What is Barbershop Harmony?

	BARBERSHOP HARMONY is four-part, a cappella, close-harmony singing. The melody is carried in the second part, called the lead. The tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the low notes, and the baritone sings the "other harmony," sometimes above and sometimes below the melody.
"Barbershop quartet singing is four guys tasting the holy essence of four individual mechanisms coming into complete agreement." Meredith Willson Author & Composer "The Music Man" Honorary Member, Barbershop Harmony Society
Find a chapter Find a chorus Find a quartet Find a District PIONEER DISTRICT Barbershop Harmony Society Sweet Adelines	Complete technical definition (from the Society's Contest & Judging Handbook) The historical roots of Barbershop Harmony. What is barbershop? How has it evolved through the years? A fascinating multimedia presentation by David Wright (click here) traces our musical roots. To listen to the Barbershop music click here or go online and listen to the radio at Live365 Radio! In a hurry - just try this one! Ever heard about podcasting? There is one strictly barbershop - check it out (and you don't even have to have iPod to listen to it!
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