True or false

If someone can sing a cappella and still sound good or even better than with instruments they have true singing talent?

4/26/2007 8:30:29 PM

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OH THAT YOU ONLY MEANT WELL, WELL OF COURSE YOU DID

4/26/2007 8:32:02 PM

shit I meant to post this in chit chat....can someone move it for me???

4/26/2007 8:32:57 PM

4/26/2007 8:37:19 PM

This thread sucks.

4/26/2007 9:08:21 PM

depends on the song, I've heard a capella versions of shitty songs that made it sound better

4/26/2007 9:29:35 PM

true for groups that sing in harmony ... it's kind-of a crap shoot if it's only one or two

4/26/2007 9:47:14 PM

singing a cappella takes at least relative pitch, preferably perfect pitch.

if you can stay in tune throughout the entire song with a group singing freaky harmonies all around you for the entire song, you, my friend, have true singing talent.

take this from someone who's been in this position.

and ActionPants, have you ever tried to sing Hide and Seek a cappella? it's hard as shitttttt.

4/26/2007 10:01:50 PM

^I agree completely. It takes true skill to sing well with instruments, and even more skill to be a good soloist for an a cappella group. But it takes the whole group to make a song sound good. Everyone must stay on pitch - if the group is off, the soloist will be off too, because they rely on the group for support (be it rhythm, dynamics and pitch). So, most people who sing in decent to good a cappella groups must be good singers. Those individuals who are soloists are among the best of those.

I've had about 4 years of a cappella experience, and can call myself a pretty damn good singer. I've also had the pleasure and honor of singing with other damn good singers in the various groups that I've been in.

4/26/2007 10:45:11 PM

Skill level:

group a capella > singing with live instrumentation > singing with recorded instrumentation > singing alone a capella

It's all about pitch and the ability to blend that takes skill.

4/26/2007 11:56:34 PM

http://www.youtube.com/v/yMo_boi1Yw0

[Edited on April 27, 2007 at 1:33 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2007 1:33:06 PM

WKNC has an a capella show like sundays around noonish I want to say? Or they did last year anyway, might want to check it out

4/27/2007 1:35:44 PM

Quote :

"depends on the song,"

yeah, if you're singing, say a bob dylan song, doing as good as the original isn't going to indicate singing talent.

4/27/2007 1:35:58 PM

True or false: a cappella groups and individuals are generally very annoying.

True

4/27/2007 2:38:51 PM

^True.

4/29/2007 9:35:41 PM

4/30/2007 1:20:14 PM

god, what a song. i love it.

4/30/2007 6:00:48 PM