Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuideEpilogueParting thoughts and a call to action for aspiring arrangersJun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 9: “I’ll Be Here” AnalysisDeconstructing Westminster’s stunning 2019 contest balladJun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 8: “If You Love Me, Really Love Me” AnalysisDeconstructing the stylings of master arranger David WrightJun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 7: “Down Our Way” AnalysisDeconstructing a simple polecat from start to finishJun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 6: Wrangling the Diminished DuoMaking sense of Diminished and Half-Diminished 7 chordsJun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 5: Breaking the CircleResolving the Dominant 7 tension in new and unexpected waysJun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 4: Same Circle, More ChordsAnalyzing the various seventh sonorities in “Heart of My Heart”Jun 1, 20201Jun 1, 20201
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 3: Arranging a Simple MelodyUsing the Circle of Fifths to guide harmonic choices in practiceJun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 2: The Circle of FifthsA framework for harmonization based on tension and releaseJun 1, 20202Jun 1, 20202
Chris LewisinBarbershop Arranging: A Modern GuidePart 1: The Science of SoundHow the physics of the human voice affects ensemble unityJun 1, 20202Jun 1, 20202