So You Want to Sing Barbershop (eBook)

Diane M. Clark is associate professor emerita of music at Rhodes College. She has been a member of Sweet Adelines International since 1992 and is active as a chorus and quartet coach and music arranger. Billy J. Biffle has been a member of the Albuquerque chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society since 1975 and is an arranger and coach, certified master director, judge emeritus, and past president of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

Introduction – Who Needs Barbershop?Chapter 1 – The Barbershop Family Tree: A Brief History of Barbershop Chapter 2 – Singing and Voice Science, Scott McCoyChapter 3 – Vocal Health for the Barbershop Singer, Wendy LeBorgneChapter 4 – The Barbershop Style: “Let’s Bust a Chord!” Chapter 5 – Barbershop Singing Technique: From Shower to Spotlight Chapter 6 – Barbershop Ensembles: You Can’t Do It AloneChapter 7 – Singing as One Voice: Techniques for Achieving Unit SoundChapter 8 – Standards for Barbershop Singing: Here Comes the Judge Chapter 9 – Becoming a Better Barbershopper: Education in the Craft Conclusion – The Barbershop Culture: Hobby or Lifestyle? Appendix A – ResourcesAppendix B – How to Locate a Barbershop Chapter or ChorusAppendix C – International Quartet and Chorus ChampionsAppendix D – Choral Warm-Ups—the Perfect Fifth—The Magic Interval, Val HicksAppendix E – Ten Steps to a Better Singing and Performing Chorus, Greg LyneAppendix F – How to Learn a Song, Paula Davis, Carolyn Sexton & Jay Giallombardo