INSIDE: How to Be a Great Guest Or a Great Host • Midwinter in Long Beach • Be an Effective Quartet Spokesman

INSIDE: How to be a great guest or a great host • Midwinter in Long Beach • Be an effective quartet spokesman

November/December 2013

November/ December 2013 VOLUME LXXIII NUMBER 5

Features

Real Men (help others) Sing 12 When you say “no strings attached” and really mean it, prepare to watch a music educator’s jaw drop to the floor Dr. Scott Dorsey, American Choral Directors Association Stringless with “Real Men Sing” 10 14 Great Northern Union sponsors a youth singing event that covers several musical styles besides barbershop Jeff Taxdahl, President, Great Northern Union Give, and watch what happens! 16 The Rogue Valley, Ore., Chapter found plenty of outside help once they started focusing on someone else’s problems Lorin May, Editor, The Harmonizer YiH = “No Strings” 18 While we expand our vision to promote singing anything, many youth and educators still love singing barbershop Various

Be Our Guest KEEP THE WHOLE WORLD SINGING: That’s our motto, 21 This process improvement guy and weekly chapter but do we know what that means? CEO Marty hopper shows how to be a good guest or a great host Monson say that if we work with others to promote Niel Johnson singing—singing anything—and let the chips fall where they may, the influence and visibility of the Barbershop Harmony Society will grow exponentially.

On the Cover Departments Cutting the Strings cover by Eddie holt Background photo: The Allance Chorus 2 8 THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE Harmony How-TO After four years, I’m even more optimistic Be an effective quartet or chorus spokesman 3 24 Straight Talk Stay Tuned “No Strings Attached” not a slogan but a path A Gold Medal Moment for two college quartets 4 She said yes! … to prom Letters 26 Toronto coverage, Jerry Orloff passes away Member service directory 6 Where to find answers TEMPO 28 First-page sheet music previews only the beginning The Tag Captain America sang Barbershop? ... Well, duh! “Winter”

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 1 the President’s page Shannon Elswick, Society President • [email protected] After four years, I’m even more optimistic As promised, I’m sharing this column My most important contribution to the Society space. Rick Ashby has been a highly During the past four years, I’ve worked with some valued member of the Society Board truly talented and dedicated men I now call friends. for the past four years. His expertise We are fortunate to have men like these who give in banking and finance has helped us so much of their time and talent for no other reason navigate some challenging and dif- than to improve the Society. As a board member, I ficult issues. He now chairs our new have been given some truly unique opportunities. Finance Committee. – Shannon Elswick I have traveled to many of our District Conven- tions and spoken with Houses of Delegates about arbershop has been a part of my life since I was a our Society, its plans and its future. I’ve spoken with toddler. My Dad’s quartet rehearsed at our house individual members about their concerns, their each month. I’d sit on the stairs, just out of their hopes and their dreams. I’ve served on the Planning sight while I was supposed to be in bed, and lis- Committee where I’ve had a chance to help set the Bten in fascination. Later, as a teen, I wore out his priorities and to shape the programs for our future. LPs of the Buffalo Bills (1950 champ), Schmitt I’ve chaired the new Finance Committee, where we Brothers (1951), Confederates (1956), and Four have tried to plot the course for a financially sound Statesmen (1967). I could sing lead for any song Society. on the records. I was hooked! The most important thing in which I will ever After law school, I finally joined the Society in participate during my barbershop life experience 1972 and almost immediately was recruited to sing was when I served on the Executive Search Com- lead in a quartet—hooked again! I’ve mittee, to help select the next CEO of our Society. been in three quartets since then and We were fortunate to have some wonderful can- haven’t regretted a minute of the many didates but blessed indeed to have Marty Monson hours of rehearsal, dozens of contests and among the choices. He was the visionary leader for hundreds of chapter shows. Chorus per- whom we had been searching. formances have been fun, but my heart The more I have worked with Marty, the more has always been in quartetting. convinced I am that he has the “it” factor. He has what we need to move the Society into the next I don’t measure What we achieve matters more phase of our evolution. And that is one reason why our success by Over those 40 or so years, the I believe in our future. We have a leadership team, Society has changed—sometimes staff and volunteers who are energized and filled numbers of mem- gradually, sometimes rapidly. with ideas and plans to make our future exciting if bers, but rather by The judging program and rules we take up the challenge. have changed a number of times. The growth of the youth movement, our global what the members Quartet singing styles and sound expansion, embracing mixed quartetting, seeking have changed greatly. The music to serve our communities through music, col- and our Society and arrangements are more var- laborating with music educators to revive choral achieve. I have ied in genre and in style. Chorus singing in our schools, and creating a real presence singing and performance have for barbershopping in the minds and hearts of all great confidence improved immensely. The way who hear our musical message, all these things give that our future is we learn music and hone our me great confidence that our future is bright. We craft has changed as well. should strive to measure our success by the lives we bright. Some changes however, are touch in our barbershop experience, through song disturbing—our membership or through service. Then, having so touched a decline, for example. But societal and demographic life, regardless of whether we have 100 or 100,000 factors often work to our disadvantage as men members we will have achieved success. are pulled in many different ways by competing Thank you all for the opportunity to serve on choices of how to use their time. As a result, some your Board these past four years! might say our future looks bleak. I did not and do not believe that, and that is why I stood for board – Rick Ashby election four years ago; I don’t measure our success Society Board & Finance Committee Chair by numbers of members, but rather by what the [email protected] members and our Society achieve.

2 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 Straight talk Marty Monson, CEO/Executive director • [email protected] “No Strings Attached” not a slogan but a path hope you’ve enjoyed the articles from to sing along with you. Then sing the Rick Spencer and Heather Verble the song a second time and have your past two issues of The Harmonizer and chorus or quartet harmonize against taken action. Those strategies will al- it. I believe audience members ap- What’s in Marty’s Daytimer? I low us to become better Barbershop- preciate music because at some point • Nov. 6-9, Sweet pers, chapters, subsidiaries, districts and they liked to sing or play an instru- Adelines Interna- a better overall Society. ment …if not, why are they there? tional Conven- While I have been on break from writ- Let them experience the joy of sing- tion ing articles for The Harmonizer, my days ing—and not always just listening. • Nov. 21, Choral Arts have been full of meetings with Bar- • Reach out to a high school choir Link meeting, Nashville bershoppers, singers, songwriters, music director and offer to pay for a concert • Nov. 21, Downtown directors, business suppliers, community program. Nashville meeting, leaders, teachers, preachers, new neigh- • Establish a scholarship program to a Nashville bors (finally bought a home), high school senior who is interested • Dec. 1, 75 Years of sister organizations, international in pursuing a music degree. Barbershop, Heart of affiliates, non-profit organizations • Donate money to a local middle America Chorus, Carn- and university presidents. I’ve school choir to help pay music ex- egie Hall, New York come to the conclusion that the penses. City Barbershop Harmony Society is in • Find a certified choir director or • Dec. 8, Society Monthly a great place to really make a dif- educator and help them start an after Board meeting, conf. ference in our global society. school choir by leveraging the chap- call • Dec. 15, Monthly DP ter’s non-profit status. The Barber- Council conf. call The Society’s potential • Partner with your local Rotary or • Dec. 16-20, Staff Meet- shop Harmony In the May/June, 2013 is- Lions Club and see what types of ser- ings, Year in Review & Society is in a sue), I said the following: vice projects they are interested in as 2014 Rollout “We hope to take you on a well. They like to help, too! • Jan. 4, NSC Leadership great place to journey about how the Bar- My recent travels have broadened my Academy, Hamlet, NC bershop Harmony Society view of all the good we are doing, like really make a (23,000+ members, 762 Inland Empire Harmony Carousel What is Marty reading? difference in our chapters and 17 districts) Chorus (www.welovetosing.com). It is • Conductors Count, can make a difference in impressive how their website explains What Chorus global society. our global society. As I who they are … and they do it! The Board, Music stated in my Orlando Key- New Sound Assembly Chorus out of Directors and note speech, ‘Are you looking out your Natick, Mass., has been financially con- Administrators Need to window?’” tributing to various local high school Know, Chorus America I’ll say more in my interview on page music departments for the past 15 years, in collaboration with 10, but let me be clear: “Keep the Whole and by our estimates have donated Westminster Choir Col- World Singing” will always be our slo- more than $13,000. That pays for a lege. gan, but “Looking out the Window” and lot of music! The Pride of Peoria “No Strings Attached” are principles we Chorus has the historical backbone to What is Marty listening to? need to apply much better if we want which many of us aspire, celebrating 72 • Jim Clancy Col- to live up to our slogan. This is the way years as a chapter. Besides the perform- lection CD forward for our next 75 years. ing chorus, they have a VLQ called How do we realize our potential? Sounds of Memories that performs Look out the window and see a society during the day. hungry for what we have to offer, no Keep the Whole World Singing! strings attached. Many of you are already doing this through the outstand- ing community service occurring in your own backyard, but for others struggling to get more engaged with your community, here are some suggestions: • During your shows, ask your audience [email protected]

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 3 letters [email protected] Toronto coverage, Jerry Orloff passes away Kudos for “How music changes your brain” that elusive fame we all secretly dream about. (And I ow! What a fascinating article by Shane Scott in wish I had a quarter for every time in my life I’ve been the September/October issue of The Harmonizer. called “Dave.”) I guess, for now, I remain the nearly Shane researched his subject well and did an even famous bass ... better job of writing about it. Reading the article DAN Davenport Wcertainly would strike many a chord with Barber- Phoenix, Ariz. shoppers and any other music lovers. I intend to Dan, we’re afraid that what gets published in the maga- share the article with family, friends and music edu- zine is legally binding. It would be easier if you could just cators in northeast Ohio. begin the process of legally changing your name to Dave. Mike Sitter Berea, Ohio

