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Barbershop101:
A Little History
Barbershop
harmony is vocal harmony produced by four parts:
tenor, lead, baritone, and bass. It is performed
a cappella — without any instrumental
accompaniment. Barbershop has its roots in the
American gospel and minstrel quartets of the last
century. It is one of the recognized indigenous
American musical genres, along with country-western,
dixieland jazz and the American spiritual
Barbershop-style harmony is different from any other
kind of choral or group singing. It is characterized
by a “cone-shaped sound” where the broadest strength
is at the lowest part of the chord and the lightest
is at the top. Specific chord structures, delivery
and interpretation all contribute to the
“lock-and-ring”. This sound is created by a
perfectly balanced and in-tune chord, which produces
harmonic overtones. Listen closely to a
barbershop-style song and you will often hear a note
(or notes!) “ringing” above the highest tone –
without anyone singing them!
Southern
Harmony chorus is a member of
Sweet Adelines
International (SAI),
headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
SAI
was founded in 1945 and has grown to be one of the
largest women singers' organizations in the world,
committed to advancing the musical art form of
barbershop harmony through education and
performance. More than 25,000 members sing in either
choruses or quartets located in Australia, Canada,
England, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland,
Sweden, the Netherlands, Wales and almost every
state in America.
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