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	Collegiate a cappella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Collegiate a cappella (or college a cappella) ensembles are student-run and -directed singing groups that perform entirely without instruments.
		The Contemporary A Cappella Society (of America), a repository of resources regarding contemporary a cappella.
		Varsity Vocals, an organization dedicated to the growth and development of contemporary a cappella at the secondary school and collegiate level.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Collegiate_a_cappella (673 words)

	history
		A Cappella had existed for years before the Yale Whiffenpoofs formed in 1909; however, it was always tied so tightly to the church.
		Most directly translated, a cappella means "of the church," or, "in the style of the church." For more on that, click here.
		Today collegiate a cappella is a national phenomenon with over 900 groups in North America alone.
	www.du.edu /~smartin9/Project1/history.htm (222 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/A cappella
		A cappella is Italian for like in the chapel (music); the term is due to the fact that Christian churches sang without instrumental accompaniment for the first several hundred years of its existence.
		Increased interest in modern a cappella (particularly collegiate a cappella) can be seen in the growth of competitions such as the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella and Varsity Vocals, both outreach groups of the Contemporary A Cappella Society.
		Beatboxing is a form of a cappella music popular in the hip-hop community, where rap is often informally performed a cappella also.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/A_cappella (1005 words)

	Duchan Social Dynamics info4
		An important part of the lived experience of collegiate a cappella groups is the chance to meet, perform for, and hear other groups, whether across campus, regionally, or nationally.
		Two additional sites of encounter are the International Championship of Collegiate A cappella, an annual competition covering all of the United States and drawing additionally on groups from Canada and Asia, and the annual “Best of College A cappella” album, on which the “best” a cappella recordings are compiled from a nation-wide submission pool.
		The influence of positioning in the national a cappella field can be seen in the example of the syllable “jun.” According to some singers, it was relatively unknown in the a cappella world until one particular group, Off the Beat (from the University of Pennsylvania), made use of it.
	www.usc.edu /libraries/partners/resonance/2005/Spring/duchan/info4.html (1056 words)

	ROOM ZERO: The Dialectical Worlds of Live Performance and the Recording Studio in Collegiate A Cappella
		In the last decade, the aesthetic boundaries regarding the sound of a cappella music have been increasingly challenged, especially as the sound of the singing voice has been used as a means for imitating instrumental sounds, including feedback and other “noises” found in popular music.
		Question 2.09: “In a cappella, the use of a bass octavizer (to deepen and thicken the tone of a bass voice) is cheating.
		The survey was taken by 151 respondents from the national a cappella community, 98 of whom identified themselves as currently singing with a collegiate a cappella group.
	www.thehouse.org /mark-manley-thesis.html (6823 words)

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		Contemporary or pop/rock a cappella had its early roots with The Persuasions singing songs by The Temptations in the 1970s, grew with The Bobs, The Flying Pickets and most notably The Nylons in the 1980s.
		John Luthy, an attorney whose interest in A cappella singing originally sparked the creation of the group, sings Bass and is the Vocal Percussionist.
		In a contemporary A cappella group, or ‘vocal band,’ the vocal percussionist fills the same role that the drummer would in a traditional band.
	www.lycos.com /info/a-cappella.html (655 words)

	The A Cappella Web Ring
		The University of Pennsylvania's premiere all-male a cappella.
		The award-winning Irrationals are a soulful, SF Bay Area a cappella ensemble acclaimed for their rich, complex vocal style.
		Halogen is a contemporary 5-man a cappella group, with a sound based on tight harmonies and a remarkable vocal precussion.
	www.lrf.net /pcgi-bin/ringlink/list.cgi?ringid=acappellaring;siteid=pennsix (363 words)

	A cappella
		It is often spelled as a capella, or acappella, though a cappella is historically more correct.
		contemporary a cappella are some of the major movements within modern a cappella music-making.
		Arrangements of popular music for small a cappella ensembles usually include one voice singing the lead melody, one singing a rhythmic bass line, and the remaining voices contributing chordal accompaniment (In Japan, these parts are known as vocal, bass, and chorus, respectively).
	www.mp3.fm /A_cappella.htm (386 words)

	A Cappella Festivals
		An additional plus with a cappella groups is the possibility for wonderful vocal workshops, giving the festival attendee an opportunity to take home a tune with them.
		A cappella has a broad appeal which means a large cross section of audience members will be entertained.
		Our sponsor Primarily A Cappella has kindly agreed to let presenters use their extensive (50,000 plus) mail list which can be sorted by region.
	www.acappellafoundation.org /festivals.html (637 words)

