A Cappella Links

Educational opportunities:

• Phil Mattson Vocal Jazz/Choral Workshops - Reknown arranger and teacher conducts annual workshops at Southwest Community College, IA.
• Voice at Berklee - Prestigious college of music's vocal instruction programs.
• Western Wind a cappella workshops - Western Wind Workshops take an eclectic look at the art of ensemble singing. Studying a myriad of musical styles from Renaissance to Jazz/Pop with emphasis on the individual as a performing musician.
• UNC Jazz Studies Program - University Of Northern Colorado noted jazz programs under the direction of Gene Aiken features vocal jazz ensemble Et Cetera who often perform a cappella.
• Western Michigan University - Acclaimed vocal music department with Dr Steve Zegree.
• Vocal Jazz Resourses - A list of links to Colleges and Universities with vocal jazz or commercial voice programs or ensembles..
• Jonathan Rathbone Masterclass - Former musical director for Swingle Singers
• National Association for Music Education (MENC) - An international organization of music educators.
• American Choral Directors Association - A nonprofit music-education organization whose purpose is to promote excellence in choral music via performance, composition, publication, research, and teaching.
• National Organization Of Teachers Of Singing - A nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging the highest standards of singing through excellence in teaching and the promotion of vocal education.

Related links

• The A Cappella Foundation - A non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of a cappella music.
• Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival - A national annual competition for vocal harmony groups.
• Regional A Cappella Newsgroups - Subscribe and keep up with the local scene in your area!
• Sing! An A Cappella Celebration - A new a cappella festival to be held June 30 - July 2 in Nashville, TN
• Spring Sing - A forty year old annual a cappella event.
• Vox Humana - Toronta, Canada, a cappella festival
• Sydney A Cappella Association - a great resource for a cappella in Australia
• Boston A Cappella Scene - web site listing all their is to know about a cappella in the boston area.
• World A Cappella Association - One of the goals of WAA is to see a cappella music receive recognition in its various styles by NARAS®, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences®, as a unique art form worthy of an award category presented at the annual GRAMMY® Awards.
• Vocal Group Hall Of Fame And Museum - Dedicated to honor the greatest vocal groups.
• A Cappella Radio Show List - Stations from around the world which play a cappella.
• San Francisco Bay Area A Cappella - Links to local groups plus the Bay Area a cappella mailing list.
• Vintage vocal group harmony web site - Provides information about the R&B groups of the '30's, '40's and '50's.
• Doo-Wop Society Of Southern California - An organization dedicated to preserving the group harmony sounds of the '50's & '60's.
• Society Of Singers - Established in 1984 by Ginny Mancini, widow of famed composer Henry Mancini, is a non-profit that provides relief to professional singers.
• Singing News - America's oldest and largest Southern Gospel Music Magazine.
• VOCALIST - An International Singing e-mail discussion list.
• Vocal Instructors Directory - Find a vocal coach in your area..
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Voice Center - Specialized care for the voice professionals.

Barbershop Links

• Sweet Adelines International - The official home page of a women's barbershop society.
• Harmony Inc. - The official home page of the other women's barbershop society.
• SPEBSQSA - The official home page of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.
• British Association of Barbershop Singing -
• Ladies Association Of British Barbershop Singers -
• Australian Barbershop Society -
• New Zealand Association Of Barbershop Singers -
• Harmonize.com - a site full of barbershop links
• There is a very active barbershop mailing list called the Harmonet. Here is the Harmonet FAQ. To join the Harmonet mailing list, e mail. listserv@admin.humberc.on.ca with the following in the BODY of the message: "SUBSCRIBE BBSHOP your name" (don't use quotes, and enter your real name.)

Choral Music Links

• Chorus America -Chorus America, an organization of professional choruses in the United States.
• ChoralNet - a mailing list for choral directors and interested others.
• American Choral Directors Association - nonprofit music-education organization whose purpose is to promote excellence in choral music via performance, composition, publication, research, and teaching.
• Associated Male Choruses Of America - AMCA is an international (USA/Canada) organization of community based male choruses.

Media articles

• The New York Times - Full page feature on a cappella in the Sunday Arts and Leisure section.
• Billboard Magazine - Commentary on the emergance of vocal bands.
• CNN - The 1997 Summit was recorded by CNN and broadcast world-wide.
• Christian Science Monitor article on Anonymous 4: Island of Serenity in a Sea of 20th-Century Noise.

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