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 |