A set worthy of the wait will return in Vegas Lorin, thanks for the congratulations and wonderful picture in the recent Harmonizer. The Alliance was so proud of The TAGCO Circus! The setup timing certainly did not go as planned in Toronto. We worked really hard to get the entire stage trans- formed in four minutes and eleven seconds, Jerry & Dan Orloff, Reggie Jackson, and “Joe” as seen in a video on our YouTube channel from Yuba City, Calif. (http://bit.ly/TAGCOCircus). There were circumstances backstage, to no one’s fault, Jerry Orloff, RIP, tags with Reggie Jackson that were different from our preparation and Regarding John Krizek’s letter about World Series which immediately created a lot of stress as MVP Jesse Jackson’s 1977 tagging experience, we wanted to execute our plan of transform- here’s the photo from the wall of Jerry’s office. n ing the International stage into a real-live, Kim Orloff over-the-top circus. Aptos, Calif. I was so proud of our guys, and it is a testa- Note: Kim’s husband, Jerry Orloff, passed away on ment to our program and training that they Oct. 25, 2013, at age 82. He was the Society’s all-time were able to go through all of that distraction of run- leading recruiter (more than 200 Men of Note!) and a ning around backstage and were still able to perform at member of the Society Hall of Fame. His obituary is a medalist level. In Vegas, The Alliance will perform at bit.ly/orloff-obit. in our 15th consecutive International Convention. There is no place like that stage, and we feel so lucky to be able to sing for that crowd each year. The TAG- CO Circus is coming back and will be bigger and better than ever! Circus in Vegas? OHYEAHMAN!

David Calland November/December 2013 Director, The Alliance Volume LXXIII Number 5 Complete contact info: pages 26-27 Unfortunately, my coverage of the unexpected setup The Harmonizer (USPS No. 577700)(ISSN 0017-7849) is the official publication time overshadowed what should have included better of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc., dba Barbershop Harmony Society. It is published in Janu- acknowledgement of a truly amazing set. Even if I got ary, March, May, July, September and November at 110 7th Ave N, Nashville TN sidetracked, the judges did not. Congratulations on a 37203-3704. well-deserved medal! – Lorin May Periodicals postage paid at Kenosha, Wisconsin, and at additional mailing offices. Editorial and advertising offices are at the Society headquarters. Advertising rates available upon request at [email protected]. Publisher Dan Davenport is an even better bass than Dave assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. Postmaster: send address changes to editorial offices of The Harmonizer, 110 7th I read Lorin May’s “Toronto Memories” and thorough- Ave N, Nashville TN 37203-3704 at least 30 days before the next publication date. ly enjoyed it, even more so when I saw the following (Publications Agreement No. 40886012. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Station A, PO Box 54, Windsor ON N9A 6J5. Email: [email protected]) entry (page 15): “10:54: “Beautiful Dreamer” from Vo- A portion of each member’s dues is allocated to cover the magazine’s subscription cal Edition (FWD). Dave Davenport, haven’t even price. Subscription price to non-members is $21 yearly or $3.50 per issue; foreign heard of him, but that’s a good, LOW bass.” Thanks for subscriptions are $31 yearly or $5 per issue (U.S. funds only). © 2013 The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop the nice compliment! Now, if you had just gotten my Quartet Singing in America, Inc. dba The Barbershop Harmony Society. first name right (DAN), I might actually start to gain Printed in the USA

4 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 Imagine.. a website with everything your chorus needs, all in one place: P email groups (members & fans) www.groupanizer.com P member management P rehearsal planning BHS Chapters P attendance tracking Receive P online store/ticket sales 20%Off P repertoire management P online riser placement P a public website & much more! Recharge your director and leadership. Engage and motivate your members. Breathe deeply and sing. tempo Timely news Full show sets from all the 2013 international medalists! Go to Midwinter in Long Beach for the best entertainment and good times Queen Mary has ever seen et yourself to Midwinter Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2014. This incredible week includes full show sets from all the 2013 International Medalist quartets, the Youth Chorus Festival, and the best Seniors quartets in the world! G This year’s Youth Chorus Festival will bring 20 choruses to the stage (including several returning, better than before!) Friday, from the sublime (O-YA! Cho- rus, top) to the ridiculous (Georgia Spirit,channeling mentors FRED,) and all points in between (Cleve- land Heights Barbershoppers, right), these young singers have helped make Midwinter “fly-across- the-country-GREAT,” along with competitor photos by Miller Photography / Quartet Medalist photos by Lorin May many other activities designed to give singers a “mountaintop experience” of barbershopping. It’s been said that barbershop is a young man’s sport that we stick around A Thurs- in the rest of our lives. day night 2013 Seniors champ Border Patrol At the Seniors Quartet opening contest, where you’ll gala aboard the Queen Mary will feature, among other see a lot of older legends groups, the legendary 139th Street Quartet, one of but you won’t believe the Society’s all-time best and most influential groups. your ears. This is any Knock some tags with them! man’s sport Long Beach has incredible weath- that keeps us er, a fabulous theater for all events, young the rest excellent hotels—all within walking of our lives! distance and plenty of world-class Check out restaurants and nightlife just steps the Saturday 139th Street Quartet away. Register at www.barbershop- contest. convention.com/longbeach.

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6 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 First-page music previews are first step of a massive music upgrade Finding the perfect song keeps getting easier—and ranged by Roger Payne? Disney ballads from the the Music publications team is only getting started. 1990s? Soon you’ll be able to find anything in a Check out “Sheet Music” at the top of www.har- flash. monymarketplace.com to check out great new and • Difficulty rating: Much of our library does not coming features: have a difficulty number assigned to it, but soon • First-page previews: Already available. View the you’ll easily know which version of “Sweet Conventions first page of every arrangement before you buy! Georgia Brown” is within your difficulty range. 2014 • Learning tracks: We’re making rapid By 2015, the Music and Perfor- Las Vegas June 29–July 6 progress toward obtaining mance Committee plans to rank all 2015 learning tracks for all popular 7,000 pieces in our catalog between Pittsburgh sheet music. Arrangements 1 and 5 (Easy, EasyMedium, Me- June 28–July 5 from 2005 and newer often dium, MediumAdvanced, and Ad- 2016 Nashville include a 30-second online vanced). This 1-5 scale is widely July 3–10 preview of the learning track. used in the publishing world and 2017 Listen before you buy. more accurate than our current Minneapolis July 2-9 • Improved searching: Check back three-point scale. This ambitious 2018 often. Very soon, the website will project will also make it far easier for music Orlando let you search by category, decade, date, com- educators and non-Barbershoppers to buy bar- July 1-8 poser, lyricist, arranger, and/or topic. Looking bershop music that suits their needs. 2019 Salt Lake City for 1950s and 1960s Frank Sinatra uptunes ar- Check back often at www.harmonymarketplace.com. June 30-July 7 MIDWINTER barbershop.org/midwinter Huge Harmony Foundation success; David Calland joins staff Long Beach, Calif. Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2014 Continuing fundraising success and program expansion will manage the field fundraising New Orleans have brought staffing changes to Harmony Foundation staff and all their development Jan. 6-10, 2015 International. The Foundation concluded its fiscal year activities and projects. HARMONY 2013 with a 26% increase in revenue over last year, Killeen joined the Foundation UNIVERSITY 2014 continuing a trend begun in 2008. The Foundation staff in May 2009 as Director of Nashville, Tenn. has grown by 211% in gift income since then. Major Gifts, and has since more July 27-Aug. 3, 2014 To support this exploding growth, David Calland Ryan than doubled the growth in his has joined the team as a Director of regions, helped break the $1 million Killeen Development focused on the Midwest goal in fiscal 2012, and continues Region. David is widely recognized that trend today. In addition to this management throughout the Society as a coach, responsibility, he will also continue the fundraising Harmony U faculty member, director responsibility for the South- of medalist chorus The Alliance, lead east Region of the U.S. and of medalist quartet The Allies, a past begin a Principal Gift program, David Johnny Appleseed District president, and defined as gifts of $50,000 or Calland a 2013 Society Board member. more. These contributions have fueled our signifi- Additionally, Ryan Killeen has been promoted to cant growth to date and can launch the exponential the position of Senior Director of Development for growth necessary to achieve bold initiatives for an Harmony Foundation International. In this role, he exciting future.

