a cappella
Singing sans instruments
A cappella describes vocal music performed without instrumental accompaniment.
The term comes from Italian meaning "in the manner of the chapel," referring to the unaccompanied choral tradition of church music.
It applies to everything from Renaissance sacred works to contemporary vocal groups that use only voices, sometimes imitating instruments with beatboxing and harmonies.
The group performed an a cappella version of the pop song.
Hair-cutting establishment
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
- glee clubOrganized singing ensemble
- octetGroup of precisely eight
- sextetEnsemble of six
quintet · quartet · chorale · madrigal · collegiate · Pentatonix · Pitch Perfect · close harmony
Highest female voice range
- altoLower female voice
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- baritoneMid-range male voice
mezzo-soprano · contralto · falsetto · countertenor · lead · background · voice part · register
Notes sounded simultaneously
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- thirdsOne of three parts
- fifths750ml spirit bottles
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
polyphony · homophony · blend · interval · resolution · triad · cadence · modulation
Vocal drum imitation
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- loopCurve closing on itself
- layeringForming successive strata
breath control · dynamics · phrasing · attack · sustain · blend · balance · cutoff
Relating to sound
- rawIn original state
- pureUnmixed, without impurities
- naturalNot artificially produced
- human voiceAudible expression from throat
stripped-down · unplugged · bare · authentic
barbershop
Hair-cutting establishment
sextet · quintet · quartet · chorale · madrigal · collegiate · Pentatonix · Pitch Perfect · close harmony · blend
soprano
Highest female voice range
baritone · mezzo-soprano · contralto · falsetto · countertenor · lead · background · voice part · register · low voice
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- thirdsOne of three parts
- fifths750ml spirit bottles
counterpoint · polyphony · homophony · blend · interval · resolution · triad · cadence · modulation · overtone
beatbox
Vocal drum imitation
layering · breath control · dynamics · phrasing · attack · sustain · blend · balance · cutoff · swell
acoustic
Relating to sound
human voice · stripped-down · unplugged · bare · authentic
- group songssing-along, sing-alongs, singalong, communal songs, communal singing
- folk singingsea shanties, work songs, sea shanty, work song, call and response
- Chazzanutcantor, trope, recitative, melisma, congregational singing
- folk techniquesfingerpicking, flatpicking, clawhammer, strumming, hammer-ons
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
a cappellainstrumental
Serving as means
instrumental music · orchestral · synthesized · electronic · big band