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Afterglow.................... Party after a
chapter meeting or show.
AHSOW...................... Ancient and
Harmonious Society of Woodshedders Ð SPEBSQSA subsidiary devoted to preserving
the practice of harmonizing without arrangements; see woodshedding
AIC............................. Association
of International Champions
AISQC........................ Association of
International Seniors Quartet Champions
Barberpole Cat Songs.. The
twelve songs every barbershopper should know. See the Barberpole Cat Songbook in your new member kit.
Barbershop Seventh..... 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, Eb.
Bell Chord................... A musical arranging
device in which a chord is sung as a succession of notes by each voice in turn.
BOTY/BOTM.............. Barbershopper of the
Year/Month Ð award presented by many chapters and districts recognizing
outstanding efforts.
C&J............................ Contest and
Judging program, which trains judges for singing competitions.
CBQC......................... MBNA America
Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest
COTS.......................... Chapter
Operations Training Seminar Ð a weekend administrative training session.
District........................ One of the
sixteen geographic and administrative regions of the Society.
DP.............................. District
President
DVP............................ District
Vice-President
Evaluation................... Analysis and
recommendation session Ð the post-competition performance review provided by
judges.
Fifth-wheeling............. 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.
Frank H. Thorne......... chapter-at-large. An
ÒinternationalÓ chapter for men who are not active in a SPEBSQSA chapter.
Gang singing............... Informal group singing.
Harmony College......... Weeklong summer
educational program for barbershoppers, held at Missouri Western State College.
Harmony Foundation.. A
separate, but related organization to SPEBSQSA. The Foundation is the SocietyÕs charity.
HX.............................. Harmony
Explosion Camps for high school and college singers.
Lead............................ The man who
sings the melody part. The lead
line is the melody of a song.
Overtones.................... 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 ÒringÓ with
reinforced overtones.
PROBE....................... A SPEBSQSA
subsidiary organization of Public Relations Officers and Bulletin
Editors.
Registered quartet....... A
quartet whose name and personnel have been catalogued at headquarters. Registration gives the quartet
exclusive use of its name. Only
registered quartets may sing in competition.
Swipe.......................... A progression
of two or more chords sung on a single word or syllable; a hallmark of the
barbershop style.
Tag............................. A coda; the
ending of a song, often repeating the final words and designed to make a
complete and satisfying arrangement.
Tune........................... As a noun,
the melody of a song; as a verb, to blend and make a more accurate or pleasing
sound.
Woodshedding............. Impromptu quartet singing
without arrangements; singing by ear.
YMIH......................... Young Men In
Harmony