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Essentials in
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Glossary of Barbershop Terms and Acronyms
Learn to speak the language of barbershop. Wonder what those initials stand for? Look 'em up here!
Updated: 11/8/2006 1:37:24 PM
Find definitions in the glossary, or unscramble acronyms.
A glossary of barbershop terms
Afterglow |
Party after a chapter meeting or show. |
Barberpole cat songs |
The 12 songs every Barbershopper should know. See the Barberpole Cat songbook in your new member kit. |
Barbershop seventh |
The cornerstone chord of the barbershop style, consisting of the root, the Major third above, the perfect fifth above, and the minor seventh above, as in a chord consisting of F, A, C, E-flat. |
Bell chord |
A musical arranging device in which a chord is sung as a succession of notes by each voice in turn. |
BOTY/BOTM |
Barbershopper of the Year/Month—award presented by many chapters and districts recognizing outstanding efforts. |
C&J |
Contest & Judging program, which trains judges for singing competitions. |
CBQC |
Bank of America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest. |
CDD |
Chorus Director Development |
CDWI |
Chorus Directors Workshop Intensive |
COTS |
Chapter Operations Training Seminar —a weekend administrative training session. |
CSLT |
Chapter Support and Leadership Training |
District |
One of the 16 geographic and administrative regions of the Society. |
DP |
District President. |
Evaluation |
Analysis and recommendation session—the post-competition performance review provided by the judges. |
Fifth-wheeling |
Joining in without invitation when a quartet is singing; a breach of manners. Wait for the quartet to finish, then ask if you can sing along. |
Frank H. Thorne Chapter-at-Large |
An “international” chapter for men who are not active in a SPEBSQSA chapter. |
Gang singing |
Informal group singing. |
Harmony college |
Week-long summer educational program for Barbershoppers, held at Missouri Western State College. |
Harmony Hall |
Barbershop Harmony Society headquarters, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Nashville in late 2007) |
Harmony Foundation |
A separate, but related organization to SPEBSQSA, the Foundation raises funds for Society programs, seeks grants and sponsorships for worthwhile barbershop projects; and maintains an endowment fund for the Society. |
HX |
Harmony Explosion Camps for high school and college singers. |
Lead |
The man who sings the melody part. The lead line is the melody of a song. |
Overtones |
Tones of higher pitch that are present in every musical sound and whose presence determines the quality of the musical sound. Chords locked in tune and proper volume relationship “ring” with reinforced overtones. |
PROBE |
A SPEBSQSA subsidiary organization of Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors. See www.spebsqsa.org/PROBE |
Registered quartet |
A quartet whose name and personnel have been catalogued at Harmony Hall. Registration gives the quartet exclusive use of its name. Only registered quartets may sing in competition. www.spebsqsa.org/quartet |
Swipe |
A progression of two or more chords sung on a single word or syllable; hallmark of the barbershop style. |
Tag |
A coda; the ending of a song, often repeating the final words and designed to make a complete and satisfying arrangement. |
Tune |
As a noun, the melody of a song; as a verb, to blend and make a more accurate or pleasing sound. |
Woodshedding |
Impromptu quartet singing without arrangements; singing by ear. |
Acronyms
The alphabet soup of initials which form the Society’s official name were founder O.C. Cash’s way of poking fun at the numerous initialed agencies of FDR’s New Deal. The Society continues the tradition of obfuscatory fun by perpetuating numerous abbreviated designations.
ACDA |
American Choral Directors Association |
ACDP |
Archives Collection and Display Project |
AHSOW |
Ancient And Harmonious Society Of Woodshedders—Barbershop Harmony Society subsidiary devoted to preserving the practice of harmonizing without arrangements; see woodshedding. |
AIC |
Association of International Champions. |
AISQC |
Association of International Seniors Quartets Champions |
ASCAP |
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers |
BHS |
Barbershop Harmony Society |
BMAL |
Board Member-At-Large |
BMC |
Board Management Council |
BMI |
Broadcast Music, Inc. |
C&J |
Contest and Judging |
CAPAC |
Canadian Association of Publishers, Arrangers, and Composers |
CAR |
Cardinal District |
CDDC |
Chorus Director Development Committee |
CDWI |
Chorus Director Workshop Intensive |
COTS |
Chapter Operations Training Seminar |
CSD |
Central States District |
CSLT |
Chapter Support and Leadership Training |
CVP |
Chapter Vice President |
DACJC |
District Associate Contest and Judging Chairman |
DIX |
Dixie District |
DVP |
District Vice President |
DVP-CDD |
District Vice President for Chorus Director Development |
DVP-CSLT |
District Vice President for Chapter Support and Leadership Training |
DVP-CJ |
District Vice President for Contest and Judging |
DVP-MP |
District Vice President for Music and Performance |
DVP-MS |
District Vice President for Member Services |
DVP-YMH |
District Vice President for Youth In Harmony |
EVG |
Evergreen District |
EVP |
Executive Vice President |
FWD |
Far Western District |
HEP |
Harmony Education Program |
HF |
Harmony Foundation, the Society’s charitable arm |
HOD |
House of Delegates |
IPP |
Immediate Past President |
IPT |
Integrated Product Team |
ILL |
Illinois District |
JAD |
Johnny Appleseed District |
L&R |
Laws and Regulations |
LOL |
Land O’Lakes District |
M&PR |
Marketing and Public Relations |
M-AD |
Mid-Atlantic District |
MENC |
Formerly Music Educators National Conference. Now known as MENC:The National Association for Music Education |
NED |
Northeastern District |
ONT |
Ontario District |
OT |
Operations Team |
PIO |
Pioneer District |
PPDG |
Planning and Program Development Group |
PR |
Public Relations |
PROBE |
Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors |
RMD |
Rocky Mountain District |
SCJC |
Society Contest and Judging Committee |
SLD |
Seneca Land District |
SPEBSQSA |
Legal name for the Barbershop Harmony Society. Stands for Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America, Inc. |
SUN |
Sunshine District |
SWD |
Southwestern District |
WHC |
World Harmony Council |
WHJ |
World Harmony Jamboree |
WP |
Work Plan |
YIH |
Youth in Harmony |
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