Marvel Studios Captain America sang Barbershop? ... Well, duh! The trailer for next April’s highly anticipated Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie opens with the following dialog: Black Widow: Are you doing anything fun Saturday night? Captain America: Well, all the guys in my barbershop quartet are dead, so no, not really. So the most noble of the Marvel™ superheroes, the WWII hero frozen for decades only to become the modern-day embodiment of old school manly virtues, knew how to have a manly great time? Thanks for noticing the connection, Hollywood. And real men are still connecting through harmony ... See the trailer at bit.ly/CaptainShop. n

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 7 harmony how-to Be an effective quartet or chorus spokesman o your quartet (or chorus) has picked up a performance question is when to talk. See the sidebar for an exam- and you have been designated as spokesman. No prob- ple of a strong seven-song package. Now answer these lem: a quick look through the repertoire, pick some questions: songs, think about a couple of jokes, perhaps even do What about jokes? Don’t use them unless you are Ssome ad-libbing to show how talented you are as a co- a great joke teller. If you do tell a joke, try to relate it median, and you’re ready to go! to the quartet, to members of the audience or to the Hang on there, Sparky—not so fast. group for which you are performing. Don’t tell a joke without practicing it as if it were a song. Keep it G- Questions to answer before each gig rated and keep it short. You are there to sing. There is more to this spokesman thing than What about stories? They can be very ef- simply talking after each song while the fective for mood or as a setup for ballads or rest of the quartet sips some water. Answer novelty songs. Make sure you have all the facts these questions first: right, particularly if it was a story recited to you. Who is our audience? This affects both the Keep it short. You are there to sing. song choice and the talking material. Ad-libbing? Many of us can get our friends to What is the age group? Ditto. laugh at our spontaneous comments during chapter Are there any dignitaries? If you have a chance to meetings or quartet practice; but successfully ad- meet them before the performance, they might be libbing for an audience that doesn’t know you requires willing targets for a story. (An old politician’s adage: a higher level of skill, plus a lot of practice. Those who “I don’t care what you say about me so long as you have training (like Toastmasters) may be able to do pronounce my name correctly.”) Make an advance that, but the average person cannot and should not. connection. What is the function? This can provide additional Get help with your whole show package material for chatter and create a positive connection You are now thinking, “My goodness, this is tough with the audience. stuff. Do I have to think about all of this and more Is it a fundraiser? For whom? You for every performance? Why will endear yourselves to the audi- Segment order for a seven-song set can’t we just do our canned per- ence if you connect your perfor- 1. Song 1: Grab the audience with best uptempo formance? Audiences seem to mance to the support of something like us. Admittedly, we don’t get very important to them. Such a 2. Talk here? If you’ve been introduced, don’t do it invited back by that group, but lasting impression will help those 3. Song 2: Another Tempo song they got their money’s worth.” watching remember you when 4. Talk to relax audience and relate to event Never forget: a well-planned they are later looking for their own 5. Song 3: Slow it down performance welcomes repeat groups’ entertainment. performances. 6. Good opportunity for “fun” talk, setup of What is the venue? Hall, theater, You’d never perform a song un- cocktail party, outside? Some ven- next song, or wait for one song til you’d practiced it and polished ues support talking and some do 7. Song 4: Swing or show tune it—why wouldn’t you do the not. Be wise. 8. Definite opportunity for “fun” talk to set up same for your talking? Practice Are we the headliners? If not, who the next song your delivery and get feedback is? This can affect not only how 9. Song 5: Novelty song from an experienced perfor- much you say but what you say. mance coach. If you want to Trying to upstage a headliner with 10. Set up ballad: no joke here—perhaps a work through some performance longer stories or funnier material story that relates the message of the ballad scenarios in a non-performance will endear you to nobody. Remem- 11. Song 6: Strong ballad environment to get ready for that ber, you are there to sing. 12. Fun story, thank audience, set up final ovation show, attend Harmony Universi- How big is the anticipated audi- 13. Song 7: Closer–strong finisher (leave them ty’s Spokesman for Quartets class. Barry Towner ence? If you relate your story to the wanting more) Heed all the questions outlined Presentation audience, your group will make a in this article and they will eventu- Judge, perfor- better connection. ally become second nature. Tailor- mance coach, Harmony U ing your words to the audience and practicing your faculty, Putting together the performance delivery in advance can make all the difference be- btowner@ First, agree on the song sequence and what, if any- tween an okay show and a memorable one—a show xplornet.com thing, you are going to say between songs. The next that gets you many more gigs in the future! n

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CEOATTACHED Marty Monson discusses the need for a culture shift Lorin May: What areNO you talking about when you say always been to Keep the Whole World Singing—sing- “No Strings Attached?” ing something. They’ll get to know barbershop when Marty Monson: We Barbershoppers don’t realize how they get to know us, but first others need to know that much we are needed, or how much bigger the Barber- we’re true advocates of singing, no strings attached. shop Harmony Society’s footprint could be in each com- Look at the impact singing has on lives. No matter munity if all 23,000 of us offered what we have freely, no what you’re going through, you always have that to strings attached. Our ability to Keep the Whole World go back to. It is a way of life. That’s why churches Singing will increase exponentially when we join with love to have music—it’s so much more uplifting others who want to promote singing. than hearing someone talk all the time. The music expresses a different emotion, a new energy, a new Why work with others to promote singing? emotion; it’s just that simple. WWe know to our toes what it means to sing and what Focus on getting more people singing something, it does to your soul, what it does to your emotions, and we can multiply our profile and our impact far to your family life. We know what it’s like at the end above what we’re doing now. This is about what of the day to show up to a chapter meeting singing does for your soul. If people sing and know you’ve forgotten about your tough something, we win. day because you are now in a different mode. We take that for granted. We have overcom- Is “No Strings Attached” a new Society program? plicated what it is that we enjoy about this or- No, and it’s not even a slogan. We’re talking ganization. We’ve gone into 500-page manuals about a culture shift, one that is going to take to describe what that is. We are a singing orga- a lot of time. I’m asking chapters, “What are nization that has fun. When people you doing in your community? sing, they feel good. You can’t get “We need to stop working Are you making a difference?” in an argument while you’re sing- That’s an important question ing. (Unless it’s about the wrong separately from each other if your chapter is doing well. chords!) Kids who sing rarely get and from others who have It’s especially important if your into trouble, and they grow up to chapter is struggling. live longer and more productive an interest in promoting We need to stop working lives. The power of singing is the singing. Our impact can separately from each other and message we need to get out in the from others who have an inter- world. And we need to get more grow only as quickly as the est in promoting singing. Our people singing—singing anything. barbershop culture shifts impact can grow only as quickly as the barbershop culture shifts Lorin May Why not just focus on promoting from looking inward to from looking inward to looking Editor, The Harmonizer barbershop harmony singing? looking outward. If people outward. A key part of that is LMay@ Of course we have a bias to giving without the expectation barbershop.org barbershop. But our motto has sing something, we win.” of receiving.

10 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 Be proud to use the power of our music. But

start viewing all all the people who want to If it’s not a pro- the people who promote singing—singing gram, then what anything—as part of our do you hope chap- want to promote team. ters do? singing—sing- Share the joy of Does that mean de-em- singing and let ing anything—as phasizing barbershop the chips fall part of our team. harmony? where they may. Not one bit. Just don’t Sing with quality, expression, emotion give anyone reason to be- and excitement. Work with partners lieve that you’ll only support whether or not they want to sing bar- groups that sing barbershop. bershop. We can’t make everyone love If they want to sing it, great; but barbershop harmony, but we can make live up to the no strings promise everyone love Barbershoppers. and support them either in barber- There is no perfect answer because shop or whatever else they want every community is different, every to sing. Represent barbershop chapter has different skill sets. It’s not harmony by singing well, and “one size fits all.” But there is so much let them come to our style on we can do if 23,000 members work to- their own terms. It solves a lot gether and join forces with the millions of challenges when you go out of others who recognize the impact that there and really ring chords. singing can have on individuals and This isn’t about us vs. them. communities. This is about what music does for your soul. Where can a chapter or quartet begin? For example, join with others to promote You said a culture shift will singing among elementary-age children. take a long time. What’s your Four-part harmony isn’t really an option vision for the future? for them, but get them singing. Go to the We are, right now, the big- concert of a middle school or high school gest organization of sing- choral program. Fill up some of the ers in the world. There empty seats. Just go and support them. is no other association Maybe even show up early and watch all of singers like we have the preparation going on. Choral direc- in the barbershop world. If you pull tors have so many details to take care all of us together, Barbershoppers and of, and after it’s all set they’re supposed others who know how singing changes to flip the switch and put on artistry. lives, we can start working on common (Yeah, right.) See what they need. Ease goals and efforts. We are the juggernaut their burdens, boost their program. After that can work with others to make this “No Strings Attached” is indeed attending three or four choral concerts, happen. If not us, then who? not a Society program or a slogan, introduce yourself, talk about their needs A lot is at stake. We have a social but part of a larger culture shift and pledge to do something specific and responsibility to take our art form to that will need to take place over meaningful. Just tell them you want to the world, to allow our singing to be the course of years. “No Strings support others who love singing—no expressive and change lives—just like Attached” is an critical ingredient strings attached. we’ve all been changed because of our for a new direction that will be involvement. It’s not just about four discussed in future issues. Watch Are we stopping or changing our tradi- voices. It’s about the power of 23,000 for the Jan./Feb. 2014 issue of The tional Youth in Harmony programs? and the millions who sing with us by at- Harmonizer for an explanation of What chapters have been doing is awe- tending our concerts, events, etc. Let’s be how this vision will help build the some. Don’t stop. Be proud to use the that powerful voice that tells and shows Barbershop Harmony Society’s power of our music. But start viewing the world how singing changes lives. n brighter future.

