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The real life Pitch Perfect, a cappella documentary ‘Sing It On’ premieres tonight from 9:30pm on Channel V, Foxtel.

Earlier this week, we spent a day at Foxtel Studios with The Nor’easters (USA aca-stars from Sing It On) creating some fun promo material for the show. With the help of Vocal Australia singers plus some of AUSACA singers from Macquarie University’s a cappella group, Mac-appella, we headed down to Macquarie Centre to do an a cappella flashmob!

We also joined with The Idea of North and The Nor’easters in the afternoon to film some fun interviews and aca-games! We can’t wait until they’re up online!

Thank you to Channel V for the massive shout out to Vocal Australia on their website!

Big thanks to all the producers at Channel V, Foxtel and Made In Katana for inviting us to be part of the aca-awesome promo day! We had a blast and can’t wait to watch Sing It On every Thursday night!

We’ve got our fingers crossed they make an Aussie version of Sing It On or The Sing Off in the near future too!

We were thrilled to be invited by Universal Pictures Australia to provide a cappella flashmob groups for their Official Premiere Screenings of Pitch Perfect 2 in Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland and Adelaide on the 3rd and 4th May!

These screenings (which were some of the first in the world) were attended by media, celebrities, bloggers, some AUSACA singers and a cappella fans!

Special thanks to all our flashmob singers:

• Sydney and Melbourne All-stars: Amelia Alder, Chris Blain (Suade), Jane Patterson (Ginger & Tonic), Matthew Tuey (USA) and Philip Tesoro (USA)
• Queensland: Serotonin (Griffith University)
• Adelaide: Festival Statesmen Youth Chorus (AUSACA 2014 National Champions)

Check out the following vlogs featuring our flashmob performances from the Sydney premiere screening!
HeyImNatalia | AlrightHey | Joel Micallef

We also provided a cappella singers for Hoyts Australia’s major cinemas for their Girls Night Out advance screenings of Pitch Perfect 2 on Wed 6 May.

Massive thanks to the following groups for performing at these events:

• Hoyts Melbourne Central: Suade (Australia’s #1 male a cappella group)
• Hoyts Entertainment Quarter – Sydney: Temper (AUSACA NSW Finalists)

Head to our social media pages to see photos and videos of all the flashmob groups.
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Vocal Australia recently partnered up with Universal Pictures Australia and The Morning Show on 7 to create some fun a cappella segments promoting both Pitch Perfect 2 and AUSACA Australian A Cappella Championship!

The first segment, which aired on 24 April, featured our friend and aca-legend Deke Sharon (USA). Deke is the music producer and arranger for Pitch Perfect 1 & 2 and NBC’s The Sing Off.

https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-morning-show/video/watch/27318721/pitch-perfects-star-coach/

The second segment, which aired on 1 May, featured the debut performance of ‘The Kylies’ starring Larry Emdur, Kylie Gillies and Vocal Australia.

https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-morning-show/video/watch/27501921/a-cappella-all-stars/

Summer flashback version: https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-morning-show/video/watch/30305835/summer-flashback-the-kylies/#page1

Massive thanks to our singers: Amelia Alder, Chris Blain (Suade), Loz Blain (Suade), Jane Patterson (Ginger & Tonic), Michael Honey (Drums of War), Alex Siegers, Emma Shaw (Sexy Pitches).

Huge thanks to Universal Pictures Australia and The Morning Show on 7 for providing us with the opportunity!

1. We all want to win, but there can only be one…so what will you ‘win’ if you don’t place first?
Think about what you would like to get out of the competition. Past AUSACA groups have mentioned that they:

• improved enormously just from being ‘competition-ready’
• got to see the quality of other groups, and learn from what worked well
• learned what they were doing well, and where they could improve from the judges’ feedback
• benefitted from the workshops
• enjoyed being a part of a national community of a cappella singers

2. Sing in the key of (G)rowth.
The biggest winners are the ones most open to feedback and improving their performance. That’s just as relevant to scientists as it is to singers, basketballers to beatboxers, quarter-backs to quartets (you get the picture). Feedback lets us know what we are doing well, which encourages us to do more of that. It can also provide us with clues and directions to follow to help take our performance to the next level.

3. All singers are winners; enjoy the ride!
We’re all fortunate to be a part of a community of singers who can support and encourage each other to enjoy singing. For some groups, just participating is a worthy goal. By participating, we get to be part of something bigger than our own group. From the rehearsals and backstage nerves to seeing your audience, we’re all on the same musical roller coaster, so we may as well enjoy the ride!