Harmony Explosion! Camp (HXC)

Harmony Explosion! Camp (HXC) is a four-day a cappella seminar for teachers and students to interest and involve high school students in four-part a cappella harmony and to provide positive ideas about leisure singing. The Harmony Explosion! Camp features traditional male glee club music as well as barbershop harmony that’s arranged especially for the young male voice.

I recently took a group of highly talented students to the Harmony Explosion Camp in Denton, Texas, courtesy of the River Cities Jubilee Barbershop Chorus of Shreveport. I watched every rehearsal with great fascination — the instructors were superb, and the group of ninety or so singers under their direction learned an incredible amount of vocal technique in a short period of time.

Mainly, tonal color variance and listening skills were the focus of every rehearsal, as well as volume control, projection, and proper enunciation. It was a pleasure to hear the large group slowly “morph” into a strong, cohesive unit with a moving, energetic wave of musical sound. I learned quite a bit at the camp,too — Barbershop music gained my respect that weekend, and the boys were thrilled to have been offered such a positive experience.

Thanks again.

— Lisa Daye, Caddo Parish Music Educator

The HXC offered in this region is held on the campus of Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. This camp size is limited to 130 students and 25 music educators. Tuition, which includes housing in dorms and meals, is $150. Our Chapter usually provides full scholarships for one music educator and four (4) students each year.

Please consider this exciting program for your students and yourself. You may send your students to this camp even if you’re unable to attend yourself. Chaperones are provided at the camp.

Click here for more information about the SWD HXC. Note that the event has already passed for 2006, but do keep this in mind for subsequent years!