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The Future History of Barbershop Harmony • Meet Society Pres Don Fuson • Less Is More at Harmony U INSIDE: The Future History of Barbershop Harmony • Meet Society pres Don Fuson • Less is more at Harmony U March/April 2015 University of APPAREL, BOOMissourKi–SSt. Louis & PUBLICATIONS Love to sing? Join us in St. Louis at the Acappellooza Summer camp! C Navy Zip Hoodie Blue Oxford The Society Tee M “Acappellooza Summer” is an a cappella music summer camp held at the University of $36/$38 for S-XL & 2XL-3XL $14 for S-3XL Y Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL) for studentsw/em binr gradesoider 9–12.ed B ForHS four lo gdayso students will be CM immersed in singing led by some of the world’s$39 fo mostr S-3 XprominentL names in a cappella MY music, including members of the internationally famous AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY, CY and two-time gold medalists DR. JIM HENRY and DEBBIE CLEVELAND. CMY K July 7-10, 2015 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN All About That Bass (SATB) #209627 Do I Love You #209722 Let It Out A Cappella Arranging by John Newell by Deke Sharon & Dylan Bell $20 $29.99 15-007-2/15-1 Jim Henry Debbie Cleveland Men’s Choir Director Women’s Choir Director WWW.HARMONYMARKETPLACE.COM 800.876.SING acappelloozasummer.com March/April 2015 VOLUME LXXV NUMBER 2 LORIN MAY HOT AND COLD IN NEW ORLEANS: The weather felt more like Minneapolis, but the Big Easy’s food, music and culture made for one of the hottest and most memorable Midwinter Conven- tions ever. Catch a taste of the action, with a second helping of Youth Chorus Festival still sim- mering for a future issue. 28 Features More from our Storytellers Future history of barbershop 12 Sending your story to [email protected] 19 The Hall of Fame arranger, historian, judge, and gets results. Golf Capital Chorus gives double support coach looks at barbershop’s history to prredict the to active duty military. 15-year-old mini chorus Society’s trends and opportunities in the near future. of non-Barbershoppers helps cardio patients heal DAVID WRIGHT through fellowship and song MARTIN BANKS, VARIOUS Sharing music with Don Fuson 24 Our new Society president wishes he’d discovered Music changes Island Boys barbershop much earlier. He wants to ensure we all 14 13 years ago, four teens set the most unachieveable help more men discover this passion sooner. goal they could think of ... and 12 years later they ALISON & LINDA FUSON achieved it. Along the way, they became a living embodiment of how singing changes lives. Less is more at Harmony U LORIN MAY, EDITOR, THE HARMONIZER 26 And more is more, too! Exciting changes make Harmony U a can’t miss in 2015! DONNY ROSE, DIRECTOR OF HARMONY U On the Cover The Musical Island Boys’ improbably global journey Departments COVER ART BY EDDIE HOLT 2 10 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE HARMONY HOW-TO Great recruiters show how to Share Your Music 7 tips to help you become a better arranger 3 36 STRAIGHT TALK MAKING A DIFFERENCE Extensive winter travels lead to great connections Slam dunk for barbershop at ACDA Convention 4 Barbershop is alive in Buenos Aires! TEMPO 38 Plenty of feedback on African-American Roots MEMBER SERVICE DIRECtorY 6 Where to find answers TEMPO 40 Learn the rule changes for upcoming contests THE Tag Balding Japanese men inspired by Westminster Chorus “Mother’s/Father’s Day Tag” March/April 2015 • The HARMONIZER 1 the President’s PAGE Don Fuson, Society President • [email protected] Great recruiters show how to Share Your Music e certainly have fun singing with each other in a Cats, and preparing them to sing in small groups. chorus or two, a quartet, Singing Valentines, and Ongoing use of the eBiz Chapter Roster helps the other performances. But there are more opportunities secretary keep the chapter board aware of who has not Wto Share Your Music with new guests, prospects, and attended the past few meeting nights, along with up- other community singers. coming renewals for retention. I talked to a few men who led their districts in bring- The chapter meets Sundays at 7:30 p.m., but David ing in new members for 2014. They freely shared their invites newer members to join him at 6:30 to learn thoughts with me when I introduced myself as “Don, Barberpole Cats, get basic vocal coaching, and then a baritone from Kansas City.” Each had interesting helps these same new members prepare to sing a num- thoughts on bringing in members, and how it relates to ber for the whole chorus. He finds that the chorus chapter expectations and opportunities. sound has