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    <title>Barbershop Harmony Society 12 Months of Barbershop </title>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Have fun singing casual harmony!</title>
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            <![CDATA[Most folks come into barbershopping by way of singing in a chapter chorus. Starting with a written arrangement and maybe a learning track, you study and rehearse the chorus repertoire for contests and shows. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-have-fun-singing-casual-harmony">Read More</a>]]>
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        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0500</dc:date>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Coaches and judges help you move from good to great!</title>
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            <![CDATA[Barbershop can be many things to singers: an art form; a competitive sport; a casual get-together with some chords thrown in. Where you live in this spectrum shapes your approach to the opportunity to appear in BHS contests. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-coaches-and-judge">Read More</a>]]>
        </description>
        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 07:00:00 -0500</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Learning and growing as a Barbershopper</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/month-6-learning-and-growing-as-barbershopper</link>
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            <![CDATA[The Barbershop Harmony Society looks like a federation of singing groups, but just below that surface lies its true identity as an adult education organization. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/month-6-learning-and-growing-as-barbershopper">Read More</a>]]>
        </description>
        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:00:00 -0500</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Fuel for your barbershop fire!</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/month-5</link>
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            <![CDATA[You show up at barbershop chorus rehearsal, and someone hands you a folder full of music. “Let’s get started,” says the director, looking sharp in a polo with the Barbershop Harmony Society emblem over the heart. “Pitch, please.” A reedy B-flat is sounded, and off you go. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/month-5">Read More</a>]]>
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        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop:  Time to hit the stage!</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-performing-for-audiences-judges-and-the-barbershop-community</link>
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            <![CDATA[Getting together with your quartet or chorus each week to sing is a pretty rewarding experience in itself, but most Barbershoppers like to perform for an audience -- any audience. Public performance and competition provide worthy goals, benchmarks to strive toward, and the rewards of applause, recognition and the exhilaration of a job well done. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-performing-for-audiences-judges-and-the-barbershop-community">Read More</a>]]>
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        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0500</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: More ways to start singing!</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-five-other-ways-you-can-sing-in-a-barbershop-group</link>
        <guid>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-five-other-ways-you-can-sing-in-a-barbershop-group</guid>
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            <![CDATA[Inevitably, when you tell someone you’ve joined a barbershop group, you will be asked, “How many in your quartet?” Surprisingly, the answer isn’t always simple. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-five-other-ways-you-can-sing-in-a-barbershop-group">Read More</a>]]>
        </description>
        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0500</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Learning the language of Barbershop</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-learning-the-language-of-barbershop</link>
        <guid>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-learning-the-language-of-barbershop</guid>
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            <![CDATA[Sort through the alphabet soup of barbershop acronyms and terms <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-learning-the-language-of-barbershop">Read More</a>]]>
        </description>
        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:00:00 -0500</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: What is Barbershop?</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-what-is-barbershop</link>
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            <![CDATA[You’ve joined the Barbershop Harmony Society. You might have instead joined a church choir, a symphonic chorus, or musical theater group… but here you are in a barbershop group! What have you gotten yourself into? What kind of music will you experience, how do you distinguish it from other vocal music, and where did it come from? And why does it matter? <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-what-is-barbershop">Read More</a>]]>
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        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 01:00:00 -0500</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Stay connected!</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/bonus-month-links-and-games</link>
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            <![CDATA[Across your first year as a Barbershopper, you’ve absorbed knowledge, skills, traditions, and habits of the barbershop world. (We quizzed you on that all last month.) Now, how much trivia -- fun, interesting tidbits of barbershop history and lore -- have you retained? Take our trivia quiz.In that same first year, you’ve launched friendships with the folks you see every week in your chapter meeting, and at shows, schools, and conventions. The barbershop world is... <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/bonus-month-links-and-games">Read More</a>]]>
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        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 13:01:00 -0600</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: One year completed... now what?</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-what-youve-learned-and-what-you-can-teach-us</link>
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            <![CDATA[As you near your first anniversary as a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society, we hope you’ve found the experience fulfilling and energizing. You’ve become part of a very large world with a long history, culture, and traditions -- and one we believe is making a real difference in people’s lives in ways large and small. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-what-youve-learned-and-what-you-can-teach-us">Read More</a>]]>
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        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 12:01:00 -0600</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Everyone in Harmony</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/everyone-in-harmony</link>
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            <![CDATA[You’ve joined the Barbershop Harmony Society at a pivotal stage  in our history. With the exception of our founding in 1938, no single period  in our history represents a greater degree of vision, promise, and fundamental hope for a world in harmony. You can see there are huge changes happening all around you in the Society. And maybe some in the local chapter you have joined. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/everyone-in-harmony">Read More</a>]]>
        </description>
        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 11:00:00 -0600</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Building a habitat for harmony</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-building-a-habitat-for-harmony</link>
        <guid>https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-building-a-habitat-for-harmony</guid>
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            <![CDATA[In your first year of barbershopping, you’ve been absorbing a tremendous volume of information. You’ve been learning the musical style, the nuances of performance, the many acronyms, and a few dozen baritone jokes. You may have had a chance to attend a convention, or sing in a major show, or even form a quartet. <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/intro-to-barbershop-building-a-habitat-for-harmony">Read More</a>]]>
        </description>
        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0600</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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        <title>Intro to Barbershop: Launching the Next Generation of barbershop singers</title>
        <link>https://www.barbershop.org/month-9-launching-the-next-generation-of-barbershop-singers</link>
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            <![CDATA[In your first year as a Barbershopper, the entire world seems ready for harmony. The puzzled stares people throw as you hum along to your bari learning track while riding the bus now seem routine, not embarrassing. You’ve become adept at explaining to airport security that the metallic disc in your carry-on brings harmony, not harm. Regretting that you hadn’t started barbershopping years earlier, you resolve to help young people discover this music and lifestyle... <a href="https://www.barbershop.org/month-9-launching-the-next-generation-of-barbershop-singers">Read More</a>]]>
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        <author>Brian Lynch</author>
        <dc:date>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0600</dc:date>
        <dc:creator>Barbershop Harmony Society</dc:creator>
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