Increased interest in modern a cappella ( particularly collegiate a cappella ) can be seen in the growth of awards such as the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards ( overseen by the Contemporary A Cappella Society ) and competitions such as the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella for college groups and the Harmony Sweepstakes for all groups.

This can either be done with music and follow the beats provided or without musical accompaniment, also known as a cappella dancing.

Tap dancing can also be done using an a cappella method.

Orchestra choruses require tenors with fully resonant voices, but chamber or a cappella choral music ( sung with no instrumental accompaniment ) can rely on light baritones singing in falsetto.

Masses can be a cappella, for the human voice alone, or they can be accompanied by instrumental obbligatos up to and including a full orchestra.

An a cappella version of the first verse and chorus can be found during a singing contest judged by Janeane Garofalo in the film The Matchmaker.

Vocalists in grades 11 and 12 can join Cantabile, the school's a cappella vocal group.

Polyphonic songs ( pulifunie ) in Corsica are a cappella, and can be either spiritual or secular.

Children and adults with increased bronchial secretions can benefit from routine chest therapy using the manual method, an a cappella device or a chest physiotherapy vest.

This mix of progressive and conservative trends can be seen throughout his music: some of his sacred music is a cappella, again in the prima prattica style of the previous century, while other pieces show influence of the Venetian School.

Masses can be a cappella, for the human voice alone, or they can be accompanied by instrumental obbligatos up to and including a full orchestra.

The Persuasions can be categorized as an a cappella group that has covered gospel and popular music of each decade in which they performed and recorded.

A cappella ( Italian for " in the manner of the church " or " in the manner of the chapel ", also see gospel music and choir ) music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way.

Today, a cappella also includes sample / loop " vocal only " productions by producers like Jimmy Spice Curry, Teddy Riley, Björk, Imogen Heap, Wyclef Jean and others.

The madrigal, up until its development in the early Baroque into an instrumentally-accompanied form, is also usually in a cappella form.

Since “ a cappella ” singing brought a new polyphony with instrumental accompaniment, it is not surprising that Protestant reformers who opposed the instruments ( such as Calvin and Zwingli ) also opposed the polyphony.

Many Muslim musicians also perform a form of a cappella music called nasheed or Tawasheeh.

There also remains a strong a cappella presence within Christian music, as some denominations purposefully do not use instruments during

Co-ed South Asian a cappella groups are also gaining in popularity.

In addition to singing words, some a cappella singers also emulate instrumentation by reproducing the melody with their vocal cords.

Beatboxing is a form of a cappella music popular in the hip-hop community, where rap is often performed a cappella also.

Haden has also released a cappella versions of Journey's " Don't Stop Believin '", The Beach Boys ' " God Only Knows " and Michael Jackson's " Thriller ".

Although they are generally classified as a cappella metal, the band also includes a drummer, and use amplifiers on some songs to distort the voice to sound more like a real guitar.

Mendelssohn and Brahms also wrote significant a cappella motets.

The Amateurs, who also appeared on this album, is another co-ed a cappella group on campus, founded in 1991.

There was also an a cappella version of the song which was used for all of Season 6, but this version was abandoned for most of Season 7 in favor of the reinstatement of Thomas ' and Warnes ' duet version, although the a capella theme returned for three episodes as well as the series finale.

Mastrangelo and Lyndon, their two former lead singers from the 1960s, also did backing vocals on the a cappella album.

' Helicon ' saw Polci and Ciccone heavily featured as lead vocalists, Valli, besides his co-lead chorus vocal on ' Rhapsody ' and some backing vocals, only taking a brief ' bridge lead vocal ' on two songs that were largely sung by Polci, though on ' New York Street Song ( No Easy Way )', Valli also clearly stands out over the group harmonies on two notable a cappella sections.

Colby also has a vibrant a cappella scene.

Love and Murrell brought in two new members from one set of the Delfonics-Harold Eban Brown as lead singer, and tenor Van Fields who also sang with an a cappella group called A Perfect Blend.

The Swedish prime minister at the time, Ingvar Carlsson, also present that night, said it was an ingenious step to do " Dancing Queen " a cappella.

Falsetto is also common in African folk music, especially the South African style called Mbube, traditionally performed by an all-male a cappella chorus.

She toured nationally with her father and also regularly performed a cappella renditions of " The Star Spangled Banner " at the opening ceremonies of the Dallas Cowboys football games.

In European understanding, a cappella is also used to describe this form of singing.

Certain high church services and other musical events in liturgical churches ( such as the Roman Catholic Mass and the Lutheran Divine Service ) may be a cappella, a practice remaining from apostolic times.

Musica reservata is either a style or a performance practice in a cappella vocal music of the latter, mainly in Italy and southern Germany, involving refinement, exclusivity, and intense emotional expression of sung text.

Doo Wop singers would work a cappella without backing instruments, and practice in hallways of their schools, apartment buildings, or alleys to achieve echo effects on their voices, and lyrics were generally innocent youthful observations on the upsides of teen love and romance.

In 1552 Porta became maestro di cappella at Osimo Cathedral ; in 1565 he took a position in Padua briefly, but took a more important position in Ravenna the next year, where he was hired to build an entirely new music practice at the cathedral.

The term Key Note comes from the practice of a cappella, often Barbershop singers, playing a note before singing.

In music history, musica reservata ( also musica secreta ) is either a style or a performance practice in a cappella vocal music of the latter half of the 16th century, mainly in Italy and southern Germany, involving refinement, exclusivity, and intense emotional expression of sung text.

Other than the last 30 seconds containing a guitar solo by May, the song is generally set in a cappella form, using only stomping and clapping as a rhythmic beat.

The second round is the Intros Round, wherein two members of a team are asked to convey the introduction of a song a cappella ( but using vocal sounds for instruments rather than words ) for their team mate to guess.

Although the extreme difference between his a cappella songs and his new tracks using electronic samples received mixed critics, Prigent considered that he remained faithful to the arrhythmic, unmeasured aspect of Breton music.

The Young Tradition used this version for their a cappella recording on their 1965 debut album, using quite a primitive harmonisation, in which two of the vocal parts move in parallel fifths.

The new style, using voices to emulate modern rock instruments, marked a shift away from the more traditional sounds of the jazz or classical ensembles and glee clubs to contemporary a cappella, with groups focusing on modern pop music, complete with complex textures and a driving beat ( see vocal percussion ).

Live performances of collegiate a cappella would occasionally incorporate comedy for some songs by using choreographed movements.

The " instruments " in the a cappella song are entirely overdubbed voice parts and other sounds made by McFerrin, using no instruments at all.

* The Brown Derbies, a collegiate a cappella group from Brown University, replicated Deep Note using only human male voices.