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Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Ticket Information
Ticket Information for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Rooming List Form
Rooming List Form for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Parental Consent Form
Parent Permission Form for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Parental Consent Form
Parent Permission Form for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Adjudication System
The judging system used for the International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival Jumpword: youthchorus
Youth Chorus Festival - Homepage

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - National Standards
Find out how the Youth Chorus Festival can help you meet the National Standards for Music Education!

News Releases > In Other News >
Quartets Deliver Unique Valentine's Day Gifts

News Releases > Convention >
Marcsmen hit the mark, win the gold
Texas youth chorus takes top honors

Who We Are > Staff >
Staff Contacts Jumpword: staff contacts
Meet your headquarters office staff and locate the proper contact for your questions.

Happenings > Conventions >
International Convention Bid package
Bring the world to your hometown by hosting an international barbershop convention. Details, procedures and forms are included in this package.

Who We Are > Press Kit >
Veterans Day - Remembrance Day
Become a part of a tribute to veterans that spans North America.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
An Information Manual for Barbershop Quartets
All the answers to your quartet questions.

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Barberpole Cat Program
Learn the common repertoire of 12 songs every barbershopper should know.

Happenings > Midwinter >
Midwinter 2009: Pasadena Jumpword: midwinter
A terrific week of shows, contests and classes brings harmony to Pasadena!

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Management Guide 2004
The magnum opus on all facets of chapter operations.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Management Guide 2004
The magnum opus on all facets of chapter operations.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Management Guide 2004
The magnum opus on all facets of chapter operations.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Management Guide 2004
The magnum opus on all facets of chapter operations.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Management Guide 2004
The magnum opus on all facets of chapter operations.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Management Guide 2004
The magnum opus on all facets of chapter operations.

Run Your Chapter > Lead the Chapter >
Officer Installation Ceremonies
Ideas for interesting installation ceremonies.

News Releases > In Other News >
Houston Tidelanders Chorus to Honor International Space Station Commander
A tribute for National Women's Day

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
Membership application and dues calculation Jumpword: application
You’ve asked, and we’ve produced the new Barbershop Harmony Society Membership application. The new form can be downloaded as a PDF below or ordered through Harmony Marketplace (Stock # 3010) by calling 800.876.SING (7464).

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Certificate of Liability Insurance and Certificate Request Form Jumpword: liability
Print out the Certificate of Liability Insurance and Certificate Request Form for your records.

News Releases > In Other News >
Background: What they're saying about BHS

News Releases > In Other News >
Harmony University presents a show of champions
Champions perform and HU students show off what they learned in this high-powered show

News Releases > Convention >
Denver MountainAires

News Releases > Convention >
Background: Picking the best...
Media Contact: Julie Siepler 800-876-7464 x8552 or prmedia@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > Convention >
Take 6 headlines show July 3
Media contact Julie Siepler jsiepler@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > Convention >
Background: Media coverage made easy
Media contact Julie Siepler jsiepler@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > Convention >
Max Q wins international barbershop quartet contest
Media contact Julie Siepler jsiepler@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > Convention >
20 Quartets Advance to Semifinals in International Singing Contest
Media contact Julie Siepler jsiepler@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > Convention >
World Harmony Jamboree July 7
Media contact Julie Siepler jsiepler@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > Convention >
Champions to Celebrate The Music Man
Media contact Julie Siepler jsiepler@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > Convention >
Harmony to come to Denver
Media contact Julie Siepler jsiepler@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > Convention >
Contests open to public
Media contact Julie Siepler jsiepler@barbershop.org July 1-8: 262-748-6736

News Releases > In Other News >
Barbershop Harmony to Mark 70th Year
70 years old and still going strong! Society promotes unique American musical art form

News Releases > In Other News >
Music the Motif for New Nashville Retail Store
From pitchpipes to DVDs, Harmony Marketplace the source for music gifts

News Releases > In Other News >
OC Times, VM Score in CARA

News Releases > In Other News >
Nashville to Mark "Harmony Week"
Music City honors barbershop harmony

News Releases > In Other News >
Licensing Expert Hired

Members Only > Board >
Harmonizer Subject Index 1944-2006
Download a searchable index of past issues, sorted by subject matter.

Members Only > Board >
Harmonizer Index of Authors 1941-2006
Download a searchable index of past issues, sorted by authors.

