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The Care and Feeding of Contemporary A Cappella Ensembles, with Dr. J.D. Frizzell
Manage episode 181617100 series 126365
This is the complete toolkit. So you just need to do two things. 1.) Listen to this episode. 2.) Start your own contemporary a cappella ensemble (vocal band). J. D. Frizzell outlines every why, how, and what you need to know to bring this insanely popular vocal experience to your school. Listen: Highlight to Tweet: “Everybody in the area of a cappella education is very open and helpful, so please reach out to us” - J.D. Frizzell Show Notes:
- Contemporary a cappella = a vocal band. It performs popular music, singing the instrumental and percussion lines in addition to the lyrics.
- Contemporary a cappella is a valuable tool for smaller schools to engage students in choir. It is excellent for recruiting students, but also for engaging your audience.
- This style of singing helps drill essential singing skills: pitch, rhythm, tone, diction, etc.
- You have several options for music: buy published charts, arrange it yourself, or get others to arrange for you.
- Vocal percussion: look for a student who can be consistent with their sounds, consistently producing quality sounds, and then...practice. Student needs a solid sense of tempo.
- Mics, sound systems are great, but not mandatory when starting out. There are lots of good options, and no single right answer to the question, “What should I buy?”.
- A Cappella How
- Better A Cappella
- Deke Sharon at Total Vocal
- Robert Dietz
- Ben Bram
- A Cappella Psyche
- Random Notes
- The Vocal Company
- Camp A Cappella
- A Cappella Warm Ups for Pop Choirs, by J. D. Frizzell
- One Voice
- Jdfrizzell.com
- A Cappella Education Association
- The National A Cappella convention
- Choir Nation group on Facebook
- Email Patreon - Support the podcast!
229 episodes
Manage episode 181617100 series 126365
This is the complete toolkit. So you just need to do two things. 1.) Listen to this episode. 2.) Start your own contemporary a cappella ensemble (vocal band). J. D. Frizzell outlines every why, how, and what you need to know to bring this insanely popular vocal experience to your school. Listen: Highlight to Tweet: “Everybody in the area of a cappella education is very open and helpful, so please reach out to us” - J.D. Frizzell Show Notes:
- Contemporary a cappella = a vocal band. It performs popular music, singing the instrumental and percussion lines in addition to the lyrics.
- Contemporary a cappella is a valuable tool for smaller schools to engage students in choir. It is excellent for recruiting students, but also for engaging your audience.
- This style of singing helps drill essential singing skills: pitch, rhythm, tone, diction, etc.
- You have several options for music: buy published charts, arrange it yourself, or get others to arrange for you.
- Vocal percussion: look for a student who can be consistent with their sounds, consistently producing quality sounds, and then...practice. Student needs a solid sense of tempo.
- Mics, sound systems are great, but not mandatory when starting out. There are lots of good options, and no single right answer to the question, “What should I buy?”.
- A Cappella How
- Better A Cappella
- Deke Sharon at Total Vocal
- Robert Dietz
- Ben Bram
- A Cappella Psyche
- Random Notes
- The Vocal Company
- Camp A Cappella
- A Cappella Warm Ups for Pop Choirs, by J. D. Frizzell
- One Voice
- Jdfrizzell.com
- A Cappella Education Association
- The National A Cappella convention
- Choir Nation group on Facebook
- Email Patreon - Support the podcast!
229 episodes
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