improved with helping newer members de- #1 overall recruiter for 2014. Music educator Todd velop quartet skills, as it helps with listening skills and Krier became a new Society member and director of for each man to hold his own on his voice part. the Lincoln, Neb., Chapter in 2013. Using his connec- tions with other singers, he brought in six new mem- My challenge: discuss why you sing bers in 2014 and already has 11 Man of Note (MON) So here is the challenge to each of us: awards in two short years. Todd has an infectious en- Take a few minutes at your next chapter meeting ergy as he talks about the joys of singing with chapter and discuss this question: Why do you sing? guests and attendees at shows. He urges chapter mem- I bet you will find that many guys express the joy of bers to talk to at least one person in the audience to engaging audiences and seeing smiles come with the find out what they like to do, and then asks the men to story, the songs and chords, and the overall energy that share their enjoyment of singing with this person. you send! Todd finds that these “prior relationships” make A successful quartet or chorus will always prepare it easier for men to agree to join him for an eve- for its next performance by planning or preparing for ning of fellowship and fun with other men that kind of sharing experience. in his chorus. Reaching that goal during that performance will The power of positivity and persistence. keep you coming back to (re)learn new vocal skills Another successful recruiter was Dick Tim- and allow the combination of voices to produce merman of the Mammoth Cave, Ky. Chapter harmonies ... becoming more than the sum of the (CAR). Richard’s career 33 MON puts him individual singers. in the top 1% in the Society. Three One of the strange facts about our Society is that our At your next MON in 2014 reflect that Richard con- rate of members recruiting has been dropping, even as tinues to reach out and ask “where do the quality of our overall singing (choruses and quar- meeting, dis- you like to sing?” as part of his contact tets) is going up and our outreach is expanding! cuss this ques- with new potential singers. A second strange fact is that the list of new members Dick has also sung with Beatrice, Neb., in The Harmonizer shows new members who appear to tion: Why do and Phoenix, Ariz. chapters. His chapter have come to the local chapter on their own, without reaches out to the community, not just the help of a Man of Note. Reach out and support all you sing? to find new members, but to discover new members, giving the support and information that anyone with an interest or experience in would have helped you! singing. Dick’s secret? Persistence. It often takes a sec- Dick Timmerman’s personal challenge to each of ond or third invitation to get someone to visit! us? Reach out and share your fun, bringing in a new Using technology to attract singers. David Bonnell is member as a MON for each year you have been in the the chapter Membership VP of the Germantown, Md. Society! That is one path to chapter growth, member Chapter. David credits a fresh website and good use of retention and support, and Society success! other social media to getting the word out about the I love talking to members and learning from each of chorus into the community. you! Share your Music! Of David’s five MON in 2014, three came via meetup.com, a community network site that helps people with similar interests (e.g. singing) contact each other. Once a guest visits, David also oversees a weekly contact program to introduce each guest to the chapter, the singing style, learning Barberpole [email protected] 2 The HARMONIZER • March/April 2015 STRAIGHT TALK Marty Monson • Society CEO • [email protected] Extensive winter travels lead to great connections hree issues have gone by since I wrote here, and boy do rus America. The next day I attended the Alexandria I have a laundry list of items to share. There is never a Harmonizers banquet and installation, and it was an shortage of topics to cover in this organization! honor to be included in the program. Open Board members. I met the new community T A lot of traveling, a lot of results members that Alexandria has on its board. Alexandria In the first six weeks of this year, I was on the road vis- is one of several chapters participating in the Society’s iting more chapters than perhaps during any conven- two-year waiver to investigate the benefits and chal- tion season. What a treat! lenges of having community members on our chapter Minneapolis. First off, a send-off to Peter Benson, boards.
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