Barbershop music Barbershop music Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not usually sung by the tenor or baritone, except for an infrequent note or two to avoid awkward voice leading,
Barbershop music women's barbershop choruses all around Australia. The following choruses have won the Regional Championship: Barbershop Harmony Society's Barberpole Cat Songs "Polecats"—12 songs which all Barbershop Harmony Society members are encouraged to learn as a shared canonic repertoire—all famous, traditional examples of the barbershop genre: The Barbershop Harmony Society announced on May 28, 2015, that the "Polecat" program would be expanded to include the following songs: Examples of other songs popular in the barbershop genre are: While these traditional songs still play a part in barbershop today, barbershop music also includes more current titles. Most music can be arranged in the