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
Dues - EasyDues payment plans
Choose among four easy plans for paying your SPEBSQSA dues, including automatic withdrawal from checking or credit card accounts.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Glossary of Barbershop Terms and Acronyms Jumpword: acronym, glossary
Learn to speak the language of barbershop. Wonder what those initials stand for? Look 'em up here!

Happenings > Conventions >
Pan Pacific Convention set for Hawaii
Join friends from the Pacific side of life!

News Releases > Convention >
"American Harmony" Documentary Premiere Set for July 2
In the same vein as "Hoop Dreams" and "Drumline," this new documentary captures the dreams and disappointments of quartets hoping to capture the gold in international competition.

News Releases > Convention >
Grand Ole Opry welcomes Barbershop Quartets
Two international quartet champions to perform on legendary show

News Releases > Convention >
International performers to be featured in World Harmony

News Releases > Convention >
Tickets Available for International Singing Contests
Cheer on your favorites, experience the spine-tingling sound of ringing barbershop chords!

News Releases > In Other News >
Barbershop Harmony Society News Jumpword: newsroom

News Releases > Convention >
Collegiate groups compete for title
They're the NextGen in barbershop harmony. Game on!

News Releases > Convention >
Sweden's Real Group to headline a cappella celebration
World-class a cappella! Come and delight your ears.

News Releases > Convention >
Champion singers offer tribute to American music July 3
What better prelude to Independence Day than a program of celebrated American music???

News Releases > Convention >
2008 International Convention Press Release
Barbershop Singers Converge in Music City!

Compete > Collegiate Quartet Contest >
Bank of America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest Home Jumpword: college CBQC
Now in its 18th year, the contest continues to invite the best young singers from around the world to experience this great musical art form.

Happenings > Schools >
Harmony University eXtreme Quartetting Brigade 2008 Application & Registration
Experience the first ever Harmony University eXtreme Quartetting Brigade!

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
How to order arrangements
Easy instructions for searching our catalogs and placing your order.

Who We Are > Affiliates >
Subsidiary organizations bring extra value to Society members Jumpword: PROBE
Some of our best education resources come from members' own subsidiary organizations. Dive right into the alphabet soup: PROBE, AHSOW, AIC, AISQC, BQPA. EIEIO!

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Treasurer Manual
Everything you need to know as chapter treasurer to help your chapter run smoothly.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
2007 IRS Instructions
For forms scroll down to New Forms

Sing and Perform > Youth >
Youth In Harmony Resource Manual
Everything you'll need to know about running a successful Youth In Harmony program in your chapter.

Members Only > Board >
2002 Work Plan R3 Report (completed)
Final report (R3) of actions on the 2002 Society Work Plan.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Chapter Marketing Ideas Manual
Invaluable suggestions for your chapter's Public Relation efforts.

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit D
November 2002 Exhibit D: Operations Group Report

Happenings > Nashville >
MCC Volunteer Business
Volunteer Online at www.nashville2008.org or download form and fax to 615-665-1748

Who We Are > History >
The historical roots of barbershop harmony
The oldest reference to barbershop harmony dates to 1900 --and it refers to African-American singers.

Run Your Chapter > Valentines >
Successful Singing Valentines start with this manual
Download the complete guide to making money, satisfying audiences and encouraging quartets through Singing Valentines.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Five Quartet Singing Talents
Some truths are unchanging. This 1963 piece by the legendary Lou Perry outlines the fundamental skills every quartet singer ought to possess.

Members Only > Board >
2003 Work Plan R2 Report
Second report for 2003, distributed October 1.

Members Only > Board >
2003 Work Plan R2 Report
Second report for 2003, distributed October 1.

Members Only > Board >
2003 Society Work Plan
The complete work plan for 2003, as approved by the Society Board of Directors.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Michigan Jake wins the gold!
They started building the foundation of this winning quaret nearly 18 years ago.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Youth Membership Form
Use this consent form when young people wish to join a chapter.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Youth Policy Activity Form
Use this consent form when young people participate in Chapter/District activities.

Who We Are > History >
Barbershop Harmony Society Hall of Fame
Honoring a lifetime of landmark achievement and constant devotion to the spread and perpetuation of barbershop harmony

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
Black History

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
How to replace a member of your quartet
Change singers, and you change a number of dynamics within your quartet. Riptide bass Jeff Selano looks a few factors to consider.

