An RSS feed (or news feed) is a means by which you can stay informed about what's going on at Sydney Harmony without having to regularly visit the website.
To make use of an RSS feed, you need some "feed reader" (or "aggregator") software. Most modern web browsers have feed readers built in.
The RSS feeds for Sydney Harmony are listed below...
Sydney Harmony upcoming events:
http://dev.harmonysite.com/sh/dbaction.php?action=rss&dbase=events
Sydney Harmony news:
http://dev.harmonysite.com/sh/dbaction.php?action=rss&dbase=uploads
To make use of an RSS feed, you need some "feed reader" (or "aggregator") software. Most modern web browsers have feed readers built in.
The RSS feeds for Sydney Harmony are listed below...
Sydney Harmony upcoming events:
http://dev.harmonysite.com/sh/dbaction.php?action=rss&dbase=events
Sydney Harmony news:
http://dev.harmonysite.com/sh/dbaction.php?action=rss&dbase=uploads
Links
- General Barbershop
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Barbershop Harmony Australia: barbershop.org.au/
Official site of the Australian governing body for male barbershoppers. Local contest information and central point of contact for all associated Australian Choruses and Quartets.
Barbershop Harmony Society: www.barbershop.org/
This is homebase for barbershoppers, with links to just about everything you'll ever need to get or know about this unique harmony artform. Contact a far-flung chorus or find an arrangement for your quartet. At contest times, listen to (and watch!) live webcasts of the competition.
Sweet Adelines Australia: www.sweetadelines.org.au/
Official site for the local Australian association of women barbershop singers. Go ladies!
Sweet Adelines International: www.sweetadelineintl.org
The official site for the wordwide association of women barbershoppers.
Harmony Marketplace: www.harmonymarketplace.com
Visit the barbershop Harmony Marketplace, where you can purchase anything from sheet music, pitch pipes and CDs to the latest in music-related computer software or BHS boxer shorts!
Classic Tags - All Parts Learning mp3s: vocalharmonies.com/tags.htm
125 Classic Tags have been brilliantly sung by experienced barbershopper Daniel Gillis and are available to download here in part-predominant mp3s at his Vocalharmonies.com website. Awesome stuff Daniel!
Barbershop Tags.com: www.barbershoptags.com/
This is "tag central" for barbershoppers. Over 2000 tags are available to freely download - sheet music, 4-part learning tracks and in some cases video clips of the tags being sung. Excellent!
Tim Tracks: www.timtracks.com/
Tim Waurick is an amazing vocalist who has recorded nearly 1000 Learning Tracks that are available for purchase through his website. This should be your first stop if you are looking for a song with reliable teach tracks.
Barbershop Connections: www.barbershopconnections.com/
Great site with up-to-date links to an extensive list of Barbershop Arrangers and Learning Tracks providers among others.
- Australian Chorus
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Circular Keys Chorus: www.circularkeys.org./
Circular Keys are one of Australia's best Sweet Adelines Choruses - part of the international organisation for women barbershoppers. Based in Sydney's Hills District, CKC are the 2011 Australian SAI Chorus champion. Among their many achievements, the Keys have also represented Australia at the 2009 & 2012 SAI International Contests held in the USA. And CKC are also directed by Vicki Dwyer - Sydney Harmony's ever-versatile MD!
Vocal Evolution: www.vocalevolution.com/
The 2011 Australian Chorus Gold medallists! This Perth-based group has proved to be a force to be reckoned with on the Oz barbershop scene.
Sound Connection: www.soundconnection.com.au/
A new chorus based in South East Queensland, Sound Connection are destined for great things on the Australian barbershop scene. Good luck guys!
The Blenders: www.theblenders.com.au
Home of one of Australia's best a cappella choruses, multi Gold medal winners and 2011 AAMBS Silver Medalists.
Hills Harmony Chorus: www.hillsharmony.com.au/
Site for our friendly neighbours in Sydney, the ever-entertaining Hills Harmony.
- International Chorus
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The Westminster Chorus: www.westminsterchorus.org
Wow! Check out the exciting sounds of this superb chorus of young men. When they won their 2nd Gold Medal at the 2010 BHS International Chorus contest, they achieved the highest scores ever given in this competition. Westminster showed their versatility by winning the 2009 "Choir of the World" award in Wales. These guys ARE the new standard. "Barbershop for the 21st Century"... indeed!
Ambassadors of Harmony: www.aoh.org/home.htm
Visit the home of the 2012 BHS International Champion Chorus, from St. Charles Missouri. These brilliant men are led by their MD, the amazing Jim Henry.
Masters of Harmony: www.mastersofharmony.org
2011 BHS International Chorus Champions (and now 8-time winners!) from Santa Fe Springs California.
The Vocal Majority: www.vocalmajority.com
11-time BHS International Chorus Champions! This powerhouse chorus from Dallas, Texas are fine role-models for the world's barbershop community.
Toronto Northern Lights: www.northernlightschorus.com
2013 BHS International Chorus Champions! A true inspiration for smaller choruses around the world.
- Quartet/Small group
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RINGMASTERS: ringmasters.se/
Home of the 2012 BHS International Quartet champs, from Stockholm Sweden! Ringmasters made a huge impact during their recent Australian tour and were very special guests of Sydney Harmony while in town.
MUSICAL ISLAND BOYS: www.musicalislandboys.co.nz/#!/
Follow "the Dream" with our great friends from New Zealand. MIB are the current (and 3-time) BHS International Silver medalist quartet!
- Barbershop Arrangements
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Barbershop Harmony Society - Music Library: www.harmonymarketplace.com/sheetmusic.html
Hundreds of song arrangements available from all the top arrangers. The BHS catalogue is the largest collection of barbershop and the first place to look for a tune to sing.
Aaron Dale Arrangements: www.dalearrangements.com/
One of the stars on the barbershop arranging scene, Aaron has provided charts for top quartets Musical island boys, Crossroads, Realtime & OC Times in addition to Kentucky Vocal Union, the Masters of Harmony and of course the mighty Westminster Chorus.
David Harrington Arrangements: www.studiodh.com/Site/Home.html
Some of the most amazing arrangements in modern barbershop have been penned by this guy.
Ringmasters, zero8 and Max Q are among the many top groups who have sung Mr Harrington's charts.
David Wright: www.harmonize.ws/DavidWright/
Simply one of the finest arrangers in contemporary barbershop.
Jay Giallombardo: www.gsbmedalmusic.com
Find dozens of arrangements by the musical director of 2001 SPEBSQSA Chorus Champions, The New Tradition.
Tom Gentry: www.harmonize.ws/tgentry/
Full listing of the many songs available from the long-time barbershop arranger.
A Cappella Arrangements by Jon Nicholas: www.nicholasarrangements.com/songs.htm
A large number of great arrangements with audio clips of the learning tracks to sample before purchasing
Larry Wright: www.larrywrightmusic.com/
Find an arrangement from one of barbershop's most experienced performer/arrangers, Mr Larry Wright. Sheet music can also come complete with all parts on professional-quality learning tapes and CDs. His new website makes the search easier.
- A Cappella
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Primarily A Cappella: www.singers.com
Another great source for ordering CDs, sheet music and videos of all forms of vocal music. In addition to listing information on the various groups and singers you can hear sample tracks from many of the hundreds of vocal harmony records available.
- Other
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Ricci Adams' Music Theory: www.musictheory.net
Great site where the elements of music theory are explained through a progressive series of easy-to-understand animated lessons, often assisted by sound and downloadable charts. Perfect for beginners or to brush-up on your existing musical knowledge. * Now with downloadable ipad and iphone aps! * Smart stuff!
