Agenda
Stream 
Day April 2016
This rehearsal is for the Single Singers.
This open group is for any singer at any level who is willing to learn the material on his or her own, prior to coming to SingStrong, and willing to perform on stage after just one day together!
We won’t have time to plunk notes so make sure you know your part cold!
(You’ll also need a weekend pass or class pass to participate.)
Follow the instructions here ( http://dc.singstrong.org/singlesingersdc.html ) and get ready to sing your heart out!
HS Competitors arrive and get settled, warmed-up and ready to show the judges what they’ve got! Make sure to check out the HS Schedule!
All high school competitors start off right here! HS Competitors should check out this special schedule.
Start this festival right by singing together! Vivid Voices leads a class filled with insights and lots of hands-on singing! From warm-ups to jam sessions, improv to vowel matching, this class is a joyful singing experience!
Winners of the German Choir Competition in 2014 and the Aarhus Vocal Festival in 2015, this contemporary a cappella “choir” hails from the Hannover School for Music (HMTMH) in Germany. Under the award-winning jazz singer and choir director Claudia Burghard, these 45 students showcase the best in European a cappella. Scandinavian ambient sounds combine with Brazilian Samba rhythms, driving swing, and pervasive pop influence. Each note, each phrase is carefully crafted to bring well worn lyrics fresh life and transport the listener to a new level. This marks Vivid Voices’ first tour of the United States and their SingStrong debut. Don’t miss this rare opportunity! [Performing Sat 7:00 and Sunday 2PM]
Julia Easterlin is an award-winning songwriter and one of the rare a cappella performers to have focused her career on original material. Come hear Julia’s thoughts on the creative process. And take careful notes! SingStrong is proud to partner with Cure Alzheimer’s Fund in announcing an original a cappella songwriting contest with a $2,500 prize!
Sometimes we’re better at the “show” than the “business” but that’s OK! Kris Vicencio is here to set us straight! Lesson 1. self-marketing and promotion for the budding a cappella group. If no one knows about your incredible talents, they can’t throw bundles of money at you. Lesson 2. a brief “behind-the-scenes” look at what it takes administratively to take your group to its full potential.
Kris lives just outside of Washington, DC,and currently studies law at American university. He studied musical theater and was a founding member of the men’s a cappella group at SUNY Oswego. He received his bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from the University of Maryland, and has coordinated events for over a decade including collegiate and professional a cappella concerts, music festivals, weddings, military ceremonies, and non-profit fundraisers. He is currently the Volunteer Coordinator for SingStrong DC, a position he has held for several years.
Diana Preisler says this: “They see you louder than they hear you.”
The Broadway performer, film actress (Oscar Nominated “Chico and Rita”), singer and manager of Blue Jupiter and star of TV’s “Pitch Slapped” on Lifetime will show you how to make that message work for you. Groups will hop on stage and have their performance crafted to perfection.
This seminar is one of our most popular! Have your group come ready to perform! Catch Coda Conduct & IVGotteN SuitCase!
Let science lead the way!
10 stunning, new evidence based research articles. 10 shocking conclusions. Singers, coaches and directors will learn what we really know, and what we’re just guessing at. For all experience levels. Gather the facts for healthy singing! Get empowered!
The Science of Vocal Technique by Michael Miller, MS, PT. (and T1)Vocal teachers use analogies to elicit physical changes. It works for some and frustrates others. Why not just cut to the chase and learn what’s really happening?
This class will use the latest scientific research to explore healthy vocal technique. What’s real and what’s bunk? Michael will present the hard data, walk you through the physiology and then demonstrate the effect on the voice. Then it’s your turn to try it out! Sing healthy. Sing high. Sing strong!
Michael Miller is a licensed physical therapist and professional singer/actor/trumpet player with many decades of training and performance. He has performed with professional a cappella group, Blind Man’s Bluff, and extensively in regional musical theatre.
There’s a lot more than “boots and cats!” to the art form of vocal percussion. John David Maybury welcomes you and gives you practical knowledge, not just for the sounds of beatbox, but also the role they play in a contemporary a cappella ensemble.
This rehearsal is for the Single Singers.
This group is for any singer at any level who is willing to learn the material on his or her own, prior to coming to SingStrong, and willing to perform on stage after just one day together!
We won’t have time to plunk notes so make sure you know your part cold! (You’ll also need a weekend pass or class pass to participate.)
Contact your director ( http://dc.singstrong.org/singlesingersdc.html ) for learning materials and get ready to sing your heart out!
Participation will cause you to miss a portion of the Saturday 2PM HS Finals in which the top 8 HS Groups compete.
You will be performing at this concert during the judge’s deliberations.
The best High School groups get only 8 minutes of stage time to impress a team of a cappella experts as they compete for trophies. The Single Singers perform while the judges deliberate.
TAKE 6 is the most awarded a cappella group in history. They’ll discuss performance, arranging and more in this intimate seminar setting.
TAKE 6 boasts ten Grammy’s, ten Dove Awards (Gospel Music Awards), Best Jazz Vocal Group honors for seven consecutive years in Downbeat’s prestigious Reader’s and Critic’s Poll, a Soul Train Music Award, BRE (Black Radio Exclusive) Vocal Group of the Year, two NAACP Image Award nominations, induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and countless other musical and humanitarian citations. Known for dense jazzy chords and wondrously melismatic soloists, this gospel jazz sextet has been heard from New York’s famed Blue Note to the Montreux Jazz Festival, from PBS to ABC-TV specials. Heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!”, TAKE 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley) boast performances on Saturday Night Live, the Oscars, the Grammys, and have had the honor of performing for four sitting U.S. Presidents. They remain the quintessential and pre-eminent a cappella group in the world. Although these days the group often performs with instruments in other venues, at SingStrong Take 6 returns to their purely a cappella roots. Take 6 performs two times on Saturday night, and the two shows will NOT be the same. Don’t miss this incredible glimpse into the genius of Take 6. [Performing Sat 7PM and Sat 9:30PM]
Harmony in the morning?! Yes please! Early birds will delight and late risers will get the blood going as the incredible, award-winning Chorus of the Old Dominion teach everyone a few tags! And, for non-barbershoppers, what are tags? They are the best part of the songs, the rich part, the part that sends it over the top. And YOU’LL be the one singing so pick your part and come out to this hands-on class!
Meet Diana Preisler and Marty Gasper from the TV show Pitch Slapped on Lifetime TV! This is your chance to ask about the show and the experience of making a cappella reality television. Questions welcome!
Lifetime TV puts singing in the spotlight with “Pitch Slapped” (#PitchSlapped) Two rival a cappella groups from New Jersey work with the world’s best ACA-coaches, Deke Sharon (“Pitch Perfect”) and a cappella rockstar and performance coach Diana Preisler (“Blue Jupiter”). Viewers follow Highlands Voices every week as they face multiple ACA-challenges.
In this bit of reality TV, just how much was reality and how much was TV?
Competition Strategy | Are you looking for guidance on how to take home the top prize at an a cappella competition? The most important information you’ll need to know is how to prepare and gain advantage in the months, weeks, days, and hours before your group takes the stage! Join Connecticut music educator and award-winning a cappella director/arranger Giselle Ziegler of CONNECT to uncover the secrets of success in a cappella competition. With not one, but two ACA-IDOL championships under her belt, this is the source!