Barbershop in Dallas
Date: March 1, 2013 by Scott Dorsey  Views: 716
The Barbershop Harmony Society
wants to see YOU at the ACDA National Conference
See you in Dallas, March 12-16, 2013!
For more than 75 years, the Barbershop Harmony Society has been leading the cause of preserving recreational music as a rewarding, lifelong activity. Over the past two decades especially, the Society has increased its commitment to serve our communities and schools, with an emphasis on bringing vocal music to young men.
It’s working! This year’s International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival brought more than 450 young men to Orlando, Florida for an unforgettable “mountain top experience,” made possible by scholarships from Harmony Foundation totalling more than $170,000.
In recent years, the Barbershop Harmony Society has been dramatically expanding its presence at music industry gatherings and our lineup of activities at this year’s ACDA convention are aimed squarely at helping music educators bring young men into their school music programs by delivering music and activities that are fun, accessible, and promote healthy vocal habits and performance skills.
Here’s where you can find us at the ACDA convention in Dallas:
- Reading session
Wednesday, March 13, 12:15 pm, Meyerson Symphony Center - Horchow Hall (lower level)
ACDA Director of Education Scott Dorsey will lead a session that allows teachers to read through, hear, and learn teaching techniques for men’s barbershop repertoire that is accessible for different age groups and ability levels of students.
- Industry Showcase
Wednesday, March 13, 2:45pm, Winspear Opera House - Hamon Hall (Lower Level) See and hear the barbershop style in a performance setting! Learn what the barbershop experience does for men as singers and music educators. Meet three of our Barbershop Harmony Society music educators, as well as the CEO, who has made his mark in the organization by developing an annual collegiate choral festival that has encompassed more than 1500 singers in its nine years.
- Networking Coffee
Saturday, March 16, 7:00-8:00 am, Sheraton Conference Center, 3rd Floor/Houston Ballroom.
Meet your professional peers who have found success in their programs by collaborating with BHS chapters and resources. Learn how you can tap into a worldwide network of ardent supporters of school music programs.
- Drop by for a visit at our booth
Wednesday - Friday, Booth 211-12, Meyerson Symphony Hall, second floor
- FREE QUARTET MUSIC PACKETS FOR SINGERS! Instantly generate interest with free that your singers can succeed with quickly. Sing one with our accomplished quartet vocalists right at the booth!
- See performances from the International Youth Barbershop Chorus Festival, and find out how your men’s chorus can take part in the 2014 Festival in Long Beach, California.
- Learn about about the Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest, now in its 22nd year, and ways your singers can tap resources to succeed.
- Connect to summer Harmony Camps, Youth Festivals and other support resources from the Barbershop Harmony Society
- Looking for another gig? Barbershop choruses are always looking for skilled musicians who want to expand their horizons.
How can we help you?
Maybe the most important thing we can do is to hear what you need.
There isn’t a Barbershopper alive who wouldn’t tell you, “I wish I had started singing twenty years earlier!” To that end, our members are willing to expend extraordinary amounts of effort to ensure that future generations can enjoy the rich musical brotherhood that comes from choral singing.
Come meet us at Booths 211/212 at the 2013 ACDA convention and tell us what YOU need to bring out the “inner singer” in more students in your school!
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