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 11 Real Men (help others) Sing The ACDA’s Scott Dorsey on how to best help music educators

Imagine walking into rehearsal next week to find that 14-year-old soprano into the the chorus’ balance had changed. Instead of a gener- bass section. ally equal division of parts in your 48-voice group, The fact of the matter is that you now see what’s in the below triangle. there are vastly more young women With very few exceptions, a good sound in a vo- interested in singing than young men. cal ensemble is built upon a pyramid, with a slightly True, there has always been a need for larger number of voices singing the fundamental of more male singers; J.S. Bach was faced the chord structure. It would be nearly impossible to with the same issue almost three centuries create any sort of pleasing blend or balance with the ago. However the tectonic pressures lev- division of parts indicated in the accompanying figure eled against school-age kids in the early (quartets are the exception). It’s also safe to say you 21st century have made getting guys to could kiss a district trophy ’bye-’bye. sing in the choir a challenge ITragically, that inverted pyramid worthy of Hercules. is exactly what faces a huge propor- tion of public school choir directors Real men every day as they struggle to provide an (help others) sing engaging and successful choral experi- More than ever, young men need ence to their students. Simply replace the the one-to-one influence of positive male barbershop voice parts above with a standard role models. We need (both for the singing arts SATB voices and you can see the problem. and society in general) to help young males find This problem—specifically, not enough males a place in their school chorus. I can guarantee you singing in the school chorus—is a problem af- that there are guys walking the hallways of your lo- fecting the entirety of the choral art form. It is, cal school who would love to sing, but who are being though, a problem that a local Society chapter can prevented from doing so by a variety of factors (not help repair. the least of which are peer and societal constraints). The local school has their finger on your pulse, and Switch parts? You wish! they need YOUR chapter’s help. Because of the peculiarities of the post-pubescent male voice, we adult guys find it easier to switch Step up to the plate parts than do our singing sisters. It would be easy for Choral directors are some of the busiest members of some of the gents in your chorus to switch when the any school faculty. The demands on their time are director says, “Hey, we need four baritones to sing staggering. So when you reach out to them—and you tenor on this piece” (thank you, falsetto). should reach out to them—do so in a way that they The choral can actually fit into their day. conductor at Step 1: Write the director a crisply worded email tell- the local middle ing him/her that you want to help the cause. Offer to school does not bring lunch to them during their planning or meal have that same period for a brief introduction. level of flexibil- Step 2: With a smile on your face and a sandwich in ity. It is critical hand, pose the following question:“Ms. Hoffman, if to the healthy you had a group of 40 adult men who were prepared to development of invest time, energy, and resources to help your choral the voice that program, particularly as concerns helping you find more Dr. Scott Dorsey young singers be male singers for your choirs, what would you have them Director of Educa- carefully placed tion and Communi- do? There are NO strings attached.” cation, in an appropri- (The look on his or her face will be priceless.) American Choral ate vocal part. Step 3: Take careful notes, agree on a course of Directors Association One cannot sim- action and then follow through. A word of reality is [email protected] ply transplant a probably necessary. By our very nature, we choral

12 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 More than ever, young men need the one-to- one influence of positive folks are altruistic, optimistic and male role models. There ing colleague, then listen passionate, which makes us easy prey are guys walking the carefully to her sugges- for various slick-talking sleazebags. tions. Her concerns may All of us in this profession have hallways of your local not make any sense to been conned by self-serving school who would love to you at all; remember that hucksters (I myself have challenges faced by teach- been blatantly lied to by sing, but who are being ers are complex and often college presidents, vari- prevented from doing so confusing. ous professionals, and Your chapter’s involve- self-avowed “leaders” by a variety of peer and ment in the school choral in the arts community program will help them who were dedicated solely societal constraints. in ways you cannot imag- to their own greed). If your ine. The quid pro quo of local school choral conductor believes that course, will be that you will make a friend and ally of you are in it for the purpose of advancing your own the school’s choral music staff. After that relationship agenda, the door will slam shut. blossoms, the opportunities for mutually beneficial If you are genuine in your desire to help your sing- collaboration will be limitless. n

Quality quartets always a hit as mentors for young singers

International collegiate Corey Fowler Men. So impressed was the bronze medalist and 2012 choral director that she asked JAD quartet champ The Con the quartet to linger for her Men provided an enormous female ensemble. boost to the Akron, Ohio Kent Roosevelt High Chapter’s Youth in Harmony School choral director Corey program. A Dec. 13, 2012, Fowler brought nearly visit with Tom Gentry to 100 choral students in the three area high schools school’s auditorium. The helped cement relationships quartet later participated in with the area schools. David The Con Men were a big hit as performers and mentors as they a lengthy coaching session Strasser (T), Matthew Hop- worked with students at three high schools in Marion, Ohio. with the school’s quartet, per (L), Russell Watterson Tetrad. The chapter later (Br) and Brent Suver (Bs) performers. The Youth in Harmony team encouraged featured the quartet on its met as freshman at Capital University in Bexley, the formation of high school quartets and offered annual show. A week later, the quartet competed in Ohio, and all sing with 2013 International chorus to support them with sheet music, learning tracks the Johnny Appleseed District contest at Huntington, medalist The Alliance. and coaching. One of the chapter’s goals is to spawn W. Va., where it won the high school division and They treated area students to first-rate singing, student quartets that can compete in district contests scholarships to a district summer harmony camp. promoted the Singing Buckeyes Harmony Camp, and perform on chapter shows. The chapter is also providing performance opportu- taught tags and mingled gracefully with the young Dozens of students at each school watched, sang with nities to HERB quartet of Medina High School. and sang for the quartet. Green High School – Mike Sitter, chapter Youth in Harmony chairman had been prepped by a earlier visit by the [email protected] Akron Chapter’s Keyed Up quartet. Some male stu- Jeff Doig dents expressed interest in attending Harmony Camp and in forming a quartet. About 80 male singers at Firestone High School, 45 RPM quartet from Pride of Iowa Cho- Akron’s magnet school rus at a half-day Harmony Workshop for the performing arts Members of Ebb ’N Flow mentor students at a learned the “Impossible Big Chiefs Chorus high school outreach event Torrey Mitchell Dream” tag from The Con

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 13 GNU Director Peter Benson rehearses with the combined choirs. 225 young men and 24 music educators attended the chapter’s first “Real Men Sing” event

Kyle Weaver GNU goes stringless with “Real Men Sing” One question asked during the Saturday Night young men and 24 music educators in attendance. Spectacular in Toronto was, “How can we help music Two choirs, grades 7-9 and another for grades 10- educators attract and keep more young men in their 12, had just about equal numbers. Given it was the choirs?” The Great Northern Union (GNU) had event’s first year, we were thrilled to have those already been working on one answer to that question. numbers. GNU’s “Real Men Sing” event was built around GNU and The Limestones, an eight-member one basic idea: encouraging young men to sing. It contemporary a cappella group from St. Olaf College, doesn’t matter what you sing—just sing and share were both guest artists. Each conducted a master class in the joy of music. during the day and performed on the The one-day “Real Men Sing” festival concert that evening. event was offered to choral music Educators teach educators in the region and open to all kinds of differ- Goals of our Real Men Sing event Oyoung men in grades 7 through 12. ent styles of cho- We had three basic goals in designing This was an “all-comers” event, with and building this event: no selection or audition process, nor ral music. They • Provide an atmosphere in which was it only for a choir’s “best singers.” young men can have fun singing with The young men were divided into are not necessar- other young men. two different choirs: one compro- ily attracted to an • Allow the students to experience a mised of young men in grades 7, 8 and measure of success as singers in a choral Jeff Taxdahl 9. The other choir for young men in event that focuses ensemble. President, Hilltop, grades 10, 11 and 12. • Provide positive male singing role Minn. Chapter The inaugural event was held in exclusively on models for younger men. [email protected] September of 2013. There were 225 one style. The event was also designed to ad-

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Go to online www.harmonymarketplace.com for more AIC Masterwork Series. dress the needs of music mented on how educators as they work important it was Music educator feedback to build their choral pro- that there were no You never know how you may impact someone with grams. A number of key ele- girls there. It took the an event like this. One teacher told me of a junior ments helped attract music pressure off the young high student from a family that has fallen on hard educators and motivate men to try and impress economic times. After lunch, this young man told them to recruit and bring the girls, giving them an his teacher that was the best meal he had eaten in students to this Saturday opportunity to focus on months. That, my friends, is making the music that event: singing. is making a difference. Here are some of the com- • Free lunch and t-shirt. ments we received from teachers after the event. • It wasn’t about singing • “I think the best terms I can use to describe the barbershop. These edu- The event was held at Bethel College in St. feeling they exude now are “passion,” “pride” cators teach all kinds and “confidence.” Words cannot describe how of different styles of Paul, Minn., a small liberal arts college with appreciative I am for all of you understanding choral music. They are excellent facilities. The the importance of music in the lives of these not necessarily attracted students had their choice of boys. Singing is something that they can do for to an event that focuses exclusively lunch items at the school’s cafeteria a lifetime and you so eloquently displayed this on one style. The students would be for lunch and received a free t-shirt with the diversity of the Limestones and the GNU learning and singing three songs for with a contemporary design. chorus. Thank you again for this wonderful op- the festival concert. Two were stan- • Festival Concert. The day ended portunity and I look forward to next year!” dard choral repertoire appropriate with a performance by each choir, • “It had a huge impact on my students. Before for the two groups’ ages, skill level The Limestones and the GNU. It the festival was even over, they were asking and changing voices. The third was a gave the students an opportunity about going to this event next year. The men barbershop song they sang in a mass to perform for their parents and see sang all the way home on the bus. Their enthu- choir with the GNU. the other groups in performance. siasm was seen the next day in Men’s Chorus • The registration fee for each student • Outside support helped us think big. Rehearsal. They gained a confidence that they was just $5. That made is very af- A $10,000 grant for this event came can sing “all this stuff.” fordable for any student. from the Metropolitan Regional • “This event has energized my choral program. • The GNU’s reputation. Music educa- Arts Council in the Twin Cities. Boys who told me they didn’t think they could tors in the region have seen and That really helped cover our costs sing are now singing out with more confidence.” heard the GNU in performance a and keep the registration fee very • “Well, now you just created more work for me. number of times over the past few low. Tickets for the festival concert Thanks. The boys I took want to start an a cap- years at state and regional ACDA were $10, which allowed entire pella group. They want to meet before school. conventions. They know the GNU, families to see their children on I am auditioning beat-boxers next week. They how well we sing, and our reputa- stage and experience the GNU for want T-shirts and to tour 8th-graders. What on tion for excellence as role models the very first time. Earth have you started?” with good singing technique. We Find out more details about the • “I loved that the performing groups represented do a lot of the things vocally that event at http://gnurealmensing.word- so many different types of choral singing. Please they are trying to teach their kids press.com. n maintain that.” to do.

• The directors of Alex donaldson each choir were well-known and well-respected choral music educators. One was GNU Musical Director Peter Benson, who is a trained and ac- complished music educator. • It was an all- male event. One Both the middle school and high school choruses performed two pieces of standard choral teacher com- repertoire, then performed a barbershop number with the GNU Chorus.