	The Dreamers of Phi Mu Alpha 1999: The Modern History of Penn State A Cappella
		They annually host Shamrockapella, a collegiate a cappella invitational that draws several groups a year, and have a recording, "Premiere", featuring several songs from the groups' early history.
		By taking several people who already sang a cappella during the year, and adding several new freshmen and others into the mix, it acted both as a musical outlet for the summer and as a recruiting tool for PSU A Cappella.
		Recognizing a void left at PSU a cappella with the demise of the Treblemakers, Ginger Robinson, a former director of None of the Above, formed Savoir Faire.
	www.clubs.psu.edu /up/sinfonia/dreamers/acappellahistory/history.html (1476 words)

	A Cappella Music on Media Positive Radio
		Ever wondered what a cappella music is? First and foremost, a cappella are Italian words meaning, "from the chapel." A cappella music is music that is vocalized through song, solo or in unison, with no accompaniment of instruments.
		Collegiate style of a cappella is comprised of university or college groups who practice this form of singing.
		In recent news, a new organization was formed (the American A Cappella Alliance) late last year with the mission of serving avocational singing groups in North America.
	www.mediapositiveradio.com /genres/dir/a_cappella (273 words)

	MACC: A Cappella Groups
		Each of the twelve student a cappella groups on the University of Michigan campus has their own unique and independant sound and style.
		In 2002, the Lyres were named the International Champions of Collegiate A Cappella beating out all other universities in the country that competed at New York City's Lincoln Center.
		The Sopranos are an all-female a cappella ensemble with an emphasis on creativity.
	www.umich.edu /~umsing/acappellapage.htm (679 words)

	The Media Visits A Cappella
		Many of them, like the Persuasions and the Nylons, are now revered in the a cappella world and are seeing growing interest in their music.
		The Internet "was instrumental in networking college a cappella groups to each other," said Adam Farb, president of Smoking Fish Records, which produces an annual recording of the best of college a cappella groups.
		In a cappella, a style of music where the voice is the only instrument, singers might sing words without accompaniment, or they might imitate the percussion and horns that they left by the wayside.
	www.acappellafoundation.org /media.html (3042 words)

	A Cappella News: M-Pact delivers at ICCA
		Professional jazz-pop sensation m-pact donated their show-stopping vocal chords to the cause of collegiate a cappella, serving notice that Billboard's Best Unsigned Band of 1999 is now based in Los Angeles.
		While m-pact was the highlight, the purpose was to see which of seven collegiate groups would move on to the regional competitions for the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.
		Surprised or not, Fermata Nowhere made it clear they'd indeed taken collegiate a cappella to the next level...
	www.acappellanews.com /archive/000630.html (646 words)

	Contemporary A Cappella (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A Cappella is a style of performance that is conducted solely through vocal means.
		A Cappella has always been popular in the northeast and many Ivy League schools and we are trying to spread the a cappella spirit and popularity to UCF!
		A mixed ensemble (6 men, 6 women) that performs contemporary a cappella music such as Time of My Life and Lean on Meas well as traditional style music such as the UCF Alma Mater and Sing Me to Heaven.
	www.contempacappella.com (278 words)

	On the Rocks - History
		Known as the first official collegiate a cappella group in Oregon, On The Rocks began a tradition of excellence in a genre that was previously unheard of in the Northwest.
		In 2002 OtR placed 3rd at the International Competition of Collegiate a cappella and returned the next year in 2003 to place 2nd out of hundreds of groups.
		The selected track was Yellow off the Backgammon Sessions album and it was also chosen as the runner-up best male song of the year by CARA (Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards) Their highly anticipated upcoming CD, Full Coverage will include tracks from such artists as Mr.
	www.uoregon.edu /~jremsche/history.html (523 words)

	The Accafellas - Michigan State University's Premier Men's A Cappella Ensemble
		The Accafellas have made it on the new national collegiate a cappella compilation cd, Top Shelf A cappella by CAMO.
		The Accafellas are an eight part male a cappella ensemble with a pop repertoire.
		The Fellas are featured on this national collegiate a cappella cd that features some of the best recordings in college a cappella.
	www.msu.edu /~fellas/home.htm (447 words)

	Stormy Weather - Program - Chicago a cappella (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As it turns out, the phrase “a cappella vocal jazz” is a slight contradiction in terms, one I’ve had to grapple with.
		There are whole workshops in the collegiate a cappella world now, where you can spend a day with an expert in vocal percussion, whose techniques can make you sound more like Take 6 or The Bobs, or even The Nylons.
		To these and those who carry on the traditions of a cappella pop and vocal jazz, we are in your debt.
	www.chicagoacappella.org /about_us/prg-stormy.htm (2100 words)

	Related Music Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Visit PAC for national and international a cappella news, the latest and greatest professional, recreational and college a cappella albums, plus a cappella songbooks and a wide variety of books and other how-to information on topics ranging from arranging to starting your own a cappella group.
		RARB is an organization set up to give a cappella groups a chance to have their albums reviewed by RARB's members, and to give potential buyers and listeners some insight about each album.
		Hailed as the best collegiate RandB a cappella group by CASA President Deke Sharon, Everyday People has evolved since it was founded in 1987 to include everything from jazz and hip-hop to Motown and the blues.
	scvocals.usc.edu /links.html (1259 words)

