didnt know Barbershop music was a category of music.
Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not
Vocal Project (2005–2008, 2011-2012). He has arranged over 300 songs in various styles although most of those songs are in the barbershop style. He also spent 8 years as a Music judge for the Barbershop Harmony Society.
In 1999 Clay's quartet, FRED, won the international quartet competition in Anaheim, CA. He continues to be active with FRED, the Atlanta Vocal Project, and his current quartet Category 4 (previously A Mighty Wind) and still arranges music for various groups.
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