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 15 Share the gift of singing and watch what happens! The answer to one chapter’s problems was to get school children singing

Seven years ago, the Rogue Valley, Ore., Chap- ter was shrinking, aging and broke. Today, it is happy, growing, singing better than ever, drawing larger audiences—and getting $400 per man in donations from community leaders every year. What did the chapter do to fix itself? It con- sciously focused on something other than fixing itself, says Bob Hall, chapter VP of Marketing. The transition from “obscure chorus” to “community pillar” began when they realized that one of their community’s problems—school kids were no longer learning to sing—was right Sin their wheelhouse. As they have sought the help of others to address this problem, new opportunities, partnerships, extra gigs, com- School singing dynamo Mark Larsen in action munity prestige and outside funding have followed. same name. (Published by the Society in collabora- Be the solution to a community need tion with NAfME and ACDA, available at www. As outlined in the March/April 2011 issue of The Har- harmonymarketplace.com.) The chapter is widely monizer, members spent time assessing the strengths and recognized in the community for its support of sing- weaknesses of both the chapter and of the community. ing and now enjoys a seat at the “popular kids table” Then they looked for ways in which a chapter strength of community affairs. Recently, the chapter has even could address a community weakness (and perhaps begun teaching an a cappella course to dozens of vice-versa). kids who lack a formal choral program at their high A lack of singing in the schools was a widely recog- school. (Mark Larsen leads that effort as well. See nized problem, and the chapter had members with the sidebar below.) time and enthusiasm to address it. (Mark Larsen and Bob Meisner led the effort.) They would have to look Principles of success outside the chapter to get support from the schools and Following are principles that Bob Hall says have been funding for song books. They obtained both, thanks to essential to the chapter’s success. good planning and reaching out to others. Solving someone else’s problem gains you far more Bob Hall In seven years, more than 4,000 area kids have friends. If you are motivated by the need to boost Marketing VP, participated in the chapter’s “Get America Singing, your chapter’s membership numbers or bottom line, Rogue Valley, Again” effort, named after the music book of the don’t expect much outside help. “If you are looking Ore. Chapter rhallrvm@ For students of one high school, a twice-weekly famed arranger Kirby Shaw to create mixed charter.net a cappella class taught by members of the voice versions of “When I’m Gone” (“The Cups Rogue Valley, Ore., Chapter is the only sing- Song” made famous in the movie Pitch Perfect) ing option available from the school. About that are suitable for high school voices. (Dona- three dozen students signed up for the a cap- tions from community leaders were already in pella elective after the school released its band hand.) The students can’t wait to perform it for teacher, who had also been teaching choir. The their peers. The chapter, which now owns the chapter stepped in, having already built a strong Bob with a mixed quartet rights to the song, is looking at ways it could Lorin May working relationship with the school superinten- someday be available through the Society. Kirby Editor, dent during seven years of teaching singing in district to hire a full-time music educator. Shaw, meanwhile, is creating barbershop ar- The Harmonizer elementary schools. The chapter is doing its best The students wanted to learn something rangements of contemporary songs specifically LMay@ barbershop.org to bridge the musical gap while encouraging the contemporary, so the chapter commissioned for widespread release by the Society.

16 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 for friends to help you carry your burdens, those are hard to find,” Bob said. “If you are looking for friends to help you carry someone else’s burden, they are very easy to find.” Go where you are needed. “When you are talking, you are selling. When you are listening, Tone Deaf (tenor Michael Biggs, lead Thomas Walker, bari Al you are marketing,” he said. Rather than build a Robins and bass Douglass Borngasser) brings the funny in one program in isolation and try to sell educators on of their many school performances. it, the chapter has talked to educators, leaders and donors and addressed a problem that they all recognized, and in a manner others found Why did the chickens compelling. cross the stage? To get to Be patient as you develop resources. A successful outreach requires planning, time, talent, the Cook Islands! training and financial resources. “Your program To what length would you go will be the product—not the sum—of all those to spread the joy of barber- factors multiplied together,” Bob warned. “Zero shop and help others? Would times any number is still zero.” In other words, you dress up in a chicken if any of the above factors is missing, nothing suit in the middle of summer much will happen. Assess what resources you singing fowl parodies like do have and make a plan to acquire those you “Don’t Fry With Me” or “The don’t have. Chicken Sings Tonight”? Tone Have specific plans. “The schools are in Deaf quartet would and does trouble—you don’t have to sell that idea at ... REGULARLY! all,” Hall said. “You just need to be specific Tone Deaf quartet, part of the Rogue Valley, Ore. Chapter, was invited by the Ministry of Educa- and have a plan that others can get behind.” tion of the Cook Islands to entertain and educate 1800+ school children on the main island of The chapter’s pitch is simple: “These kids Rarotonga. To help raise money, they had the honor of participating at the Oregon Shakespeare don’t have music,” Bob said. “If [community Festival, where they wowed the crowd with their great singing and endless supply of chicken jokes. leaders] can provide the money, we can What better way to tell chicken jokes than to be dressed in feathers and tights, right? (The bass is a provide the time.” penguin because he’s a frozen chicken. The lead is a little too shy to come out of his shell. You get You probably have more to offer than you the picture.) realize. “Every chapter has guys who can stand They are planning to introduce barbershop in the Cook Islands through concerts and teaching in front of a group and who like to sing,” Hall tags in the native language. They also plan to promote cultural understanding and develop personal said. “That’s what Barbershoppers like to do, relationships among the children of Rogue Valley and Rarotonga by facilitating the exchange of and most of the general public doesn’t have letters and photographs. They also plan to perform a school fundraiser for the Cook Island schools that. You don’t have to be a great solo singer, that will include performances by musicians and dancers of Rarontona, with all proceeds going back you just need the time, planning and ability to to the Cook Island schools. follow through.” It appears that Tone Deaf quartet not only has a sense of humor, but an incredible sense of phi- Support singing, not only barbershop sing- lanthropy as well. It looks like they’re doing #10 of the Code of Ethics very proud: ing. While Barbershoppers wish to promote 10. We shall render all possible altruistic service through the medium of barbershop harmony. our style of music, that’s not what motivates others in the community. “It’s easier to sell, “They will offer money even without the ask,” he said. ‘These kids don’t have music and we’re helping them Get support at the top. Hall said one of the biggest sing’ than it is to convince community leaders to barriers to connecting with music educators is the support one older a cappella tradition,” he said. The fear that they could get into trouble if they innovate. students experience the joy of singing many kinds of “School districts tend to be hierarchal, rules driven,” music, barbershop included, and everybody wins. he said. “Teachers tend to be very protective and feel Donors are eager to fund an effective plan. “Some their jobs are at risk if anything unusual is done.” His people remember when people were more community- chapter’s success is partly due to seeking the super- oriented, and they want to help the communities intendents’ blessing to accept his chapter’s help in they live in remember those values and those ways,” their schools. “If the superintendent says he or she Bob said, “but they aren’t in a position to do it.” He wants it, your task is incredibly easier,” he said. “The merely needs to present the chapter’s program to get teachers’ ‘We can’t do anything’ changes to ‘How can more youth singing and people immediately respond. we help you?’ Now you fit into their program.” n

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 17 Youth in Harmony has always been “No Strings” Pride of Iowa teams with Sweet Adelines to grow area Youth in Harmony The Pride of Iowa’s Youth in Harmony Pro- gram is in its sixth year. In previous years, the chapter has conducted both a half-day school- week workshop in early November, and “Har- mony Nights,” in which the chorus visits a school where the young men and chorus learn a song Tand tags then present a short show. Last year, Torrey Mitchell the chapter partnered with the Sweet Adelines experiences to our students not found in other areas of Harmony Central chorus to offer a joint workshop. high school music.” Over the past five years, the Pride of Iowa chapter has These same vocal directors have also requested the established relationships with area high school music participation of young women and have requested bar- directors, and based on those collaborations and evalu- bershop sheet music for their own performance curricula. The school year format encourages the formation of high school quartets, which then look forward to performing at the free concert at the conclusion of the workshop. It also encourages schools to integrate these songs into the curriculum and school shows and concerts. For next year’s Harmony Explosion Workshop, 100 male and 100 female singers are expected at the workshop. They’ll have their charts already memorized, so they will be fully prepared to learn vocal production and performance skills in the barbershop style. Pride of Iowa members’ contributions to Harmony

Torrey Mitchell Foundation’s Ambassadors of Song and Presidents Council provide a significant amount of the funding necessary to ations from the annual events, the chapter has changed support the Youth in Harmony Program. A third of the the workshop from a half-day school week event to a chapter’s members contribute to Harmony Foundation, full-day Saturday event during the spring, 2014. with Donor’s Choice allocations dedicated to Youth in Heather Nail at West Des Moines Valley Southwoods Harmony programs and chorus coaching and improve- Freshman High School has assisted with scheduling, ment. The chapter actively seeks grants and contributions planning, design and promotion of the Youth in Har- from patrons, local foundations and businesses. mony program. This past summer, she prepared and dis- A local television news channel created a video of a tributed flyers at the Iowa Choral Directors Association Harmony Event event at bit.ly/IowaYiH. Summer Symposium. “Opening up young, interested students to a new form of music has been not only fun but a rigorous challenge, she said. “I believe in a holistic education that exposes students to proper technique, differing styles, and opportunities that are varied and suit the diverse student populations. This workshop and performance help give unique Torrey Mitchell