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
Hand Held Mic Test Project Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit D
November 2002 Exhibit D: Operations Group Report

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
2007 Short Form- Return of Org Exempt from Income Tax 990-EZ
2007 Short Form- Return of Org Exempt from Income Tax 990-EZ

Members Only > Board >
Society Board Minutes January 2002
Meeting held in Riverside, California

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Interview guide
Make the interview process easy for both the interviewer and interviewee with these key questions.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
New C&J Handbook Posted
Learn about the newest updated version of the C&J Handbook. You don't want to miss out.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
A few thoughts on the quartet experience
Quartet Formation How-to!

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Medical Attention Form
Medical Attention Form for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Medical Attention Form
Medical Attention Form for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Ticket Order Form
Advance Ticket Order Form for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Roster and Deposit Form
Roster & Deposit Form for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Registration Form
Registration Form for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Who We Are > Press Kit >
Background: BHS Fact Sheet Jumpword: facts
All the facts: who we are, what we do, how to reach us.

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Society Contest Audio Archive Goes Online
Now you can legally purchase barbershop performances from iTunes.

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
Enter a chorus contest
Enter your chorus in the next contest, using this simple online form.

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
Enter a quartet contest
Complete the contest entry form online, quick and easy.

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Providing Proof for Copyright Clearance for Competition
Get some information and examples of getting copyright clearance.

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Analyze your way to better interpretation
Use the song's lyric as a guide to interpretation.

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Peer Note Check Form

Who We Are > Press Kit >
Barbershop Harmony Society: Preserving an art form
What is this thing called the Barbershop Harmony Society, and why do so many people have so much fun as part of it?

Who We Are > Press Kit >
Barbershop harmony unites the world in song
You can't be unhappy while singing. Putting a song in the hearts of the world just might be the key to peace on earth.

Members Only > Board >
July 2004 State of the Society
Exhibit K to July 2004 Board Meeting Minutes

Members Only > Board >
2003 Work Plan R1 Report
Preliminary report for first half of 2003.

Sing and Perform > Youth >
Youth Policy Statement
Society members maintain high standards of personal conduct to provide a wholesome environment for singers of all ages.

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Important information concerning the IRS and your quartet.
Important information concerning IRS registration for your quartet.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Autodraft Enrollment Form
Fill out this form to simplify membership payments!

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Officer Leadership Reporting Form (hardcopy)
For fastest service, do it online at http://www.spebsqsa.org/members... otherwise, use this hardcopy form to report your new chapter officers to the headquarters office.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Six Decades on the International Stage and still King
Get to know Freddie King in this heartwarming interview

Happenings > Anaheim >
2009 Anaheim International Convention Registration Form

Happenings > Midwinter >
2009 Midwinter Registration Form

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Barbershop Notation Manual
A great tool! The purpose of this manual is to provide direction to barbershoppers who are engaged in notating and editing arrangements either for publication by the Society or for inclusion in the list of Legal Unpublished Arrangements.

Who We Are > Affiliates >
Allied Organizations
The Barbershop Harmony Society values its fellow travelers in the music world. Explore their offerings.

Happenings > Nashville >
2008 Nashville Video Release Form


Be a part of the 2008 Honors Chorus

Compete > Collegiate Quartet Contest >
2008 CBQC Entry Form

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Festival Official Rules
Official Rules of the International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Nashville > Harmony Hall >
Society Purchases Building for New Headquarters

Compete >
Compete
A fun and worthy goal: measuring your skills as a singer in barbershop competition.

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit D
November 2002 Exhibit D: Operations Group Report

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Peer Note Check Form
Want to promote notes and words sung correctly?

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit G
November 2002 Exhibit G: Associate Membership Plan

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Quartet Clubs Emphasize Four-Part Harmony
Promote Fundamentary Barbershop Skills

Happenings > Nashville >
Volunteer Form
Download your volunteer form and get in the game!

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Membership Transfer Form
If a member presents an unexpired membership card from another chapter and requests transfer to your chapter, fill out this form as indicated below and send to SPEBSQSA.

Happenings > Nashville >
Nashville VIP Registration Form
VIPs must use this form to pre-order preferred seats.

