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Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

A fresh look at barbershop harmony, arranging, and the acoustic phenomena underlying it all.

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Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Epilogue

Parting thoughts and a call to action for aspiring arrangers

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Barbershop Arranging — Part 9: “I’ll Be Here” Analysis

Deconstructing Westminster’s stunning 2019…

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Barbershop Arranging — Part 8: “If You Love Me, Really Love Me” Analysis

Deconstructing the stylings…

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Barbershop Arranging — Part 7: “Down Our Way” Analysis

Deconstructing a simple polecat from start to…

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Barbershop Arranging — Part 6: Wrangling the Diminished Duo

Making sense of Diminished and…

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Barbershop Arranging — Part 5: Breaking the Circle

Resolving the Dominant 7 tension in new and…

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Barbershop Arranging — Part 4: Same Circle, More Chords

Analyzing the various seventh sonorities in…

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Barbershop Arranging — Part 2: The Circle of Fifths

A framework for harmonization based on tension and…

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Barbershop Arranging — Part 1: The Science of Sound

How the physics of the human voice affects…

Chris Lewis in Barbershop Arranging: A Modern Guide

Introduction

Opening thoughts on why and how this barbershop-arranging series came to be.