18 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 Seattle quintet helps launch Calgary’s youth outreach Clinician Donny Rose The Western Hospitality Singers host- Both the chapter and Sing Canada ed Calgary’s first-ever Youth Harmony Harmony funded this workshop. Feed- Workshop at Bishop Grandin High back from the boys was overwhelmingly School on Oct. 5. Sixty-one young men enthusiastic and positive. With remarks from five Calgary high schools attended like “I never thought I could learn so the full-day “Harmony Explosion” work- much good stuff about singing in one shop, focused on improving a cappella day” and “Wait ‘til my friends hear me singing and performance skills. now!” it’s a safe prediction that the work- Traveling from the Seattle area were shop will be expanded to include more clinician Donny Rose and the young high school music students and teachers and enthusiastic teaching quartet Code and repeated next year. Blue, members of the Northwest Vo- The event concluded with 20 mem- cal Project. Using interactive tech- bers of Western Hospitality Singers niques and a fun, fast-paced approach, joining the students and Code Blue Donny taught new four-part a cappella on stage to perform the signature song harmony songs to be performed for fami- of the Barbershop Harmony Society, lies and friends at the end of the day. “Keep The Whole World Singing.” Members of Big Chiefs Chorus help young singers inspire even younger singers Members of the Pontiac-Waterford worked with an eight-man ensemble, “The multi generational aspect is really Chapter’s Big Chiefs Chorus and their and performed with them on the school’s powerful for the kids and the staff,” said member quartets Limited Edition and spring concert. the instructors. “The message that you Bidin’ Our Time have made mentor- This success carried into the next can sing when you are grown up, that ship the cornerstone of their partner- school year, when all the young men in men sing, is so big and so important. It is ship with middle and high school men’s choirs at the Milford and Lakeland High hard to believe our students don’t know choirs. Through a series of demonstra- Schools, and their feeder middle schools these things, but they don’t.” tions and coaching sessions, the Barber- combined to form a 100-voice chorus for Further appearances and collabora- shoppers have become trusted resources a day-long tour of elementary schools, tions fueled the fire, and this past sum- and models for younger singers, who in and performed for nearly 700 kids. mer, with financial support from the turn have sought further exploration of chapter and from their teacher, the stu- barbershop and mutual performances. dents attended the Harmony Explosion It began in part when Milford High “The multi generational camp at Central Michigan University. School student Michael Oberstadt aspect is really powerful Afterward, Maryanne wrote, “The guys brought his dad and three other “Chiefs” that went to the camp came back really to the high school in the spring of 2010 for the kids and the staff. excited and so did my young lady. I know to sing for and with teacher Maryanne The message that you can the guys would like to see the connection Lambrecht’s a cappella ensemble, Men to Barbershop grow. It is the first time in of the Chorus. This led to annual “high sing when you are grown their life where they can watch people school night” chapter meetings attended up, that men sing, is so singing, and the men are the majority by Ms. Lambrecht and her boys. Mentor not the minority. For our young men, it quartet Limited Edition subsequently big and so important.” is a powerful visual.”

The Pontiac-Waterford Chapter helped take a 100-voice male chorus from three schools on a day-long tour of area elementary schools. They performed more more than 700 kids. Jeff Doig

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 19 First-ever Pittsburgh YiH Festival

On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, 30 girls, seven boys and four teachers joined the Sweet Adelines Greater Harmony Chorus and North Hills Harmony Line Chorus for a day of singing followed by an evening performance. Two of the teachers were totally unfamiliar with the barbershop style and are now completely hooked. Chuck May, Director of Greater Harmony was full for the 5:30 show and additional seats had to be Chorus, and Jennifer Fogle, Assistant Director of Greater brought in. The Second Annual Pittsburgh Youth Har- Harmony, directed the boys and girls choruses. The gym mony Festival is already set for Oct. 4, 2014.

Kitsap Chordsmen expect nothing back for their giving but gain plenty all the same For Washington’s Kitsap Chordsmen (EVG), the attended Harmony College Northwest in the summer, key to our good working relationships with local and this gave a real boost to our younger members. high school choral teachers has been to recognize One key is that these educators recognize we are their busy load and find ways to help them generate there to help them and expect nothing in return; interest in singing without adding any unnecessary however, that hasn’t stopped participating young burden. We have also been providing financial sup- men from getting hooked on their own. The A Cap- port to help in these times of restricted budgets when pella Festival led directly to one young man joining cuts are made in music programs. our chapter, and we gained another from the work- In 2013, the Chordsmen ramped up our efforts when shop, along with the father of another participant. we began including a Youth Division in our annual A continuing relationship with one high school West Sound A Cappella Festival, with cash prizes. brought us three young members who have started a high school barbershop quartet. Steve Zugschwerdt The high point for our 2013 outreach efforts was an Aug. 9 Youth in Harmony Workshop led by 2012 Champion Ringmasters the day before they appeared on our annual show. The all-day workshop introduced the 32 youth participants (slightly more boys than girls) to a cappella singing, vocal production, and the intrica- cies of barbershop harmony. Ring- masters thrilled all those present and shared their excitement for barbershop harmony. On our annual show the next night, we invited all youth participants to join us and Ring- masters on stage for a reprise of a chorus song they had learned the previous day. We are having our Christmas Show at a local high school and are incorporating a 2012 champ Ringmasters conducts an all-day summer youth workshop in Washington state. couple of their a cappella groups. We are also singing a set for the Youth participants represented three different high Christmas concert at another high school. schools. Our support of youth music education led to It has been a very fruitful relationship for all involved. a chance for our chorus to sing on the spring shows It is especially valuable for high school students to see at two high schools, where our four youth members adults enjoying singing later in life. n sang with us as well as with their choirs. (Their fellow – Ric Cederwall, Music & Performance VP students thought that was pretty cool!) Our chorus Kitsap County Chapter, [email protected]

20 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 Be Our Guest How traveling Barbershoppers can be great guests—and how chapters can make an enjoyable meeting for either a visiting Bar-

bershopper or a first-time guest Author and long-time Barbershopper Niel visits an Alexandria Harmonizers rehearsal with a guest he knew only as “Jared.” This article discusses the relationship between chapter and I’ve got a cool job right now. I’m in guest, whether the guest is a long-time Barbershopper or a the Army and have a consulting/ first-time visitor to a chapter meeting. training job that requires me to travel around the country to various Army posts domestically and overseas. As an avid Don’t be shy about calling; that’s why the phone Barbershopper, I have visited a wide variety of Soci- number is there. ety chapters during my many trips. In fact, because of 2. Arrive a little early, but not too early. You’ll want my inability to attend rehearsals at my home chapter to check in, sign for a book, and meet a few members with any sort of frequency, visiting other chapters has before the warm-ups start. They’ll want to talk to become my primary barbershop choral experience. you, but don’t put them in the position of choosing By and large, my visits have been overwhelmingly between getting you checked in and starting their Ipositive, and I credit all those fellow Barbershoppers vocal warm-ups. Ten minutes or so should be good. serving as “Guest Coordinator” or “Greeter.” But 3. Participate 100%. This is your chance to experi- some experiences have been better than others. As ence another chapter’s way of life. You don’t do that a process improvement guy, I can’t help but want to by watching—get up there and sing! Learn their pass on some lessons learned from my travels in the warm-ups, play their games, and get as much out of hopes that even more guests, like me, have awesome your experience as you can. experiences visiting other chapters. 4. Be prepared to show off one of It’s not your show. your talents. Can you teach a tag? Do Tips on being a great guest Unless the director you know a woodshedding melody? 1. Call ahead. Be sure the chapter Can you sing in a step-out quartet? is actually holding its meeting and specifically asks for Even tell a good joke—they’ve prob- is not at a performance or taking feedback, do not ably never heard it before. Be ready a night off. They might have even to show a talent if invited to do so. changed rehearsal locations. The offer any. You are 5. Sing their versions of songs. It chapter website may offer directions, not there to fix their doesn’t help if you know another times, and locations, which may or version of the song they’re singing, may not have been recently updated. meeting, so free even if you think your version is The Point of Contact (POC) is the better (and it might be). Get over it Niel Johnson yourself of the com- Member, General most important information there. and sing what’s in your guest book. Assembly Chorus (You can also find local chapters and pulsion to do so. This can be challenging, but show [email protected] POC info at ebiz.barbershop.org.) Just have fun! them you are interested and respect