Happenings > Schools >
Larry Ajer Scholarship Application Form
Use this form to apply for the Ajer Scholarship to Harmony College.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Quartet Registration Renewal Form (hard copy)
Complete and mail or fax this form to Society HQ to register or renew your quartet.

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
HOT Audition Process

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
The Story of a Champion
Men in Black's journey to gold

Who We Are > Press Kit >
An outline for your 90 minute barbershop presentation
A brief educational presentation on the Barbershop Harmony Society, utilizing a speaker, live quartet and audio and video playback

Who We Are > History >
Jean Boardman

Members Only > Board >
2003 Work Plan R1 Report
Preliminary report for first half of 2003.

Sing and Perform > Performance Skills >
Keep Siberia Quartetting!
Sharing the barbershop style in Russia.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
90-Minute Presentation
This brief educational presentation on the Barbershop Harmony Society is designed for a speaker, live quartet and audio and video playback.

Sing and Perform > Performance Skills >
Bring back community singing!
Whatever happened to community singing?Let's bring it back!

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
Lets Make Beautiful Music - The Judging Categories Revealed
They aren't just making this stuff up--the head Music judge explains the category

Home > Join >
Barbershop Tutorial
Learn the basics of the Barbershop Harmony Society in ten minutes.

Sing and Perform > Youth >
What To Do When Students Join Your Chapter
Have a student interested in joining your chapter but you are not sure what is involved?

Who We Are > Affiliates >
More Music Organizations
It's a big world of music out there. Explore some!

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Copyright Basics for Barbershoppers
Here's the latest information about Copyrights and the Law.

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival - Official Rules
Official Rules for the 2009 International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
CJ-20 Contest Entry Form

Happenings > Nashville >
Nashville 2008 Competitor Information
Nashville 2008 Competitor Information

Happenings > Nashville >
Photo Order Form

News Releases > In Other News >
50th Anniversary of The Music Man

News Releases > In Other News >
Max Q and NASA in perfect Harmony for shuttle launch

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
Some thoughts on the aims, purposes and responsibilities of a coach
Lou Perry discusses how any chorus can effectively use a coach.

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival Adjudication Form

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival Roster & Deposit Form

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival Registration Form

Nashville > Harmony Hall >
BHS headquarters: Building the dream Jumpword: barbershopHQ
The "before and after" of our new home as reflected in the drawings of Tuck-Hinton Architects

Compete > Collegiate Quartet Contest >
Support the collegiate quartet program!
Looking for CBQC quartets!

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
Vocal Analysis Form

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Chapter Officer Leadership Reporting Online
Keep your chapter roster and officer listings accurate with the online reporting form

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Singing Legal Music
Get some insight into copyright procedures.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Support Those College Quartets
Encourage those young singers.

Members Only > Board >
July 2004 Planning & Program Development Group Report
Exhibit F to July 2004 Board Meeting Minutes

Who We Are > History >
Garden State Quartet

Sing and Perform > Performance Skills >
Four Voices
What makes them tick? A candid interview with the 2002 champions

Sing and Perform > Youth >
Five Do's and Don'ts for Building a Relationship with High Schools
Music educator Ed Tyler discusses five things he learned by working with a local barbershop chapter.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
31 years later, they're champions!
A Golden Moment for The Barons

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Peer Note Checking
Need everyone to learn the correct notes and words? Try Peer Note Checking!

Sing and Perform > Youth >
NED Medical Treatment Form

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
How to sprout quartets
Gary Wulf tells how the Buckeye-Columbus develops dozens of great quartets.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
What makes a good community-service project
What makes a Good Community Service Project?

Members Only > Board >
Marketing and the future of the Society
The Society's Future

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
SPEBSQSA Financial Review Form
Download a template for the Chapter Financial Report , required annually from all chapters.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Creating music in a quartet
The reason you're together is to make music. Find out which music fits you well, and fits together as a whole.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Life after 9-11 -- A Ministry of Song
Bringing comfort through song in the streets of New York in the days following September 11.

Who We Are > Affiliates >
A look at the Russian and American Barbershop Festival
Similarities exist between American barbershop and Russian choral traditions.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
THE song of the contest
This kind of Wow! only happens once every few years.

