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Can't make it to Harmony U? How about just for the show?
It's going to be epic, people. Ep. Ic.
More than 600 Barbershoppers, youth choruses of boys and girls, music educators getting hot-dipped in barbershop, entire choruses coming for premium coaching, two big shows -- it's the barbershoppingest week of barbershop.
Now that you feel miserable about missing the whole thing, a few rays of hope:
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See the champs up close!
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Nashville isn't that far away. For thousands of Barbershoppers, it's a drive of less than 10 hours. Motor on down and catch the Saturday night show featuring the Next Generation Chorus, the Honors Chorus, 2013 International Quartet Champion Masterpiece. We have about 300 general admission seats remaining. Order online at www.barbershop.org/tickets
Be there virtually. Follow the #HU2014 hashtag on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for pix, daily bulletin (adieu, beloved HAR-Missourian; hello to The BelChord.)
Watch our daily wrap-up videos. If you loved them at the Las Vegas convention, you'll love these, too. Spot your friends, peek into our classrooms, hear a tag or two. Watch our social media, blog and harmonyuniversity.org for links, or bookmark the YouTube playlist.
Here's a preview: the Welcome/Campus Tour video for students.
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Applications sought for Society Board vacancy
There is an opening on the Society Board of Directors! With the election of Skipp Kropp to the office of Society EVP, there is a two year slot on the board, beginning in January 2015, to be filled. The Society is seeking a visionary leader with experience and demonstrable skills in the worlds of barbershop, business, public service, education, or other fields of endeavor.
Deadline for application is August 21, so please act quickly. For more information, go to http://barbershop.org/component/content/article/36-resources/976-society-board-member-candidates-sought.html
If this is not for you right now, please pass this on to other men who you think might be interested and qualified. This is a chance to serve our Society at the highest level!
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Harmony Explosion Camps Igniting Across North America
Young men and women all over North America have been celebrating barbershop harmony and loving every minute of it!
Harmony Explosion camps provide a great multi-day opportunity for the high-school singer to meet other students who share similar interests, learn more about singing and vocal technique, experience the thrill of barbershop harmony, ring 4-part chords 'til the wee hours of the morning, and have a ton of fun!
Want to see what these talented young people have been up to?
- The Ontario District Harmony Explosion Camp has its own Facebook page.
- When you search #harmonyexplosion on instagram you get a plethora of photos.
- There are already tons of videos on YouTube from 2014 (and we still have 5 camps to go!)
Have a listen to these talented young men:
Want a first hand experience from a camper? Check out this video!
Any way you look at it, these camps are making a positive difference in the lives of these young people. Want to know how you can help a kid get to a Harmony Explosion Camp? Check out the Harmony Foundation!
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PREMIERED AT THE CONVENTION
More Mraz
From two-time Grammy award winning Jason Mraz comes the hit song "I Won't Give Up" by arranger Marshall Webb. With a learning track by Tony DeRosa, this chart has a buoyant lyric and a solid single for any quartet or chorus. Debuted in Vegas by McPhly, this one is a hot chart!
Want more? See previous Song of the Week features.
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Coming this month in The Harmonizer
TIME FOR FUN: Do you want better singing or more variety? A stopwatch says you can have both! (Jim Bagby)
OUTSIDE THE CHAPTER COMFORT ZONE: The Alexandria Harmonizers' outreach concert was new on many levels, and it taught them a lot. (Scipio Garling)
CHICKEN QUARTET INVADES SOUTH PACIFIC. How Tone Deaf made a difference in the Cook Islands (Michael Biggs)
RECRUITING YOUTH: How Brooks Harkey recruits strong young singers with the full blessing of their choral teachers See the preview online now at barbershop.org/harmonizer
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 FROM THE BLOGBig ideas and little moments
Some stories are too cool to ignore, but too niche to mak eit to the magazine. The solution: the barbershophq blog.
A companion to the magazine, the web site, and our social media channels, the blog is a collection of interesting bits that we encounter every day. Sometimes the news is big; sometimes it's just a grinner or groaner; sometimes it's thought-provoking, like Liz Garnett's sociological study of tag singing as male dominance display.
Highly tweetable, highly sharable, and highly irregular in posting frequency, it's worth a look, or add its RSS feed to your web site. Click a story to the right to get started, or jump directly to favorite categories such as Song of the Week or Press Clippings. |
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