quartets for over 13 years, ranking 4th and 5th place several
times (and now 3rd!) in regional competitions in "Reveille" and "You
Go Girlz!" Debra is also a member of Santa
Monica Chorus. Debra has one son, Josh, who happens to be married to Melissa.
Debra is arguably the world's sexiest grandma! She is a talented designer and
seamstress with great artistic vision, often creating the costumes worn by her
quartets and choruses. In addition, she also is the bookkeeper for her husband,
Hank's, architectural firm in Long Beach, CA. We love singing with Debra because
she always adds a lot of sass and flair to our look and sound! |
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Bass
Jeannie Vercillo has been a Sweet Adeline since 1974
and is a member of Verdugo Hills
Showtime Chorus. She also has loved singing in quartets and has been in 3
Regional Champion Quartets; Classic Tradition (1979); Original Bass of Panache
(1988); Angel City, six times Regional Champs from 1990 - 2002 and International
Semi-Finalists. In her other life, she is a manager of a baby business in Santa
Monica and Hollywood called The Pump Station.
Best of all she is married to Michael (almost 40 years!)and enjoys their hobby
of off-roading with him and some adventurous friends. Next best of all are their
2 children who have given them 6 amazing grandchildren. "Music has been such an
important part of my life and I am thrilled to be quartetting again with the wonderfully
talented women of Serious Treble. It's going to be a great ride and I am looking
forward to the excitement of the trip!"
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