ALFRED A Capella Pop A Complete Guide To Contemporary A Capella Singing

A Cappella Pop

A Complete Guide to Contemporary A Cappella Singing

By Brody McDonald
Choral Book
Item: 00-38006

A Cappella pop singing . . . it's the hottest trend in the nation! Author Brody McDonald's award-winning ensemble, Eleventh Hour, was the first high school group to appear on NBC's The Sing-Off, and now you can similarly challenge your top high school and collegiate age singers with this book! With a foreword by Deke Sharon, topics include forming your ensemble, music selection, rehearsal techniques, sound reinforcement, vocal percussion, and much more!

Contents

• Foreword by Deke Sharon
• Introduction
• How to Use This Handbook
• Getting Started
• Chapter 1: What Are We, Anyway?
• Chapter 2: The Audition
• Chapter 3: So What Do We Sing?
• Chapter 4: How to Structure Your Rehearsal
• Chapter 5: Rehearsal Techniques
• Chapter 6: Turkey Bacon
• Chapter 7: Practice vs. Rehearsal
• Refining
• Chapter 8: The Balancing Act
• Chapter 9: Planning Your Set List
• Chapter 10: Your Visual Plan
• Chapter 11: What to Wear?
• Specializing
• Chapter 12: Vocal Percussion by Jake Moulton
• Chapter 13: What About the Bass? with Trist Curless
• Chapter 14: The Solo Vocalist with Nate Altimari
• Performing
• Chapter 15: Moving to the Stage
• Chapter 16: Booking a Gig
• Enhancing
• Chapter 17: Live Sound for Pop A Cappella by John Gentry
• Chapter 18: Microphone Technique
• Chapter 19: Effects (FX) Pedals by Christopher Given Harrison
• Growing
• Chapter 20: A Cappella Meets PR
• Chapter 21: Creating the Culture
• Chapter 22: Pop A Cappella in the Classroom with Alex Phan
• Chapter 23: The Feeder Program
• Chapter 24: Making A Recording by Freddie Feldman
• Chapter 25: The Sing-Off
• Acknowledgments

Composed by: Brody McDonald
Ensemble: Choir
Format: Book
Page Count: 204
Item Number: 00-38006
ISBN 10: 0-7390-8627-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-7390-8627-8
UPC: 038081424781