Class
Article
College
Caine College of the Arts
Faculty Mentor
Timothy Chenette
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
Analyzing barbershop sheet music led to the realization of several common characteristics of barbershop music. Those include common cadence patterns, voice exchanges, and use of secondary chords as embellishments. Several barbershop terms became important to explain, including the post, the barbershop seventh, and the tag. Barbershop music has been a cultural staple in the united states since the dawn of the 20th century, and took hold in the culture during the last years of the Great Depression with the founding of the Society for the Preservation and Education of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (now called the Barbershop Harmony Society). Efforts of recent years have been directed at showing appreciation to the African American roots of this genre of singing, and greater inclusion has become a rallying cry of Society officials. The whole research project culminated in a lecture-recital held in Nov 2017.
Location
The North Atrium
Start Date
4-12-2018 12:00 PM
End Date
4-12-2018 1:15 PM
Barbershop Harmony: What’s a Tag?
The North Atrium
Analyzing barbershop sheet music led to the realization of several common characteristics of barbershop music. Those include common cadence patterns, voice exchanges, and use of secondary chords as embellishments. Several barbershop terms became important to explain, including the post, the barbershop seventh, and the tag. Barbershop music has been a cultural staple in the united states since the dawn of the 20th century, and took hold in the culture during the last years of the Great Depression with the founding of the Society for the Preservation and Education of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (now called the Barbershop Harmony Society). Efforts of recent years have been directed at showing appreciation to the African American roots of this genre of singing, and greater inclusion has become a rallying cry of Society officials. The whole research project culminated in a lecture-recital held in Nov 2017.