Your group, Eleventh Hour, was the first high school choir to be featured on the NBC show The Sing-Off. Westminster Chorus, Pentatonix, SONOS, Firedrill!, Vocal Spectrum, Vocal Majority, Karen Carpenter, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, Renee Fleming Who are some your favorite singers/choirs? Jim Henry (Director of The Ambassadors of Harmony (international champion barbershop chorus), bass of The Gas House Gang and Crossroads (two international champion quartets) and Director of Choral Activities at University of Missouri-St. I found myself listening to the various participating high schools and thinking, “why is this group better than that group?” and “why are all these choirs better than my high school choir was?” I decided that I would become a choir director and provide for students the program I didn’t have when I grew up.ĭeke Sharon (founder of CASA, vocal producer of The Sing-Off) The turning point, however, was when the BGSU Men’s Chorus sang at a high school choral festival. I started taking voice lessons and became interested in music theory. I signed up for the Men’s Chorus there, and soon I found myself more and more interested in music. It all started when I went to BGSU on an academic scholarship. What inspired you to start a career in music?īecoming a music teacher really snuck up on me. Let’s hear a little more about Brody and his book: It was during this time that he had the opportunity to sing in an International Top 20 quartet (open class), Turning Point, and was filmed in the PBS documentary “Can’t Stop Singing.” Brody currently is the director of choirs at Kettering Fairmont High School.īrody shares the knowledge obtained through years of experience as a choir director in “A Cappella Pop”.
He even sang baritone in the 1995 International College Quartet Champion!Īfter leaving BGSU Brody held a position at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio teaching private voice, choir, Italian/French/German diction, conducting, vocal pedagogy and voice class for beginners.
While at BGSU, Brody was the president of the Men’s Chorus and Collegiate Chorale, had several roles in operas, played in the marching and pep bands, and went on two 6-week summer tours of the USA. The book provides insightful information about forming your ensemble, music selection, rehearsal techniques, sound reinforcement, vocal percussion, and much more!īrody received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and went on to complete his Master’s degree in choral conducting. Today we had the opportunity to interview Brody McDonald author of the wonderfully informative guide for choir: A Cappella Pop – A Contemporary Guide to A Cappella Singing. By Brendan Lai-Tong A Cappella Pop – Brody McDonald
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