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!
ACA-Idol is a fast-paced competition with big money at stake! Groups perform for 10 minutes. A panel of judges gives live feedback.
You, the audience vote by cel phone to decide which group -College or Pro- wins $1,000! (Rules here).
Ten competitors each give their best 10 minutes. Bid at the Silent Auction too! Competors will all compete for your love and votes in this show!
Check out our Competitors!
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]
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.
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.
No special tickets required! Anyone with a ClassPass may attend!
Pro, Semi-Pro, Collegiate and sometimes even HS groups of all types strut their stuff in a casual, non-competitive showcase.
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.
7PM -8:30 with Take 6, MAXX Factor, Vivid Voices, Kaila Mullady and more!
See the best professional groups in fast-paced sets. Each Pro Show is different!
The Weekend’s Performers: http://dc.singstrong.org/performers.html
The Concert Schedule: http://dc.singstrong.org/concert-schedule.html
Doors open 30 minutes in advance. Stadium seating.
9:30 with Take 6, Julia Easterlin, Connect, Vox Pop and more!
See the best professional groups in fast-paced sets. Each Pro Show is different!
The Weekend’s Performers: http://dc.singstrong.org/performers.html
The Concert Schedule: http://dc.singstrong.org/concert-schedule.html
Doors open 30 minutes in advance. Stadium seating.
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!
No special tickets required! Anyone with a ClassPass may attend!
Pro, Semi-Pro, Collegiate and sometimes even HS groups of all types strut their stuff in a casual, non-competitive showcase.
Pro Show with Connect, Julia Easterlin, Vivid Voices, Kaila Mullady, and more!
See the best professional groups in fast-paced sets. Each Pro Show is different!
The Weekend’s Performers: http://dc.singstrong.org/performers.html
The Concert Schedule: http://dc.singstrong.org/concert-schedule.html
Doors open 30 minutes in advance. Stadium seating.