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The Men of Note from Cherry Hill High School in New Jersey were ICHSA grand champions in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
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Legendary music producer Brian Eno sings a cappella every week, and considers it essential to good health and happiness
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Many American Idol finalists have a cappella backgrounds, including Blake Lewis and Justin Guarini
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Actor James Van Der Beek sang in Drew 36 Madison Avenue
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Actress Lauren Graham sang in the Barnard Metrotones
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Pop songstress Sara Bareilles can be heard singing her song "Gravity" with UCLA Awaken on BOCA 2004
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Doowop revivalists Sha Na Na was founded by members of the Columbia Kingsmen
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Sierra Club President Adam Werbach sang in the Brown Derbies
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Actress Mira Sorvino sang in the Harvard Veritones. One of her solos was "Only You"
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Newswoman Dianne Sawyer sang in the Wellesley Blue Notes






























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Re: Keep ICHSA's & ICCA's appropriate "for a family show!"
"it's probably not made explicit to those groups" I think that's the issue, Amy. one of my parents is probably going to mention that to Varsity Vocals in an E-mail. My whole point of this blog was only intended to tell groups who perform representing Varsity Vocals to please be professionally mindful of their audience and to (without actually wanting to single anyone out) ask if Varsity Vocals can make sure that they let their guest performers know that the same standards apply to their performances as it does with the main event performances. That way the performers can be more professional, Varsity Vocals will keep a clean slate of amazingness, (which they deserve because they so are!), and then everybody wins! I hope that my blog came off as a supportive reminder rather than coming off as only a complaint. As an educator in the school system, I know that my school administrators would not approve of a performance that was not school appropriate on any of our stages. That, in this case, would mean "family friendly." The phrase "why the hell" or "pissing the night away" that could have been changed to "why the anything" or "kissing the night away" are amongst those things that would not be family friendly. Or at last year's ICCA's when a guest performer literally sang about having an orgasm and I'm sitting next to a 9 year old girl. That just makes it awkward and uncomfortable for the audience, especially if she followed up with the cliché question, "Mommy, what's an..." Well... it was a college competition, but I think we can all agree that the barometer was reached with this one on "family friendly." Thanks for the post, Amy. You make some very good points. You're definitely right: "Everyone's barometer is different." .: John David Maybury
Re: All You Need To Do
Anyone Can Do It "Anyone can do it" is the catch-phrase of just about every multi-level marketing company. I was an part-time MLM rep for a year, and that experience taught me a lot about advertising, promotions, and a lot about my own personal growth. It also taught me that "anyone can do it" is a lie. I am self-motivated, hard-working, and focused - ask anyone who knows me. I was NOT a successful MLM marketer (as in, I lost about $500 and never made a penny). But.... Anyone can take their own aptitudes and build on them. "Talent" is a four-letter word in my vocabulary, as expressed in this article from my blog. We all have aptitudes of varying levels in many areas of intelligence, and those aptitudes determine our starting point. What happens after that is what Deke is talking about. The late Arnold Jacobs was the pricipal tuba player with the Chicago Symphony for 44 years. He did so with the impaired use of one of his lungs due to a childhood illness. To be one of the world's most celebrated professional tuba performers, he had to learn how to operate efficiently with one lung, and in the process he became one of the most important brass pedagogues in history. He is an exception to the rule - someone who succeeds in building past their deficiency. For the rest of us, it is wise to take stock of where our strongest aptitudes lie, build on them, and work like crazy on our weak points along the way. Self-awareness, self-motivation, and self-growth are key. If you don't work on it, who will?
Re: All You Need To Do
LAAF discussion This actually came up in one of the workshops in LAAF. When someone wants to enter "mainstream success," they first need to ask 2 questions: One, what is mainstream? And two, why do you want to enter mainstream success? To address the first, the definition of mainstream is different for everyone. Someone believes that mainstream is television, radio, movies, etc. The pop star treatment. Personally, I believe something is mainstream when it can be organized into though and taught in classes. To me, mainstream is an all-encompassing word. Saying one artist is mainstream is a misuse of the word. Second, why do you want it? Unfortunately (and I know I'm making a generalization with little empirical evidence) I believe that many want the fame more than the art. Fame and money are fine, but they should be a consequence of your actions, not the intended goal. Those who work towards the fame, the status, the award are ignoring the fundamental reason we are artists. But unfortunately, in the American society, the american dream has often been described as "mainstream success." Personally, I enjoy these philosophical conversations. Keep it coming. Oh...and there already is a new happy birthday. It involves living in a zoo and looking/smelling like a monkey.
Re: All You Need To Do
How Timely... I had a little reminder yesterday from one of the most charismatic, optimistic, and accomplished beatboxers I've met when he greeted me and my morning coffee on the Today Show. Major props to Kevin; your success is well deserved. Consequently, I spiraled into an introspective analysis of success and realized how a beatboxer on the Today Show might actually be a great benefit to beatboxers/a cappella singers and in some way myself. So thank you, Mr. K.O. It came down to a simple mantra: Don't be the best, just do the best. Thanks Dekey!
Re: All You Need To Do
Extremes Thanks for the thoughtful comments! What I'm trying to say is that it's not simple, it's not easy, it's not for everyone, and it's not a given. Just as you say. You work hard, you have successes and setbacks small and large, and you get up and do it again. That's all there is, and all there will ever be. The rest is mythology.