Home > Home >
Barbershop Harmony Society - Keep The Whole World Singing Jumpword: home
Barbershop Harmony Society world headquarters

Happenings > Midwinter >
Sign Up for Youth Chorus Festival Starting Sept. 5

Home > Help >
Upload and check in documents for the website
This step-by-step guide makes it easy to contribute content to the Society website.

Who We Are > Staff >
Mike O'Neill Professional Bio

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Rules for quartet names, ranks and registration
Quartets come and go and so do their names. Recently, we have had more than our usual requests for quartet names that we cannot approve. The approval of any quartet name is the responsibility of the Society office and we need your help. When selecting a name for your quartet, consider these guidelines found in "An Information Manual for Barbershop Quartets."

Compete > Youth Chorus Festival >
Youth Chorus Festival Ticket Page

Happenings > Denver >
Harmony Foundation Presents... Take 6 Jumpword: HFPresents
An explosion of a cappella ... with Grammy-winning vocal jazz and sizzling barbershop harmony. A not-to-be-missed event!

Happenings > Denver >
Take 6 headlines Foundation show - tix now on sale
Vocal Spectrum, OC Times and Westminster Chorus round out hottest show ever offered.

Who We Are > Press Kit >
Save your life – barbershop!
Singing makes you feel good... and might be the key to physical and mental health.

Who We Are > Press Kit >
Gordon Lightfoot joins ranks of honorary members

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
You Can Sing Too Resources Now Available Online
Download newspaper ads, signage and more for the biggest recruiting effort yet.

Members Only > Board >
July 2004 Operations Group Report
Exhibit G to July 2004 Board Meeting Minutes

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Performance as Public Relations
Singing in public is your best chance to find new members. Here's why -- and how.

Sing and Perform > Youth >
Young Men In Harmony-Alive and Well in New Zealand
New Zealand barbershopper Les Nation, tell us all how successful the Young Men In Harmony program is in New Zealand.

Members Only > Docs >
Application for Show Clearance and SOCAN License

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Quartet Partnership: A Meeting of Four Minds
Run through this checklist/conversation starter when considering forming a new quartet.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Contest Entry Forms
Enter a barbershop contest with these online forms. Contest entry may also require convention registration.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Put the PR in Performance
Don't overlook the PR tool that can mean the difference between growth and failure, enhance the pleasure of participating in the hobby, generate revenue and put you on the map.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Is Your Chapter Legal with the IRS?
US Chapters need to play by IRS rules...is yours? Here are some guidelines.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Tips on how to encourage vocal music AND grow the Society
Discover more than 100 ways your chapter can keep the music alive in North America.

Who We Are > Press Kit >
What makes em tick
They didn't win via birthright - the work behind PLATINUM's win.

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
Listen With Your Eyes
Do you want to be a better communicator? Learn to study nonverbal communication.


NL_directly_involved_home Jumpword: DirectlyInvolved


NL_harmonizer_home

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Show off Your Chapter Bulletins for PROBE

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Request for Permission to Arrange

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
You've Asked Questions - We Got Answers!
Copyright and YouTube

News Releases > Releases Archive >
Sample Multimedia Release
Use this as a guide

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
Make Plans to Attend a Leadership Academy Weekend Near You!
It's Your Chapter - Imagine, Inspire, Influence

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Singing Tags Until the Wee Hours
Ringing Chords After a Convention

Compete > Collegiate Quartet Contest >
Official Rules Bank of America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest (CBQC)
Everything you need to know -- from philosophy to eligibility requirements!

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
Directors Roundtables bring high value at low cost
Learn about a "new" director education program that you can do in your area.

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
CDWI works for me
Read what one man says about the CDWI program.

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
Body language and chorus directing
What they see is what you get. Read about the importance of body language as it pertains to your directing.

News Releases > Convention >
Masters of Harmony Wins International Chorus Competition

News Releases > Convention >
OC Times Crowned International Quartet Champion

News Releases > Convention >
Sweden's Ringmasters Capture the Gold Medal in Collegiate Barbershop

News Releases > Convention >
Oak Ridge Boys Selected as Honorary Members
Oak Ridge Boys to Become Honorary Society Members

News Releases > In Other News >
Society Hires Public Relations Manager from Nashville
Michelle Nikolai has worked in Nashville Music Industry for 10 years

News Releases > In Other News >
Philip Maxfield Appointed to Chair Marketing/PR Committee
Maxfield is newest member of Society Operations Team

News Releases >
Singing for Life National Release

News Releases > In Other News >
Singing for Life National Press Release

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
No Return Policy for ordered music - as of June 1

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Quartet Registration/Renewal Online
It's easy! It's fast!