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 21 Ensure guest books contain all the current repertoire. their arrangement choices. Lending a guest a asking about the next rehearsal, 6. Be prepared for their routine. they know what’s going on. Take It’s their meeting, after all. You like member’s music a lesson from the Palm Springs, quartetting and they don’t? Oh well. might seem like a Calif., Chapter. The listed POC You don’t love tags, but they do? Oh wasn’t home when I called, but well. Enjoy the parts you like and be nice gesture, but his wife had a card by the phone a good guest. now the guest will with all the information I needed, 7. Have some sound bites ready to go. including directions. Invariably, someone’s going to want to feel like he is impos- 2. Ensure your website information know what you do, where you’re from, ing on someone. is thorough and up to date. Be sure how you got into barbershopping, etc. any changes to the normal schedule Think about how you would answer these questions, are reflected. Kudos to theLawton, Okla., Chapter briefly and easily. Some chapters may ask you to in- for clearly indicating which weeks they were at their troduce yourself at some point, so have the answers one rehearsal site and when they were at the other. in your head so you can get through it quickly and (Sorry I missed you; I was there on the off-week). get back to singing. 3. Prepare signage every week. Finding the build- 8. Don’t try to change anything. Again, it’s not your ing is up to the guest, but helping the guest find the show. Unless the director specifically asks for feed- correct room in the building is up to the chapter. If back, do not offer any. Don’t offer to share feedback your rehearsal location isn’t easy to find, put up signs later, either. You are not there to fix their meeting, so directing guests to the right door, entrance, elevator, free yourself of the compulsion to do so. Just have fun! etc. Snaps to the Temple, Texas Chapter for doing 9. Help out with risers at the end. Don’t offer—just this so well, as their elusive chorus room is one of do it. Chances are they’ll appreciate the help but try many in a large performing arts center. to pull you away. Still, try to help somewhere. 4. Have up-to-date and complete guest books ready 10. Follow-up. I wish I was more consistent about to go. There’s no need to have a massive archive of doing this, but it’s important. Send a thank-you af- every song the chapter has sung in the past 20 years terwards telling the chapter how much fun you had. in the binder, but ensure the most recent versions Highlight one or two things you particularly enjoyed of all the potential repertoire are in there. Oh, and and point out something you really liked about their lending a guest a member’s book might seem like a meeting. Not only does it close the loop for you on nice gesture, but that’s worse. You can’t be sure it your end, they probably really value your feedback. has the right stuff, and now the guest will feel like If the evening didn’t go well, that’s perhaps the he is imposing on someone who now has no music. only unsolicited feedback you might share—but only Get ahold of the guest book from the Golf Capital if you absolutely believe you can share something the Chorus from Pinehurst, N.C., and you’ll see a com- chapter is likely to act upon. Connect with perhaps plete, up-to-date, and light-weight guest book that the membership VP or program VP or chapter presi- works great. dent on an individual basis. Keep the emotion out of 5. Wear your chapter name badges. Chapter mem- it and just share specific observations in a gracious bers may not even know everybody’s name, but I and non-condescending manner. guarantee you the guests know nobody. Badges ensure everyone is known by name, and it sets the tone for a How to be ready for visiting great first impression. To promote this behavior, the or potential Barbershoppers savvy Membership VP in the General Assembly Here are my tips for chapters who want to increase the Chorus in Raleigh, N.C., puts guest name tags on chances of their guests having an awesome experience: members who forget their badges. It works! 1. Be sure the Point of Contact man is ready. Identify 6. Have options available for different levels of par- who your guest POC is and ensure he will be there ticipation. Some guests like to jump right in and sing; at least 10-15 minutes early looking out for both others just like to sit and listen. I’ve done both. Make it expected and unexpected guests. Have a back-up easy for your guests to feel comfortable picking an option every week. Make sure that his POC information to enjoy their evening. Visit the Heart of America on the website and on ebiz.barbershop.org is correct. Chorus in Kansas City, Mo., and see a large guest seating Make sure members of his household know he is the area filled with a small audience and other guests scat- chapter’s POC so that if they get a call from a stranger tered about the risers singing—the best of both worlds!

22 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 7. Invite your guests to participate came by to sing can be a turn-off. fully. Invite them to sing in a quartet, Also, if you have members that, for to participate in the choreography, or whatever reason, are not “happy” to teach a tag if they know one. Take chapter members, try to gently steer advantage of this guy’s talents—you them away from the guests. Guests never know how much fun he’ll have (aka prospective members) are there unless he tries. Granted, he might to sing and have fun, not hear about need clearance from his physician if he the latest soap operas in the chapter. visits the Vocal Majority Chorus in 11. Offer the guest a ride home, if you Dallas a month before contest in order can. He might not need it, but he might to partake in their choreography, but be very appreciative. Going from the that’s what makes this so much fun. hotel to your rehearsal site might cost casualuniforms.com 8. Keep your business meetings short. $50 in taxi fares for just a 15-minute This is generally good advice, whether drive, and someone is bound to be you have guests or not. But take it from a going that way. A very classy touch 1-800-591-7063 guest who has endured some long ones. to a great evening. I recall my visit to www.casualuniforms.com Ouch! If you have to go longer than the Heralds of Harmony in Tampa, 5-10 minutes, consider another activity Fla., and they went above and beyond for the guests. Maybe a chit-chat with in offering me a lift back to the hotel. the membership guy about require- 12. Follow up. A brief, friendly ments to join. Maybe someone can follow-up email or card shows the break away and do auditions. Maybe a guest that you enjoyed his or her visit hallway tag or Polecat with the other and that you’d really like for them guests and a section leader. Something to come back. It also establishes an to show that you value their time and email contact that the chapter can Now on Stage... to keep the momentum going. use to promote a future show or special 9. Recognizing guests? Keep it short event, for example. and sweet, but do recognize them for coming. Your new members are among Conclusion that group, and you don’t want to over- In summary, your membership in the 16 EXCITING look their enthusiasm. Oh, and this is Barbershop Harmony Society affords COLORS! important: if you sing a “Welcome” you the opportunity to share four-part • Royal Blue • Gold • Red song, sing it well. Get blown away chords with Barbershoppers across the • Camel/Beige • Burgundy by the Alexandria Harmonizer’s Society. Seeing how other chapters • Kelly Green • Brown welcome tag and you’ll know what I experience the hobby is a lot of fun, • Augusta Green mean—you will feel welcome! and will add to your enjoyment of • Hunter Green • Carolina Blue 10. Don’t over- the hobby tremen- • Orange • Navy whelm prospective Some guys mean dously. Individuals • Purple • Gray members. Some can set themselves up • Black • White guys mean well, well, but it’s easy to for success by plan- IN STOCK but it’s easy to ac- accidentally over- ning ahead for their and PRICED cidentally over- visit and allowing RIGHT! whelm the guests whelm the guests with themselves to simply with excessive excessive membership enjoy their evening. membership en- Chapters that contin- couragement. It’s encouragement. Put- ually polish their guest great to provide a ting the high pressure program can increase BlazerDepot.comBlazerDepot.com brochure or some- their chances of their 888-322-7469 thing like that, but sales on someone guests (and prospec- For Formal Wear from Tux to Tails, putting the high tive members) having who just came by to Etons, Hats, Shirts and More, go to... pressure sales on an awesome visit to someone who just sing can be a turn-off. their rehearsal. n HarmonyOnStage.com

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 23 stay tuned Success! Readers report what works A Gold Medal Momentq for two college quartets wo 2013 International Collegiate Quartet Competitors, ’Shoptimus Prime and Pitch, Please, had a simultaneous “gold medal service Tmoment” when they took time out of their busy international contest schedule to be a part of the final presentation for the Harmony is Healing Campaign sponsored by Sing Canada Harmony. Sing Canada Harmony teamed up with the Toronto SickKids Hospital’s Treasure Box program, where they asked people to buy special bracelets. The proceeds benefitted both the hospital kids and also went toward a scholarship offered by Sing Canada Harmony. that, ’Shoptimus Prime received the Com- The Treasure Box program munity Leadership Award from Sing Canada helps the kids have a posi- Harmony. Both of these inspiring young tive hospital experience, and the money from the quartets had the honor of entertaining the event’s 500 donated bracelets created a scholarship for audience. The bracelets were a hit, and the hospi- Pitch, Please to attend the convention. Along with tal’s music therapy program utilized them as well.

Members of the Southern Gateway Chorus recently toured Ireland, and a special quartet had the honor of singing for the Lord Mayor of Dublin Oisín Quinn at his residence. We certainly hope he appreciated his serenade, because many people would pay high dollar to hear a performance by Ringmasters tenor Jakob Stenberg, Old School lead Joe Con- nelly and bass Joe Krones, and Marquis bari Paul Gilman. The quartet sang “The Old County Down” and then had tea and cookies. (Side note: That seems a like a good idea at any occasion.) To close out the visit, Southern Gateway sang “Irish Blessing” before going on its way. See both performances on YouTube at bit.ly/SGCDublin.

24 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 Photo by Starline The Fun City Chorus (Hot Springs, naissance scout in the “Ski Troops,” the DO THIS: The Commemorative Ark. Chapter) recently serenaded the only army division trained for moun- Air Force flies its restored aircraft on WWII bomber Sentimental Journey tain and winter warfare. (It was later tour all over the nation. Check the and her crew at the Hot Springs Me- designated as the 10th Mountain Divi- calendar at commemorativeairforce.org morial Airport. Chorus members were sion and is still active today.) Baker was for appearances at your local airfiueld, encouraged to wear any military gear a scout in a platoon of 24 who fought and offer to sing the National Anthem, to show their connection to the service in Italy’s Apennines and the Alps. The Armed Forces medley or other ap- to which they were affiliated. Many of Fun City Chorus is honored to have prorpaite songs in tribute to the men the chorus members are retired military him singing in the chorus. Following and women who served in and around who served valiantly. the performance, Baker and Ernie these great birds.. Especially honored was Dan Baker, a Naydan, another WWII veteran, were Baker is standing front row center WWII veteran who served as a recon- asked to sign the bomb doors. wearing the red shirt.

