Alfred Music Publications
Brody McDonald - A Cappella Pop
A Complete Guide to Contemporary A Cappella Singing
By Brody McDonald
Category: Choral Method

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.

Index:

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