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
Updated C&J Handbook
An updated C&J Handbook reflecting changes approved by the Society Board at its spring board meeting in March.

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
BHS Contest Rules
Official rules for BHS sanctioned quartet and choruses contests. Excerpted from the Contest and Judging Handbook -- www.barbershop.org/CJHandbook -- which also contains position papers, interpretative material, and all official forms and documents.

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
BHS Contest and Judging Handbook
Complete rules and procedures for all aspects of BHS sanctioned quartet and choruses contests, plus position papers, interpretative material, and all official forms and documents.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
BHS Anniversary Press Kit
Founded in 1938, the Barbershop Harmony Society is celebrating many years of barbershop harmony. Details here.

Compete > Collegiate Quartet Contest >
Preliminaries Dates
Mark these on your calendar...register in time!

Happenings > Nashville >
Nashville Convention Tours Jumpword: tour
See the sights! Nashville Convention Tours

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Arrangements for contest
Ever wonder about an arrangement for contest? Wonder no more...

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Radio Toolkit 2.0 released
Make radio spots quickly with the BHS Radio Toolkit.

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
Director Certification Program
The latest (effective 2008) requirements to reach Certified Director and Master Director status.

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
Directors College Scholarship Application
Use this form to apply for free tuition at Directors College!

Happenings > Schools >
The Larry Ajer Endowment Scholarship Fund
Quartets look into a possible scholarship to Harmony University

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
The Larry Ajer Endowment Fund's Quartet Scholarship to Quartet College
Find out everything you need to know about winning a scholarship for your quartet to attend the Quartet College at Harmony University in 2008.

Happenings > Schools >
Larry Ajer Scholarship to Harmony University
A free ride to Harmony University? Apply for the Larry Ajer Scholarship.

Happenings > Schools >
Harmony University announces the return of the Honors Chorus!
Hone your skills as you sing for one of the Society's best directors!

Happenings > Nashville >
Nashville Registration Process
How to order your convention registrations online.

Happenings > Schools >
Earl Moon Scholarship
Never been to Harmony College? You may qualify for the Earl Moon Scholarship offered by the Whittier (California) Chapter.

News Releases > In Other News >
Nashville welcomes Society Headquarters

News Releases > In Other News >
Dusty Schleier is new Meetings Manager

News Releases > In Other News >
Acoustix featured on Gaither's DVD

Who We Are > Mission >
Mission Home

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Start here for assistance using the Society's main content site.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Think Your Album Could Win?
Submit to Contemporary A Capella Recording Awards!

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
Guide for hosting a CDWI training session
How to organize and accommodate a Chorus Directors Workshop Intensive (CDWI)

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
The Quartet College Experience: A Joyful "Thank you" from LAST KIDS PICKED

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
Members Only site restored

Who We Are > Staff >
Mike O'Neill Curriculum Vitae

Happenings > Denver >
Schedule of Events and Ticketing
Join us July 2-8 for the biggest week of barbershop entertainment!

Happenings > Denver >
Tour reservations simplified
Whether you live in Australia, Canada or the U.S., you can easily book Denver tours online!

Happenings > Denver >
Make your Denver Hotel Reservation online Jumpword: housing
Connect to the Housing Bureau to reserve your room for the 2007 Convention in Denver.

Nashville > BHS in Nashville >
Barbershop Harmony Society to seek HQ site in Nashville
Board votes to locate suitable facility in Music City USA.

Nashville > Harmony Hall >
Making it safe to flick the switch

Members Only > Board >
Keynote address by Gary Bolles - January 2007 Board Meeting
Address to the Society Board at its January 26, 2007 meeting at Albuquerque.

Who We Are > Press Kit >
Listen on the web

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
Contest and Judging System home
Need the rules? A contest entry form? Background on how and why we score the way we do? It's all here.

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Resource Disk Index

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Quick Recruiting Tips

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Member Satisfaction Survey

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HOT Current Job Listing

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HOT Chorus Applicant Routing

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HOT Attendance Policy

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Health Benefits

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Guest Checklist

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EASYDUES

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EASYDUES

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Quartet coaching over the web
Get free help for your quartet from volunteer coaches -- via the web!

