All 13 groups on campus perform a set in Shriver Hall, our largest auditorium. My school, Johns Hopkins, solved this problem by creating the Orientation A Cappella Showcase, or O-Show for short. Many colleges and universities have multiple a cappella groups, and you should try to see every group on campus perform before signing up for auditions. But never fear! Here is a breakdown of the a cappella audition process and my own audition experience. Compare that to the number of people who apply, and your odds look similar to those of getting into Yale. Usually, college a cappella groups are only looking to take three or four new members a year. There’s a pretty rigorous audition process, and, naturally, the better the group, the harder it is to get in. Forming lifelong bonds with like-minded peers.īut how do you convert these dreams into reality? Well, let me be the first to tell you, joining any a cappella group isn’t a piece of cake. Being exposed to (and humbled by) insane amounts of talent. It’s musical immersion on a whole new level, discovering talents and musicality you didn’t know you possessed. We do sing outside rehearsal, just not in perfect harmony the way Anna Kendrick and her friends do at the drop of a hat.īut despite these differences, singing with a college a cappella group (like mine, the Johns Hopkins Octopodes!) can feel like something out of a movie. Arrangements take a ton of time to create, and usually groups don’t perform new numbers before working on them for a couple weeks. Breakout jam sessions, fantastic impromptu arrangements, adorable Treblemakers… what could top that?īut as you might imagine, the reality of collegiate a cappella is pretty different from the glossy ease of a movie. Ah, to be able to burst into song at any moment, your best friends backing you in perfect harmony.
If you’re anything like me, you spent the hours after seeing Pitch Perfect dreaming of an a cappella experience of your own. Plus, keep reading for helpful a cappella audition tips! Thinking about joining a collegiate acappella group? (And why wouldn’t you-they’re awesome.) Here’s an inside look at what the onboarding process is like at one school.
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