	BK Productions - Smart, Intelligent, Intuitive Design (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Note-oriety an all female a cappella group recently had their CD "Fusion" tracked, mixed and mastered by Brian named one of the top 10 best female albums of 2005 by the Contemporary A cappella Recording Association.
		The Bluestones from James Madison University had their track "If you could only see" selected for CAMO (Collegiate A Cappella Music Organizations) latest compilation CD of the best Collegiate A Cappella music.
		The album was also named one of the top collegiate a cappella albums of 2005.
	www.briankingpro.com (166 words)

	Collegiate Christian A Cappella - Mailing Lists
		In an effort to improve communication amongst themselves, the various collegiate Christian a cappella groups use and maintain a few emailing lists, as described below.
		Subscription mechanisms repaired:: you may have gotten messages about subscription or unsubscription failures in recent months; those errors should have been corrected, though we would appreciate hearing from you if anything doesn't happen as you expect it to.
		The pitches mailing list exists for discussion among the "pitches" (directors) of collegiate Christian a cappella singing groups.
	www.ccacappella.net /lists.html (338 words)

	Harvard Callbacks- Awards
		This year our music director, Erika Rhone, was nominated for a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) in the category "Best Soloist in a Coed Group" for her performance on our cd, Don't Look Down.
		Each year, the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America honors the best cd tracks in the collegiate a cappella recording industry by including them on the Best of College A Cappella cd (BOCA).
		Nicole was nominated for Best Soloist in a Coed Group, one of the most prestigious honors in the collegiate a cappella community.
	hcs.harvard.edu /~c-backs/awards.shtml (589 words)

	CASA - the contemporary a cappella society - CD Review: “Voices Only 2005” (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Between the East’s dominance of a cappella, and Harris and Slutsky’s SoCal roots, their compilation album “Voices Only 2005” presents an excellent balance of East and West, and even a few non-coast groups.
		Indeed, this album is the perfect sample of collegiate a cappella in America.
		Perhaps most importantly, this album has given 30 collegiate a cappella groups the rare chance to be exposed on a national level.
	www.casa.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=387&Itemid=119 (655 words)

	Collegiate-Acappella Directory of College A Cappella Groups A-G (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If your a cappella group is not listed here and you would like it to be, or if its link is missing or incorrect, please
		Group listings and pointers to home pages are a free a cappella community service of Collegiate-Acappella / GreatGoods.
		A thank you to Rex Solomon and Greg Weiss, whose efforts helped lay the foundation for many of the internet lists of collegiate a cappella groups.
	www.collegiate-acappella.com /CA-DirectoryA-G.html (87 words)

	Collegiate A Cappella Recordings
		Indiana's Straight No Chaser (formed in 1996) finished second in the National Championships of Collegiate A Cappella, and received three 1999 CARA nominations (including Best Collegiate Male Album for "Last Call.") Last Call is an impressive disc, reflecting a seasoned professionalism unusual in a group of so recent a vintage.
		Having won the National A Cappella Championship in 1997, the members of the Stanford world music ensemble Talisman are recognized not only for their talent, but also for their commitment to a wide variety of musical traditions.
		A 9-man group from Provo, UT, Vocal Point is one of the brightest lights in Contemporary Collegiate a cappella, and "Mouthing" is their 3rd excellent CD on Tantara Records.
	www.singers.com /college.html (4380 words)

	My A Cappella Groups (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		However, the most meaningful musical experiences I have had were in collegiate a cappella groups.
		Members of such organizations tend to form a strong bond with each other; I imagine the experience is something like being in a fraternity, though, of course, I can't know for sure as I never was.
		Anyway, collegiate a cappella groups come in three basic types, male, female, and mixed.
	cs.nmu.edu /~apoe/acappella/index.html (182 words)

	Redhot & Blue
		Usually Collegiate arrangers stay within the general feel of the original version of a song, but that's too easy for the talented, educated, vocal jazz-savvy arrangers in Redhot and Blue.
		It's rare for a Collegiate vocalist to give so much in one song, and it's rewarding to be able to hear how successful such persistence can be.
		Occasionally a song choice, group, arrangement, and Soloist align, melding into a perfect collegiate a cappella song.
	www.yale.edu /redhot/music/quotes.html (637 words)

	A cappella groups head for nationals - News
		Two University a cappella groups, After Dark and Mosaic Whispers, will be heading to the first round of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella competition this Saturday.
		The groups will contend with a cappella groups from universities around the Midwest for the divisional title.
		After Dark will be competing in their first ICCA contest since the a cappella group started in 2001.
	www.studlife.com /news/2005/02/04/News/A.Cappella.Groups.Head.For.Nationals-852373.shtml (432 words)

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