... Hey gang, Wouldn't it be great to sing barbershop as a full time job? I spent Monday this week in the so-called "Happiest Place on Earth"(tm): Disneyland....
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Rob Baltensberger
toma@...
Aug 29, 2000 7:15 pm
To All, I recently shared some thoughts with Dick Johnson (djspebs) regarding style crossover (if you will). I'm posting this at his behest. ... Dick, I agree...
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Jack Martin
toma@...
Aug 29, 2000 10:25 pm
Bob Dover offers: <But that's not the case. There are LOTS of songs out there that are obviously contestable...Pick a couple and get started. What everyone is...
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Thomas Arneberg
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 2:19 am
... Hi! Yes, that song has definitely been done by barbershop quartets... I remember a quartet called Harrington Brothers who sang it in International...
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John Hosie
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 4:27 am
... <snip> ... <snip> ... Shelley, Thank you for a real good analysis. I've chopped it up a bit just to get to the point quickly. It seems ludicrous to me that...
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Fengs
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 12:39 pm
Welcome to Pocket Edition Homepage. Pocket Edition is the 2000 New Zealand Secondary School Champion Chorus. We are from Macleans College in Auckland, New...
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Beckschwarte, Bernd
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 12:40 pm
Hi dear HarmoNetters in Europe,=20 ( and sorry for the bandwidth to the non-european Netters), on next weekend, sunday afternoon, there will be an A Cappella...
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I. Murray Phillips
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 4:13 pm
<<SNIP>> ... Just in case there are others out there looking for the same site, here it is: http://boltonbarbershopfest.com/ Murray Phillips...
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Robert Dover
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 4:14 pm
... While I don't have a problem with the Society publishing arrangements that aren't contestable, I would think that there would be little work required for...
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Marti Lovejoy
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 4:15 pm
... The rules of the Music Category are not, shall we say, as "fluid" as the definition used by SPEBSQSA for what is and is not contestable. You won't find too...
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Christopher Carlson
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 4:15 pm
<<snip>> It seems ludicrous to me that the Society can put out twelve songs a year in Music Premier - most of which are excellent songs - but have disclaimers...
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Robert Dover
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 4:30 pm
... But that has nothing to do with the suitability of the song for contest. That situation would be penalized due to Common Ground issues, no? ... Maybe we...
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Bear in Oz
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 5:37 pm
Ok, for a couple of years now I've been watching Show/Concert announcements appear on the harmonet. Even tho I'm way over here in Sydney..i read them...
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David Bailey-Aldrich
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 6:12 pm
Harmonetters, The one thing that has only been touched on throughout this thread, which is vitally important, is that part of the criteria for an arrangement...
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John Elving
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 10:35 pm
The society used to clearly mark the songs which were not contestable. However, the rules have changed somewhat since those were published, and some of them...
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Thomas Arneberg
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 10:35 pm
... Yes, barbershoppers are the greatest! We come from all walks of life, but we have in common the love of four-part barbershop harmony, and will go to great...
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Jack Martin
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 10:35 pm
Hi Bob and others who have commented on Contest Suitability, First off, Is there a real need to have our judging community tell us what songs are contest...
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John Hosie
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 10:35 pm
... <snip> ... <snip> Jack, There is a significant difference between the suitability of a chart and the artistic interpretation and performance of a song....
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Charley Garrett
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 11:07 pm
Hi! I tend to agree that the society should be able to say that a published arrangement is contestable. If you change the arrangement in execution, then, in a...
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toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 11:07 pm
In a message dated 08/30/2000 3:47:33 PM, jwmartin@... writes: << So! It is my belief that the suitability of any song for contest is essentially...
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Robert Dover
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 11:07 pm
... Such problems are easily resolved by maintaining the "contestability" list on the Society WebPage and not on the printed arrangement. -- ...
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Shelley Herman
toma@...
Aug 30, 2000 11:08 pm
... The Sidewinders sang that 35 years ago and I'm sure they never even considered it for contest. ... Is this not the crux of the whole problem? ... Yes...
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Jack Martin
toma@...
Aug 31, 2000 3:09 am
John Hosie says: A Society-published arrangement should have suitability for performance clearly represented on the arrangement. I also recognize that this is...
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Jack Martin
toma@...
Aug 31, 2000 3:10 am
I cannot argue with my colleague, respected friend and musical mentor. However maybe it's a bit to late to buck city hall. However when so much is at stake, I...
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toma@...
Aug 31, 2000 12:31 pm
In the Cincinnati Post (8/30), Nick Cloony, who narrated one of our barbershop PBS specials, talks about the often-hidden but special people among us,...
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toma@...
Aug 31, 2000 2:29 pm
Okay you BBShop/Basebal fans...... This morning (approx. 35 minutes into the Today Show), NBC-TV ran a feature about guys fishing home run balls out of...
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Fred Duhl
toma@...
Aug 31, 2000 8:43 pm
... Dick; take a look at http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Balcony/2098/sfgold/ for the Golden Gate Quartet and...
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Sampson, Reed
toma@...
Aug 31, 2000 9:35 pm
CLARIFICATION OF SHOW LICENSING AND SHOW REGISTRY INFORMATION SHOW LICENSING All chapters have a legal requirement to pay licensing fees for performances at...
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toma@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:39 am
Would anyone be willing to send me information and tips regarding your chorus's Singing Valentine program? Our chorus is hoping to do some SV in 2001 and...
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Rick D'Arca
toma@...
Sep 1, 2000 2:39 am
Does anyone know where I can find the Brian Beck arrangement of "The Story of the Rose" done by a quartet called the Great Stage Robbery? It is a cut on the...
