Barbershopping

I've been involved with barbershop music for about 7 years now, and have been an active member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (formerly SPEBSQSA) for four years. I've been lucky enough to have some great times, meet some great friends, improve my singing and performing skills.

• Zen and the Art of Barbershopping: my screed on the importance of music theory in barbershop, plus links to some great online tutorials.
• Online Marketing for Chapters and Quartets: a treatise on using the web to promote your barbershop group.
• How Search Engines Work: companion piece to "Online Marketing" piece.
• My Arrangements: I've lately been trying my hand at some arranging. Sing these songs at your own risk!

Here is information about choruses, quartets, and barbershopping events I've been involved with:

• Equinox: my current quartet, consisting of Jim Case, Jim Zeigler, Tim Haskins, and some guy singing tenor.
• International Contest, Salt Lake City 2005: my first international contest, and I got to be onstage.
• Spirit of Phoenix: my current chorus in Phoenix—bigger and better than any chorus I've sung with to date.
• Valparaiso Masters of Harmony: my former chorus in Valparaiso, IN; I sang with them for less than a year, but was immensely rewarded by the experience.
• Harmony College 2004: I attended the directors' track of Harmony College/Directors College in 2004.
• Four Corners Harmony: my former chorus in Farmington, NM, where I served as chorus director.
• Voted off the Island: my first quartet, consisting of Luke Hammond, Rich Hutchison, Michael Morgan, and that same guy on tenor.
• Voted off the Island: sang the national anthem at a Utah Jazz game in December 2002.
• How I Got Started in Barbershop: just a few words about my introduction into the world of barbershop.

Some Barbershop Links

• The Barbershop Harmony Society: formerly The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA). The Mother Ship. This organization, based in Kenosha, WI, has been instrumental in preserving this great American art form.
• A-Cappella.com: one of the greatest online resources for a cappella music and recordings.
• Primarily A Capella: another great place to buy music (both recorded and on paper).
• Men's Barbershop Quartet Arrangements: An index of printed music, a great reference for tracking down a specific song or arrangement.
• The Spirit of Phoenix: our chorus' extensive website, featuring one of the best chorus newsletters in the Society.
• The Harmonet: a Yahoo discussion list focusing on barbershop music.

What's New?

Everything's new! Pretty much everything in my life has changed in some way in the past few months. If you haven't checked in recently, you'll want to read all about my departure from the Braun gulag. Now that that nightmare is over, things are going great. Here are a few examples:

Read about my new job:

Read about my new quartet:

Read about my new chorus:

See pictures of the kids: