The
human voice is just another instrument, that's how I see it. Whether a melody
is performed by a guitar, a flute or a voice, it's all the same to me. In the
case of A Cappella music this fact is taken to the next level since all parts
of the song are solely made up by the human voice. Percussion, bass, melody and
harmonies are all created by the singers' vocal cords. One of the absolute best
groups in this style is Pentatonix.
Pentatonix
started out in 2011 and participated in the a cappella talent show 'The
Sing-Off', which they won. After winning the show they started to regularly upload
a cappella covers of existing songs to YouTube of which Somebody That I Used To Know is one of their most watched videos. As
their popularity grew they also started to make original songs like Sing, and even went on a world tour.
This however
doesn't mean that they've quit their YouTube activities. Once in a while for
instance the group releases an Evolution of... video. Evolution of Music, Beyoncé, and Michael Jackson are all equally impressive.
Last but
not least Pentatonix also likes to sing Christmas songs. Now I know it's still
October at the time of writing, but nevertheless I urge you to check out the
absolute extraordinary Carol of the Bells
and The First Noel which are some of
my all time favourite renditions.
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