STAY TUNED FOR 2023 COURSE DETAILS!
We will be launching the 2023 course schedule in Spring 2023. View the course overview from Harmony University 2022 to get an idea for the array of offerings we are planning for 2023!
This week was filled with learning, music and togetherness on a level I have never experienced before...the topics were intriguing and educational. The only problem was that I could not be in two places at once!
— Caroline Simyon, Choral Director and Voice Instructor, Catawba Valley Community College
2023 COURSE OFFERINGS: WEEK AT A GLANCE
ARRANGING/SONGWRITING
Learn the principles of arranging in the barbershop style from the best of the best.
Class offerings include:
Advanced Songwriting
Arranging 1, 2, and 3
Songwriting: Songs for a New Generation
COACHING APPRENTICE AND OBSERVER PROGRAM
We assemble the most talented coaches in the world to instruct our quartets and choruses. Come and learn at their feet!
Class offerings include:
Principles of Coaching
Coaching Apprentice
Coaching Observer
CONDUCTING
Conducting an ensemble involves a combination of musicianship and technique. We have the best of both as instructors!
Class offerings include:
Barbershop Conducting Techniques for Music Educators
Beginning Conducting
Intermediate Conducting
Rehearsal Techniques
Score Study
LEADERSHIP
Our certified Leadership instructors represent the latest in organizational leadership. We can help you run your community of artists!
Class offerings include:
Community Engagement
Leading Yourself and Others
MEMBER CHORUSES
Our HU choruses will give you a learning and performing experience that will never be duplicated.
Class offerings include:
Men's Honors Chorus
Women's Honors Chorus
Next Generation Mixed Chorus
MUSIC EDUCATOR
New to barbershop? Want to know how it can work for your school program? At HU, we tell you how.
Class offering:
Music Educator Seminar
Conducting Barbershop
Barbershop Arranging for Music Educators
MUSICIANSHIP
Start your journey into developing all of your musicianship skills.
Class offerings include:
Beginning Rhythm Reading Concepts
Advanced Rhythm Reading Concepts
Fundamentals of Music
Music Theory 2, 3, and 4
Sight Singing/Ear Training
PERFORMANCE
There are many techniques to give you an edge in your performance. Come find the best for you!
Class offerings include:
How to be a Great Tenor/Lead/Baritone/Bass
Performance Techniques
Posting Like a Pro
Practice Like a Pro
Acting for Singers
Performance and the Nervous System
SINGING
Barbershop singing has evolved to incorporate the latest in vocal science and pedagogy, while keeping in touch with our roots. Take your singing to the next level with us!
Class offerings include:
Vocal Health and Habilitation
Vocal Techniques
Principles of Singing
Critical Listening
STAY TUNED FOR 2023 COURSE DETAILS!
Think you know HU? Look again!
HU course offerings are regularly refreshed and retooled for the barbershop activities you love best! Alongside old favorites, take a peek at just a few of the many innovative NEW courses to surprise and delight you:
- World Barbershop Deepen your understanding of barbershop's influence outside of the US and the influence of international musicians on barbershop.
- Songwriting and Original Material Walk through the basics of songwriting: melody, story, lyrics, harmony, and form, with a step-by-step creation of a song.
- Artistic Programming of a Youth Festival Don’t just show up and sing: create a memorable and moving experience.
- Building Successful Arts Organizations Take your chapter from a group of singers who share a common passion to an arts organization that has true impact on its community.
- Posting Techniques Develop a hanger that you can count on time and again to thrill your audiences and colleagues alike.
- Tag Writing and Functional Analysis You, too, can write tags! Your creative journey begins at the end.
PLUS indispensable favorites, like How To Be A Great Lead (Tenor, Bari, Bass), Vocal Techniques, Tune It or Die, Sight Singing, Acting, Theory… the entire universe of barbershop knowledge!
Infinite choices… easy to sort
Start your Harmony University journey by filtering the course list by tracks. Mainly interested in arranging? Click the icon to show those courses. Most students will want to peek into the Voice & Performance track, but you can choose any course from any track.
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