SHE SAID YES! ... TO PROM. Who said Gulf Tones Chorus helps honor Wounded Warriors barbershop quartets are only good for Members of the Gulf marriage proposals? Want to be voted Tones Chorus, “Best Boyfriend of the Year” in your Panama City, Fla. high school yearbook? Hire Take Note Chapter, were re- quartet to help you ask your girlfriend to cently honored to per- senior prom! High school senior, Ryan, form at the “Warrior called upon the quartet to help him Beach Retreat” open- surprise his girlfriend with an impor- ing ceremony held in tant question. As Take Note serenaded Lynn Haven, Fla. Fifty the blushing girl with “Let Me Call You Iraq and Afghanistan Wounded Warriors Sweetheart” in front of a large crowd, and spouses or caregiv- Ryan waited patiently with a dozen ers from all over the U.S. came to Panama City Beach to enjoy a seven-day roses. When the song ended asked her retreat hosted by local businesses. if she would go to prom with him. Watch The guest speaker, U.S. Air Force Retired Lt General Bill Welser, walked it at bit.ly/takenoteprom. n among the Wounded Warriors and greeted attendees all around the church while delivering a dynamic presentation praising the Wounded Warriors for their service, calling them heroes, and thanking them for “standing up and bravely answering the call of duty when asked to do so.” During his speech, General Welser recognized two men in the large audience as World War II Veterans. The Gulf Tone Chorus was proud when the General walked into our seats and congratulated Hank Dusseault, age 92 and a 40-year Panama City Chapter member, for his World War II U.S. Army service. The Retreat is sponsored twice each year by “Warrior Beach Retreat, Inc” a local non-profit that honors Wounded Warriors. – Sky Cunniff, President Panama City Chapter

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 25 member services directory How can we help you barbershop today? Get answers from your staff Society Headquarters 110 7th Ave N • Nashville, TN 37203-3704 • 800-876-7464 (SING) 615-823-3993 • fax: 615-313-7615 • [email protected] Office hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Central or any time atwww.barbershop.org  Executive Offices Rick Spencer Marty Monson Director of Operations/COO Executive Director/CEO 4123 • [email protected] Board of Directors [email protected] President Patty Leveille Membership Service Center/ Shannon Elswick • Clermont, FL Executive Assistant/HR/Office Manager Harmony Marketplace 407-948-9599 2630 • [email protected] Charters, licensing, dues, fees, renewals, [email protected] Harmony Marketplace orders Ashley Torroll Administrative/Finance Assistant Caki Watson Executive Vice President 4118 • [email protected] Service Center Manager Don Fuson • Leawood, KS 4137 • [email protected] 913-897-0625 Lorraine Seta [email protected] Office Support & Receptionist Jacqueline Robinson Service Center Representative 4114 • [email protected] 4113 • [email protected] Treasurer Douglas Gordon Michelle Hankins Dwayne Cooper • Austin, TX Office Support & Receptionist Service Center Representative 512-288-2851 4114 • [email protected] 4145• [email protected] [email protected] Education and Services Danny Becker Mike O’Neill Service Center Representative Immediate Past President Director of Harmony University 4129 • [email protected] Alan Lamson • Manchester, CT 4126 • [email protected] Laura Tracy 860-647-9523 [email protected] Adam Scott Service Center Representative Music Educator & Music Publications 4144 • [email protected] 4125 • [email protected] Executive Director/ Events Board Secretary Joe Cerutti Marty Monson Youth in Harmony/Chorus Director Dvpt. Dusty Schleier Meetings & Conventions Manager 800-876-7464 4121 • [email protected] 4116 • [email protected] Sherry Lewis Clarke Caldwell • Nashville, TN Education Coordinator Communications (Ex Officio, Harmony Foundation) 4122 • [email protected] Lorin May [email protected] Marketing Team Lead Finance and Administration Editor The Harmonizer Heather Verble 4132 • [email protected] Director, Finance/CFO Board Members at Large Becca Grimmer • Lititz, PA 4133 • [email protected] Social Media & Communication Specialist Rick Ashby 717-625-2945 Jama Clinard 4120 • [email protected] Finance Controller/Accountant [email protected] Eddie Holt 4134 • [email protected] Website & Social Media Web Developer Gerry Borden • Abbotsford, BC Nick Fotopoulos 4140 • [email protected] Information Technology Programmer 604-850-0789 4141 • [email protected] Aaron Johnson [email protected] Producer - Audio/Video Sam Hoover 4139 • [email protected] David Calland • Worthington, OH Information Technology PC & Server support 614-859-2554 4142 • [email protected] Brian Lynch 75th Anniversary/Public Relations [email protected] Joe Traughber 4131 • [email protected] Web Developer John Miller • Westport, CT 4119 • [email protected] Merchandise Operations 203-254-9594 Nancy Carver [email protected] Copy Center Merchandise Manager Justin Gray 4117 • [email protected] • Montclair, VA Office Support & Copy Center Gary Plaag 703-868-5152 4147 • [email protected] Pam Cervantez Shipping/Receiving [email protected] Joe Rau 4143 • [email protected] Office Support & Copy Center 4147 • [email protected] Music Library Janice Bane Copyright & Licensing Manager 4127 • [email protected]

26 The HARMONIZER • November/December 2013 110 Seventh Avenue North, Suite 200 Nashville, TN 37203 866-706-8021 (toll free), 615-823-5611 Fax: 615-823-5612, [email protected] Official Affiliates Staff Board of Trustees Barbershop Harmony Australia Clarke Caldwell Peter Feeney – Chairman www.barbershop.org.au President/CEO 702-655-9064 3044 • [email protected] [email protected] Michael Donnelly: [email protected] Carolyn Faulkenberry Bob Brutsman – Imm. Past Chairman BABS (British Association of Barbershop Singers) Chief Financial Officer 612-865-7371 www.singbarbershop.com 3041 • [email protected] [email protected] Derek Parmmenter: [email protected] Ryan Killeen Mike Deputy – Vice Chairman Senior Director of Development 801-733-0562 BinG! (Barbershop in Germany) 3051 • [email protected] [email protected] www.barbershop-in-germany.de Sean Devine Sharon Miller – Secretary Roberta Damm: [email protected] Director of Development 203-254-9594 DABS (Dutch Association of Barbershop Singers) 3048 • [email protected] [email protected] www.dabs.nl Jim Clark Don Laursen – Treasurer Wim van der Meer: [email protected] Director of Development 559-733-1496 3042 • [email protected] [email protected] FABS (Finnish Association of Barbershop Singers) David Calland Fred Farrell www.fabs.fi Director of Development 239-590-0498 Juha Aunola: [email protected] 3052 • [email protected] [email protected] IABS (Irish Association of Barbershop Singers) K.J. McAleesejergins Chuck Harner www.irishbarbershop.org National Development Officer 703-938-3001 3043 • [email protected] [email protected] Micheál Mac Giolla Ri: [email protected] Dixie Semich Lynn Weaver NZABS (New Zealand Association of Donor Relations Manager 616-485-3392 Barbershop Singers) www.nzabs.org.nz 3047 • [email protected] [email protected] Ian Davidson: [email protected] Jennifer Otto Clarke A. Caldwell ** Ex-officio SABS (Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers) Finance Administrator President/CEO** • Not board member www.sabs.es 3040 • [email protected] Marty Monson Wayne M. Grimmer Society Executive Director/CEO** Gail Grainger: [email protected] Development Assistant James C. Warner, General Counsel* SNOBS (Society of Nordic Barbershop Singers) 3049 • [email protected] 901-522-9000 www.snobs.org [email protected] Henrik Rosenberg: [email protected] SPATS (Southern Part of Africa Tonsorial Singers) Sing Canada Harmony Simon Barff: [email protected] Board of Directors Chairman and CEO Secretary / J. R. Digger MacDougall (ONT) President’s Council Sharon Towner (SAI #16) Vice Chair I. Murray Phillips (NED) Treasurer James Thexton (EVG) Directors-at-Large General correspondence/editorial: Gordon Billows (LOL) Awards Chair Trinda Ernst (HI) Gerry Borden (EVG) [email protected] Judy McAlpine (SAI #26) Legal Counsel Editorial Board: Rick Spencer, Eddie Holt, Doran McTaggart (PIO) Ted Manthorp (ONT) David Pearce (LOL) Becca Grimmer, Brian Lynch, Lorin May David Smith (ONT) Founder’s Club Charles and Karen Metzger Copy Editing: Jim Stahly (Bloomington, IL), John Wilkie (ONT) Bob Davenport (Nashville, TN) www.SingCanadaHarmony.ca • 613-446-2734 • [email protected] Lorin May, Editor Society Subsidiaries (partial list) Associate editors: Becca Grimmer, Brian Lynch Association of Barbershop Quartet International Champions Preservation Association The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement www.AICGold.com www.bqpa.com of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. (DBA Association of International Ancient Harmonious Seniors Quartet Champions Society of Woodshedders Barbershop Harmony Society) is a non-profit organi- www.aisqc.com www.ahsow.org zation operating in the United States and Canada. Harmony Brigade Public Relations Officers and www.harmonybrigade.org Bulletin Editors (PROBE) Mission www.harmonize.com/probe The Barbershop Harmony Society brings men Allied organizations together in harmony and fellowship to enrich lives Sweet Adelines International Harmony, Incorporated through singing. www.sweetadelineintl.org www.harmonyinc.org National Association American Choral Vision for Music Education Directors Association To be the premier membership organization for men www.nafme.org www.acdaonline.org who love to sing. Chorus America Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia www.chorusamerica.org www.sinfonia.org

November/December 2013 • The HARMONIZER 27 The Tag Joe Liles, Tagmaster!! Warm up to this new tag for winter nights ere we are, in the midst of a special time of year. Truth a good time to start. So, here’s one for winter. Pretty be known, each of the four seasons is loved in various timely, eh? The first things that came to mind were degree by different folks. I enjoy them all just for the much-longer nights and beautiful snow. For a tag, variety they bring. Each division brings with it charac- that’s about all of the room we have to cover. Then, Hteristic scents, sounds, sensations, passions, emotions too, if I stretched it to an entire song, we might cel- and music! ebrate many more of the facets of winter, but this page Ah, yes, music! I was contemplating the idea of is about tags, right? Here it is in both male and female writing a tag for each event and thought this might be settings. Hope you enjoy it. n WINTER

1 2 3 Tenor Lead b œ œ œ œœb œ œœ œN œ œb œ œb œ V b c œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œ Long nights call-- ing, snow is fall ing, it's that time of

Bari œ œ œ œ∫ œ œ œ œA œ Bass ? b œ œb œ b œ œ œ œb œ œ b c œb œ œ œb year, that time of year. 4 5 6 b ˙ Œ œ ˙ ˙ V b w w w year. year, that time of year. ˙Œ ? b œ ˙ ˙ w b w w w Joe Liles 2013 WINTER for female voices 1 2 3 Tenor Lead                     Long nights call-- ing, snow is fall ing, it's that time of

Bari Bass                          year, that time of year. 4 5 6         year. year, that time of year.

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