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Keep chapter officers, contacts and meeting info current
Be reachable by keeping your chapter info current using the Members Only site and Membership Department staff.

Who We Are > History >
Barbershop TV Appearances
Find out who graced the tv airwaves through the years.

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
Commercial publisher to distribute top-quality barbershop arrangements
Students and music educators will now have easy access to great close-harmony!

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Standard Chapter Bylaws
Here's the editable version of the Standard Chapter Bylaws. Before ANY amendments to the Standard Chapter Bylaws can become final and effective, they must be approved by the Society Governance and Bylaws Committee.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Personal Income Tax Deductions for Barbershoppers
Yes, some things you do as a Barbershopper are tax deductible. If you itemize your deductions, you may be entitled to include some expenses for barbershop activity.

Run Your Chapter > Lead the Chapter >
Recreational chapters are the foundation of our Society
It starts with having fun week in and week out.

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
1948 score sheets -- the Five Category System
Download these vintage scoring forms to see how we used to judge contests. Companion to Jack Baird's "History of Contest Judging."

Run Your Chapter > Lead the Chapter >
Remarks by President-Elect Drayton Justus At Leadership Forum Opening Session
Words of inspiration and mission from the 2006 Society President.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Enter the Contemporary A Cappella Recordings Awards
Let's put the very best barbershop harmony in front of discerning listeners of a capella music.

Happenings > Conventions >
Midwinter Convention Bid package
Bring the world to your hometown by hosting the midwinter barbershop convention. Details, procedures and forms are included in this package.

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
YouCanSingToo Status Report
A first look at what's happening in our membership campaign.

Compete > Contest Scores >
Masters of Harmony Win Chorus Championship

Compete > Contest Scores >
Realtime Wins The Gold In International Competition

Members Only > Board >
Agenda -Board of Director Meetings in Salt Lake City
Society Board of Directors revised agenda. The Board will be taking up old business items at the Monday July 4th meeting, possibly up to and including item 13. A vote on the aims will be delayed until the Tuesday July 5th meeting. Action items are so noted and items that may lead to action, "information for decision-making", are so marked.

Who We Are > History >
What Are We Trying to Preserve
The core of the hobby -- the center of the umbrella -- described by the immortal Dave Stevens in a 1983 Harmony College lecture.

Run Your Chapter > Chapter business >
Job Description – Chapter Marketing and Public Relations Officer
The complete duties of the marketing veep, a position now required in chapters of more than 25 members.

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Vibrato is part of our sound
Jim DeBusman looks at a natural result of good vocal production.

Members Only > Board >
July 2004 CEO Report
Exhibit D to July 2004 Board Meeting Minutes

Run Your Chapter > Lead the Chapter >
Chapter Management Guide Download Page
The new Chapter Management Guide is now available as a FREE download in Adobe Acrobat [PDF] format.

Who We Are > Affiliates >
Chapter hopes to make Finland the next country to discover barbershop harmony
Could Finland be the next country to discover barbershop harmony?

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Show promotion and working on a full house!
How to get a full house

Who We Are > History >
Welcome to the Heritage Hall Museum Jumpword: museum
The Heritage Hall Museum of Barbershop Harmony is the research resource and collections repository of our musical and organizational history.

Who We Are > History >
Where will we put the coffee table
Before there were medals, quartet champs got unusual rewards ...

Sing and Perform > Youth >
Eagle Hill Middle School Barbershop Chorus
Music Educator, Kathy Koch, shares her barbershop harmony success story

Sing and Perform > Youth >
College Quartet Tours High Schools
A Harmony Foundation grant sends a college quartet on a tour of high schools.

Run Your Chapter > Lead the Chapter >
The making of Camelot
The Vocal Majority is a gold-medal dynasty. Learn the keys to their success.

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Chapter Auxiliary guide
Perhaps your chapter would like to form a chapter auxiliary - or organize one that you already have!

Run Your Chapter > Lead the Chapter >
You Don't Have to Compete to Be a Successful Chapter
Some great ideas on having fun - from a very successful chapter.

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Chapter Treasurer Exhibits Manual
This companion to the Chapter Treasurer Manual provides examples of materials and forms.

Sing and Perform > Performance Skills >
The Perfect Gents nearly sweep Sweepstakes
An a cappella contest goes wild for barbershop.

