| Reference Material | |
|---|---|
| Guild Judging Reference Book | The BABS Judging Reference Book Complete. Revised February 2011 |
| Introduction to the Reference Book |
Because the Judging Reference Book is such a meaty manual, the individual sections are available in PDF format. Just click on the appropriate link. |
| Definition of Barbershop Harmony | |
| The Judging System | |
| Music Category Description | |
| Presentation Category Description | |
| Singing Category Description | |
| Position Papers | |
| Category Overlap | |
| Glossary | |
| Music Category Judging Form | |
| Presentation Category Judging Form | |
| Singing Category Judging Form | |
| Pocket Judging System | A single page (two sides of A4) version of the Introduction to the Judging System. It has been re-formatted and a short introduction added to make it suitable as a handout for chorus and quartet members who just want an overview of the system without all the detail. |
| Scoring Level Descriptors | A single page (two sides of A4) containing the scoring level descriptors for all three categories. Identifies the defining characteristics of A, B, C and D level performances and how they might vary within a level. |
| Society Contest and Judging Handbook | You can download the Society C&J Handbook from their web site. It is in PDF format and contains a lot of administrative detail that is not relevant to BABS but, if you want to find out how the other half live .... |
| The current Contest Rules | The current BABS Contest Rules in PDF format |
| The current Guild Handbook | The current Guild Handbook in PDF format. Note: This version does NOT contain the Contest Rules. Get the current rules above. |
| Expense Claims | |
| Expense Claim Form | The current Expenses Claim Form in MS Excel (XLS) format.
For the general BABS procedures regarding claiming, see British Association of Barbershop Singers Expenses Guidance Notes. For Guild specific information, see Section 7 and Appendix 3 of the Guild Handbook |
| Analysis Codes | |
| Membership Application | |
| Guild Application Form | If you don't want to spend the time on-line to complete the Application Form, you can download this PDF version and send it through the post. |
| Educational Resources | |
| New Quartet Guide | A useful guide for new quartets ranging from how to get organised through smart rehearsals to contest and making a CD. |
| Chord Recognition Tutorial | This a zipped up version of Dave King's tutorial. Just unzip it on your computer and start browsing. |
| From Page to Stage Tutorial | This a zipped up version of Neil Watkins' tutorial. Just unzip it on your computer and start browsing. |
| Coaching From Within | Nick Frampton's notes on this interesting subject. |
| Pitch Sense | This a zipped up version of Dave King's pitch recognition test. Just unzip it on your computer and start browsing. |
| Utilities | |
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You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to make sense of any PDF file. It is free from the Adobe web site. |
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Windows XP and later versions understand zip files. However, having a proper ZIP utility installed is not a bad thing and this is as good as they come. |