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Afterglow
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Party after a chapter meeting or show.
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Barberpole cat songs
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The 12 songs every Barbershopper should know. See the Barberpole Cat songbook in your new member kit.
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Barbershop seventh
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The cornerstone chord of the barbershop style, consisting of the root, the Major third above, the perfect fifth above, and the minor seventh above, as in a chord consisting of F, A, C, E-flat.
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Bell chord
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A musical arranging device in which a chord is sung as a succession of notes by each voice in turn.
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BOTY/BOTM
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Barbershopper of the Year/Month—award presented by many chapters and districts recognizing outstanding efforts.
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C&J
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Contest & Judging program, which trains judges for singing competitions.
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CBQC
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Bank of America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest.
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CDD
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Chorus Director Development
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CDWI
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Chorus Directors Workshop Intensive
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COTS
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Chapter Operations Training Seminar —a weekend administrative training session.
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CSLT
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Chapter Support and Leadership Training
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District
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One of the 16 geographic and administrative regions of the Society.
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DP
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District President.
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Evaluation
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Analysis and recommendation session—the post-competition performance review provided by the judges.
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Fifth-wheeling
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Joining in without invitation when a quartet is singing; a breach of manners. Wait for the quartet to finish, then ask if you can sing along.
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Frank H. Thorne Chapter-at-Large
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An “international” chapter for men who are not active in a Barbershop Harmony Society chapter.
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Gang singing
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Informal group singing.
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Harmony University
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Week-long summer educational program for Barbershoppers and music educators held at Missouri Western State College.
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Harmony Hall
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Barbershop Harmony Society headquarters, located in Nashville, Tennessee
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Harmony Foundation
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A separate, but related organization to the Society, the Foundation raises funds for Society programs, seeks grants and sponsorships for worthwhile barbershop projects; and maintains an endowment fund for the Society.
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HX
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Harmony Explosion Camps for high school and college singers.
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Lead
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The man who sings the melody part. The lead line is the melody of a song.
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Overtones
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Tones of higher pitch that are present in every musical sound and whose presence determines the quality of the musical sound. Chords locked in tune and proper volume relationship “ring” with reinforced overtones.
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PROBE
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A Barbershop HarmonySociety subsidiary organization of Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors. See www.harmonize.com/probe/
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Registered quartet
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A quartet whose name and personnel have been catalogued at Harmony Hall. Registration gives the quartet exclusive use of its name. Only registered quartets may sing in competition.
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Swipe
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A progression of two or more chords sung on a single word or syllable; hallmark of the barbershop style.
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Tag
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A coda; the ending of a song, often repeating the final words and designed to make a complete and satisfying arrangement.
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Tune
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As a noun, the melody of a song; as a verb, to blend and make a more accurate or pleasing sound.
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Woodshedding
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Impromptu quartet singing without arrangements; singing by ear.
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