SPEBSQSA stands for Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. It is a non-profit organization that aims to promote and preserve barbershop music through performances, competitions, and educational programs. Barbershop music is an a cappella vocal style characterized by consonant four-part vocal harmonies, barbershop seventh chords and melodies that are most often about love and sentimental themes. SPEBSQSA was founded in 1938 and today has over 25,000 members in over 800 chapters worldwide.
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