What is Barbershop Harmony?

November 21, 2019

No Christmas sheet music on risers (except guests and new members)

7:00   Tune-up/warm-up our ears And voices to sing in tonal harmony.

7:10   Section 1  Christmas New – Go Tell It On the Mountain, Infant Holy, Away in a Manger and I Heard the Bells

8:00   Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, cookies and water.

8:15   Section 2  Christmas New – continued – Infant Holy

9:00   Christmas Review –Silent Night (in 2 languages) and Deck the Halls

9:30   Business

9:35   Quartet Polecats, Tags or Christmas show songs

9:57  Irish Blessing and floor sweeping!

November 14, 2019

LAST DAY allowed to have Christmas sheet music

7:00   Tune-up/warm-up our ears And voices to sing in tonal harmony.

7:10   Section 1  Christmas Rep. Silver Bells, Rudolph, Christmas Song (Chestnuts).

8:00   Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, cookies and water.

8:15   Section 2  Christmas – Jingle Bell Rock, Santa Claus is Coming, Angels We Have Heard.

9:00   Review new Christmas songs – Go Tell It On the Mountain, Infant Holy, Away In a Manger or I Heard the Bells

9:30   Business

9:35   Quartet Repertoire or Polecats or Tags

9:57  Irish Blessing and floor sweeping!

Program November 7, 2019

7:00   Tuneup/warm-up our voices in Harmony

7:10   Look at You’re As Welcome As the Flowers for notes and words  in old JPB or ONLINE on this website under in ”Sheet music” and ”Learning tracks” ( Robin or Ryan).

7:20   Section 1 New Songs (last night with paper) Sectionals if necessary.

In order of priority:

Infant Holy, Away In a Manger, Go Tell It On the Mountain, and I Heard the Bells

8:05   Guests, cookies and water break

8:10   Business while breaking – Weekend Workshop Highlights by Darrel Weber

8:20   Section 2  Continue with review of Infant Holy (Ryan)

8:45   Section 3  Silent Night (in 2 languages) and Deck the Halls (Robin)

9:20   Tag/Polecat I Love You Truly (Robin)

9:30   Quartetting polecats, Christmas rep or tags

9:57   Irish Blessing and floor sweeping!

November 7, 2019

7:00   Tuneup/warm-up our ears.  Physical (posture), breathing (posture), vocalizing (posture)

7:10   Look at You’re As Welcome As the Flowers for notes and words  in JPB (Robin or Ryan).

7:20   Section 1 New Songs (last night with paper) Sectionals if necessary.

Go Tell It On the Mountain, Infant Holy, Away In a Manger and I Heard the Bells

8:05   Guests, cookies and water break

8:10   Business while breaking – Weekend Workshop Highlights by Darrel Weber

8:20   Section 2  Continue with review of Infant Holy (Ryan)

8:45   Section 3  Silent Night (in 2 languages) and Deck the Halls (Robin)

9:20   Tag/Polecat I Love You Truly (Robin)

9:30   Quartetting polecats, Christmas rep or tags

9:57   Irish Blessing and floor sweeping!

October 17, 2019

Ryan’s Away

7:00   Tune-up/warm-up.  Physical (Breath), breathing (Breath), vocalizing (Breath)

7:20   Section 1  Christmas Rep (Robin).  Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer (Have music & pencil in-hand), Silver bells* (Have music & pencil in-hand),

8:05   Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, cookies and water.

8:20   Section 2 Christmas rep (Robin) – Christmas Song (Have music & pencil in-hand),, Jingle Bell Rock (Have music & pencil in-hand), Deck the Halls (Have music & pencil in-hand),

9:15   Section 3  Show Package Rep (Robin) – Sh-boom (no music if you can avoid it), and Breakin’ up is Hard to Do (no music if you can avoid it)

9:30   Business

9:40   Polecat & Tags

9:57   Irish Blessing and floor sweeping!

*Note: We do not have learning tracks for Silver Bells at this time, but it’s short and we think you can handle it.

10 October 2019 Agenda

7:00   Tune-up/warm-up.  Physical (Breath), breathing (Breath), vocalizing (Breath)

7:20   Section 1  Christmas Rep (Ryan).  I Heard the Bells (last time with music), Away in a Manger (last time with music), Go Tell It On the Mountain (last time with music).

8:05   Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, cookies and water.

8:20   Section 2 Christmas – (new) Infant Holy (Music and Pencil in-hand) package – Under The Boardwalk (Performance check).

9:05   New song – Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Ryan)

9:30   Business- (Nov 1-2, Ryan’s gone, Bod meeting)

9:40   Polecat: Shine on Me. Let’s get guys testing for proficiency.

9:57   Irish Blessing and floor sweeping!

 

List of Regular Rep Songs

This will be reviewed list will be reviewed and amended January and August/September

underline means new

Summer

Boardwalk
In My Room
Wouldn’t it Be Nice

Disney

Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Remember Me

 

Gospel

TBD
Swing Low
No More Sorrow

 

The Good Ol’ Days

It’s a Good Day
King of the Road
When I Grow too Old

 

Doo-wop

Sh-Boom
Breakin’ Up
Come Go with me
 (Silouettes) if needed

 

List of Christmas Songs

Traditional GCC Christmas songs- Listed as their respective titles (note “The” is found under T) on the website’s sheet music and audio tracks

underline means new

1) The Christmas song – Robin
2) Jingle Bell Rock – Robin
3) Rudolph – Robin
4) Santa Clause is Coming to Town – Robin
5) Silver Bells* – Robin

Yuletide 1- These are listed as “Yuletide Favorites Vol. 1“on the website’s sheet music and audio tracks

6) Angels we have heard on High – Robin
7) Away in a Manger – Ryan
8) I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – Ryan
9) Silent Night – Robin

Yuletide 2- These are listed as “Yuletide Favorites Vol. 2” on the website’s sheet music and audio tracks

10) Deck the Halls – Robin
11) Go Tell it on the Mountain – Ryan
12) Infant Holy, Infant Lowly – Ryan