Abbreviations and acronyms used in barbershopping
The Irish Association of Barbershop Singers was organized in 1988. Since then, IABS has held a convention each year.
| AAMBS | Australian Association of Men Barbershop Singers |
| A & R | Analysis and Recommendation session; the post-competition evaluation given to quartets and choruses by certified judges |
| ACDA | American Choral Directors Association |
| ad lib | freely; at the performer's or speaker's will |
| AFA | Auditions for Admission |
| AH=SOW | Ancient and Harmonious Society of Woodshedders (with an equal sign) |
| AIC | Association of International Champions (quartets) |
| AICJC | Assistant International Contest and Judging Chairman |
| AISQC | Association of International Seniors Quartet Champions |
| ASCAP | American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers |
| BABS | British Assocition of Barbershop Singers |
| BE | Bulletin Editor |
| BHS | Barbershop Harmony Society |
| BMI | Broadcast Music, Inc. |
| BETY | Bulletin Editor of the Year |
| BOTM | Barbershopper of the Month |
| BOTQ | . . . the Quarter, |
| BOTY | . . . the Year |
| C&J | Contest and Judging |
| CAPAC | Canadian Association of Publishers, Arrangers, and Composers |
| CAR | Cardinal District |
| CIS | Category Information Sheet; used in the judging program |
| COJ | Chairman of Judges |
| COTS | Chapter Operations Training Seminar |
| CS | Category Specialist; the person assigned to supervise and to administrate a C & J category |
| CSD | Central States District |
| DABS | Dutch Association of Barbershop Singers |
| Decrepets | Wives of past International Board members |
| Decrepits | The Association of Discarded Past Members of the Society Board of Directors Without Voice and Without Portfolio, Not. Inc. (official organization of past International Board members) |
| DIX | Dixie District |
| DMVP | District Music Vice President |
| DO | District Officer |
| DP | District President |
| DYNAMO | Develop Your Numbers and Musical Organization; the name of a program promoting a music team concept through implementation of the Music Leadership Manual; a person who is certified as eligible to conduct DYNAMO programs is a DYNAMO coordinator. Since the word "coordinator" is part of a title, similar to chapter president, it is not capitalized unless used in front of a person's name, as DYNAMO Coordinator Joe Fortacram. |
| EVG | Evergreen District |
| FWD | Far Western District |
| G&S | Grammar and Style; bulletin judging category |
| HEP | Harmony Education Program |
| HSC | Harmony Services Corporation |
| HOD | House of Delegates |
| HX | Harmony Explosion |
| IABS | Irish Association of Barbershop Singers |
| IBM | International Board Member |
| ICJC | International Contest and Judging Committee |
| ICS | International Category School; a training program to prepare judges for certification and recertification |
| ILL | Illinois District |
| JAD | Johnny Appleseed District |
| L&R | Layout and Reproduction; bulletin judging category; Laws and Regulations |
| LOL | Land o'Lakes District |
| M-AD | Mid-Atlantic District |
| MD | Musical Director |
| MENC | Music Educators National Conference |
| MuVP | Music Vice President |
| MVP | Membership Vice President |
| NED | Northeastern District |
| NZABS | New Zealand Association of Barbershop Singers |
| ONT | Ontario District |
| PIO | Pioneer District |
| PR | Public Relations |
| PRO | Public Relations Officer |
| PROBE | Public Relations Officers and Bulletin Editors |
| PRVP | Public Relations Vice President |
| PVP | Program Vice President |
| RMD | Rocky Mountain District |
| SingAmerica/ SingCanada |
A Society service project designed to promote development of music programs in communities and schools. SingAmerica/SingCanada is written as if it were one word with no spaces. |
| SLD | Seneca Land District |
| SPEBSQSA | Article I, Section 1.01 of Society Bylaws, dated Sept. 21, 1987 - Society acronym is abbreviated without the use of periods. (Article depreciated with the introduction of the operating name of the Barbershop Harmony Society in 2005) |
| SOCAN | Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada |
| SPATS | Southern Part of Africa Tonsorial Songsters |
| SUN | Sunshine District |
| SWD | Southwestern District |
| WHC | World Harmony Council |
| YIH | Youth in Harmony |
| YO | Youth Outreach |
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