Tips and Hints

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Basics - For any non-barbershopper

What is Barbershop Music anyway?	Wikipedia
What is Barbershop Harmony?	Barbershop.org
Was barbershop harmony sung in barbershops?	Barbershop.org

Tips and Hints

What makes a good barbershop song? - Checklist	LABBS
What makes a good barbershop song? - In Depth	LABBS
Giving life to a Piece of Music	LABBS
Youth Outreach - Workshops by Jean Sutton	LABBS
Exercises, Suggestions	LABBS

Self Improvement

Phrasing / Forward Motion / Breathing / Dynamics	The Singing Plainsmen Chorus
Facial Expression	The Singing Plainsmen Chorus
Pitch and Tuning	The Singing Plainsmen Chorus
More about Pitch	The Singing Plainsmen Chorus
Singing is 90% mental	The Singing Plainsmen Chorus
Fred King's Singing in tune (9 chapters)	The Singing Plainsmen Chorus

Theory

Ten secrets to improve sight-reading	SoundFeelings.com
Chord construction	SoundFeelings.com
Easy Music Theory by Gary Ewer	MusicTheory
Good Ear Trainer - Learn intervals by rote	Good-Ear.com
Theory Lessons (Click a lesson from left of page)	MusicTheory.net
Information on the Voice Folds	Dave Stroud Studio