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usually sung by the tenor or baritone, except for an infrequent note or two to avoid awkward voice leading, in tags or codas, or when some appropriate embellishment can be created. One characteristic feature of barbershop harmony is the use of what is known as "snakes" and "swipes". This is when a chord is altered by a change in one or more non-melodic voices. Occasional passages may be sung by fewer than four voice parts.
Barbershop music is generally performed by either a barbershop quartet,
of one or two barbershop songs with a personalized card and either roses or chocolates.
Song selection.
Each chapter is free to choose their own music. For male barbershop chapters, the typical two song selection is:
- "Heart of My Heart, I Love You" (the chorus from "the Story of the Rose"), and
- "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"
There are standard barbershop arrangements for these two songs from the Barbershop Harmony Society collection of twelve "polecat songs"