What Is Harmony Camp?

• Four days of fun for high school students, both young men and women, interested in vocal performance.
• The camp will be held at The Ohio State University. Professional vocal instruction at an affordable price.
• An opportunity to sing with and learn from talented performers.
• A crash course in the intricacies of four-part, a cappella harmony.
• Instruction and experience in singing technique and stage presence.
• A performance in front of more than 2,000 barbershop enthusiasts.
• Special attention will be given to student quartets.
• A chance to make new friends from across the state.

Here's an excellent 2002 article with recordings, video links, historical information etc. by National Public Radio commentator Jim Wildman.
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The common image of a barbershop quartet is of white men singing four-part harmony, but the musical form actually emerged from the barbershops and street corners of African-American neighborhoods. In the latest segment of NPR's Present at the Creation series, Jim Wildman reports on the roots and styles of barbershop for Morning Edition.





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The Johnny Appleseed District comprises all of Ohio, parts of West Virginia, the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, and one enlightened chapter in Kentucky. It's one of 16 districts in the United States that form the Barbershop Harmony Society. JAD is made up of over 50 chapters, each of which includes a chorus, made up of all or most of the chapter's members, and usually several quartets - although a quartet sometimes includes members from more than one chapter.

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