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Oversinging
Why do so many of us do it? Check out these ideas by Chris Hebert, the outgoing Singing Category specialist.

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
How To be A Great Tenor
Don Kahl helps you improve your tenor-singing techniques.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Make A Great Quartet Press Kit
Telling your story as a quartet starts with an attractive, easy-to-read press kit. Brian Lynch tells how.

Run Your Chapter > Membership >
Organizing a Mens Holiday Chorus
Try this great community service project that builds awareness and shares cheer.

Compete > Contest Scores >
Barons Take Gold In Albuquerque
2003 seniors champs named.

Members Only > Board >
Preliminary Report of the Governance and Management Task Force
A proposal to restructure the governance, strategic planning and operational systems of the Society.

Members Only > Board >
Preliminary Report of the Governance and Management Task Force
A proposal to restructure the governance, strategic planning and operational systems of the Society.

Who We Are > History >
Preserving The Sound: from wax to light in 100 years
Barbershop was part of the beginning of recorded sound.

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Toward a more productive evaluation session
Some insight into the competition evaluation session.

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VM shows hearts of gold
A behind-the-scenes show of support between Vocal Majority members and the Heart of Texas Chorus members.

Who We Are > History >
About those Pittsburghers
And, to think, if it hadn't been for a matching maroon tie......

Sing and Perform > Youth >
The a cappella program at Five Towns College
One College adds barbershop to their music program with fantastic results.

Sing and Perform > Youth >
Introducing barbershop to music educators
The steps to

Sing and Perform > Performance Skills >
A Russian Odyssey
150 Barbershoppers bring America's music to Russia - and find love.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Down By The Old Main Stream
Put barbershop in the musical main stream, and educate the public about this great musical art form.

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes January 2003 - Exhibit D
Operations Group Report

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Past district champion quartet associations make a difference
Maintain contact and fellowship with past district champions

Sing and Perform > Youth >
Scouting for Harmony Guidelines
Help Scouts achieve their goals and encourage vocal music in your community!

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit D
November 2002 Exhibit D: Operations Group Report

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit D
November 2002 Exhibit D: Operations Group Report

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit D
November 2002 Exhibit D: Operations Group Report

Members Only > Board >
July 2002 Society Board Meeting Minutes

Sing and Perform > Youth >
4-B-We
MBNA America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest competitors adventure at East Coast A Capella Summit

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit G
November 2002 Exhibit G: Associate Membership Plan

Members Only > Board >
Board Minutes-November 2002 Exhibit C
November 2002 Exhibit C: Harmony Foundation Report

Compete > Contest and Judging System >
Style Examination Committee Report and C&J Committee Commentary Jumpword: barbershopstylepresentation
Final Report of the Style Examination Committee presented to the Music Category Board of Review, Society Contest and Judging Committee.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Voices in Harmony: More Keep America Singing can make you famous! (This is how)
The PBS Special is still being aired -- and its PR techniques are important for any year.

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Flint uses telemarketing technique
Try Telemarketing!

Who We Are > History >
What does it take to make a museum?
Find out what it takes to make a museum

Run Your Chapter > Get Famous >
Putting print to work for chapter promotion
Promote your chapter by putting "print" to work.

Sing and Perform > Quartet Singing >
Your best bet is to sing in a quartet
Joe Liles reminds us that the core of the hobby is always quartet singing.

Sing and Perform > Performance Skills >
Setting performance standards
Bring your best product to market -- high-quality barbershop entertainment. How to measure that for yourself.

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Don’t tell me how to barbershop!
Why every man in his own way makes sense.

Sing and Perform > Singing Skills >
Tips from the Kings Singers master class
The premiere a cappella ensemble shared some secrets at a master class in 1992.

Members Only > Board >
July 2002 Planning and Development Group Report

Sing and Perform > Direct and Teach >
A conductor on conducting
Thoughts on conducting from the legend, Mr. Frank Battisti.

Sing and Perform > Performance Skills >
Learn how the Standing Ovation program can help your chorus.
The Standing Ovation program may be the best thing that has ever happened to your chorus!

Sing and Perform > Get Music >
STYLIN
Are we witnessing a fundamental change in barbershop as we know it? Or a natural evolution? Darryl Flinn talks with three influential musicians

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