CASA - The Contemporary A Capella Society

With my recent spate of posts intending to motivate everyone to take advantage of this unique moment in a cappella history, I do not, by any means, want you to think it's easy. In fact, one of my least favorite phrases in the English language is "All ...

Blog entries - DekeSharon - 02/02/2012 - 17:21 - 5 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

My last blog was a little harsh. Intentionally so. Everyone in a cappella is nice, which is wonderful, but not always effective. So, you want to be full-time, you want to do more... but what can you do? 1) Start A Group I can th ...

Blog entries - DekeSharon - 01/19/2012 - 12:37 - 4 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

The following is a love letter - a tough love letter - to professional a cappella groups and musicians. Everyone in a cappella is so nice, so I'm going to take a minute to hold up a mirror and be "that guy." By the way, if you're a casual s ...

Blog entries - DekeSharon - 01/16/2012 - 10:56 - 9 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

This is it. Well, was it. The big year many of us had been waiting for since... forever. We've come a long way since the era of worrying that when a cappella was mentioned, most people would think choral music, doo wop or barbershop (a decade ago) or ...

Blog entries - DekeSharon - 12/23/2011 - 12:20 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups

Why BOCA? Today I chose the songs for BOCA (along with Amanda Newman), and had someone ask me "What is BOCA?" Sit down, kiddies, and let me tell you the story from the olden days: The year was 1994, and the contemporary a cappella movement ...

Blog entries - DekeSharon - 12/09/2011 - 10:43 - 2 comments - 0 attachments - 0 groups