1- Why is China the most unlikely of places for barbershop harmony to gain a foothold?
2- Has it gained a foothold?
3- If your answer to the previous question is yes, then indicate where and when and what.
4- Did barbershop make any additional inroads in China?
5- How have the Chinese reacted to this recent barbershop invasion in their country?
Answers to Barbershop History - General Knowledge Quiz:
1- Harmony, where it exists at all, has never been an important element of the Chinese musical style, a style in which melody predominates.
2- Yes
3- Tsinghua University (China’s most prestigious university) in Beijing in November of 2001, in which a Mini HEP School was held. The students were primarily Chinese choral directors.
4- The success of the program in Beijing led to a similar program in Hebei Province
5- The Chinese evidently love it. In fact, two all-Chinese quartets appeared in the 2002 International Competition in Portland, OR.