From the Desk of The A Cappella Society
April 2006
Happy April everyone!
I hope you have been well – it’s the season for flu and sore throats. Be sure to drink loads of water!
This issue of the newsletter brings you updates on a full list of workshops and concerts coming your way soon – do check them out and get your tickets soon.
Do not forget to keep voting for Juz B as they compete their way into the top spot in the Superband Competition. So far they have been doing excellently, scoring the highest points given out by the judges. Kudos guys!
Please do not hesitate to send us details about your performances and or snippets of info whenever you can contribute to angie@a-cappella.org.sg
We’ll be right back with the May issue.
Happy reading!
For The A Cappella Society,
Angie
www.a-cappella.org.sg * These updates are correct to our best knowledge. Should there be any errors, kindly note that they are non-intentional.
(1) FEATURES
CAMP A CAPPELLA 101
Camp A Cappella 101 will be held this year on June 4th (Sat) from 9am – 5pm. Mr Larry Detwiler who has over 15 years of experience in training a cappella ensembles and arranging countless musical scores for a cappella groups, will be leading the camp this June.
This camp is targeted at singers who have not attended any a cappella training workshops or camps before.
Limited seats available at $25 for a full day music camp which includes topics ranging from Singing Technique, Solo Singing Technique, Starting and Managing a group, singing 2 songs, choreography, microphone technique and presentation technique.
The date of the competition is confirmed for 3rd week July at the Esplanade Concourse.
Groups who sign up before the 1st of July will be entitled to attend the Pop Singing (full day) workshop by Annie Nepomuceno (Philippines) for FREE.
For new groups who are considering competing in this year’s National Championships, please give us a buzz at angie@a-cappella.org.sg for more details.
Mentors in the form of singers from leading groups are available to donate their time to assisting your with feedback and or masterclasses for FREE. Let us know if you need help starting up or with your music or with ideas.
(3) TAS SINGERS (Repeat)
Looking for an avenue to pick up some a cappella singing skills? Training and rehearsals will be conducted once a week at a central location for 3 hours each time at a low cost of $60 a month. The mission is to provide training and or re-training to singers who’ve been too busy working and who are looking for a fun and friendly environment to put some a cappella songs together. Depending on the quality and progress of development, there will be performance opportunities as well. (Singers aged : 25 and up)
If you are interested to pursue this, please write in to angie@a-cappella.org.sg with your comments and for more details.
(4) JUZ B DOING GREAT ON SUPERBAND!
If you’ve been missing the performances of Juz B online, you can catch them here! www.youtube.com
The only a cappella group left in the nation-wide band competition is doing us proud and came away recently with the highest scores from the judges. All they need now is continuous support from fans and friends and we can all play a HUGE part in ensuring a cappella gets represented all the way to the Grand Finals and WINs!
(5) OVERSEAS A CAPPELLA FESTIVALS
If you are considering a trip out of Singapore, why not go for an a cappella event?
do SOMETHINGOOD
12 – 25 June (except Tuesdays & Thursdays)
11am – 7pm, Orchard
Somethingood is back again - first held in June 2004, this year it's a busking festival in aid of the Bone Marrow Donor Programme http://www.bmdp.org.
If you're a performer, we want you to busk at Somethingood! Musician, singer, dancer or street artist; BMDP is looking for people to make the streets of Orchard a different place for two weeks and the days of leukaemia-stricken children brighter for a lifetime. Simply register at http://somethingood.atspace.com.
(7) GIG UPDATE
14th May
University of Santo Tomas (UST) Singers in Concert
7:30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall $15, $20 www.sistic.com.sg
16th May
Symphony of Voices by Victoria Chorale
7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall. Tix $20 - $40 www.sistic.com.sg
27th May
Bringing out personalities on stage ; How to get it Right
Drama techniques for singers
10am – 4pm, Venue to be confirmed. Fee $25 / $15
2nd & 3rd June
Garage : A Café concert held by Youth for Christ
Book a seat thru nancy@syfc.org.sg or 67432330
Mandarin A Cappella and lots more by Vertical Harmony and Agappella.
6pm -9.30pm; Emmanuel House @ 10 Lorong 27A Geylang (Special transport in cars from Aljunied MRT from 5.30pm onwards)
4th June
Camp A Cappella 101 (Beginners)
Join Larry Detwiler at Camp A Cappella 101. This camp has a 5 year success history of helping new singers get in touch with harmony singing.
9am – 5pm. Venue : To be confirmed) Fee $38 / student $28
1st July
Pop Singing : Getting it Right. So many claims to so many techniques.
Get your voice accessed and corrected at this full day workshop.
10am – 4pm. Venue to be confirmed. Fee $48 / student $38 (Foreign clinician)
3rd Week July
National A Cappella Championships 06
29th July
Vocalopollooza! A Cappella Dance Party
26th August
A Cappella Arranging
Wanting to get into writing a cappella arrangements? Learn the tools and tricks.
10am – 4pm. Venue to be confirmed. Fee $38 / student $28
15–17 September
A CappellaFest 06 at the Victoria Theatre
23rd September
Home Recording : Create your own album!
Create (part of) a song in this session and go thru the process of recording and mixing it.
10am – 5pm Venue to be confirmed. Fee $25 / student $15
28th October
Song Writing : Learn tips on song writing
10am – 4pm Venue to be confirmed. Fee $25 / student $15
November
Ang Mo Kio Sec Sch Choir – A Cappella Concert
End November
Camp A Cappella (Intermediate)
If you wish to list your gigs and performances with us, please write to Angie at contact@a-cappella.org.sg we will be putting up this information on our web site as well.
(8) CONTACT US
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