Round One: Smitty v themriron2 (574 views)

[Steve]

This is Smitty. v themriron2 in Round One of the Clip-Off. You have five days to submit your clips, and until 23:00 GMT Time Saturday, October 9 to vote. October 10 is the Results Day.

The categories for Round One are:
1. Best A Cappella Singing: Singing without instrumental accompaniment. The singer can be accompanied by other voices, however.
2. Best Vocal Duet: Two lead singers singing either in harmony, unison or taking turns.

The teams are free to post their clips, voting commences as soon as they have.

Vote here.

Current Vote Count: 6

[Smitty.]

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{Best A Cappella Singing:}
1:24 til 2:08, Here Weird Al does a bunch of fast paced acepella singing showing off his chops with some easy sounding lows down to the mid second Octave and some highs up the mid 4th octave, i often respect him for doing something like this as it can be incredibly hard to sing fast paced like this

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{Best Vocal Duet}
5:49 til 7:27 devin and Anneke both sing and take turns here with devin doing some mid to upper fourth octave screams with Anneke doing some really nice angelic vocals

[themriron2]

Alright folks, let's get this show on the road.

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{Best Vocal Duet - Ayunga}

Timestamp (3:15) to 4:37. Ayunga uses a wide, expressive palette of vocal colours in this clip, starting with a soft solo verse that demonstrates his control with softer singing from F#3 - G4. The key moves up a tone, and Ayunga more than rises to the challenge, carrying a dramatic belted line up to A4 while playing nicely off partner Tanya Chua's harmony. The clip ends with a triumphant sustained A4 - a great example of his operatic technique. In short, he cycles through a broad range of colours in this clip and displays strength from mid to high range, in harmony and solo, to create an immensely satisfying vocal duet.

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{Best A Cappella Singing - Fei Yu-Ching}

Timestamp (3:21) to end. Fei Yu-Ching joins the winners of a Chinese singing competition in an a cappella medley. One thing that quickly becomes apparent is his control; Fei remains in total control of his voice and dynamics, no matter how low or high (this clip spans E3-A4). Never does a low note sound too quiet, nor a loud one overpowering, sung throughout in a consistent and pleasant tone. Another great example of his control comes with the final note; he holds the final C4 at a comfortable, regular volume initially, before gradually growing quieter over ~10 seconds before the note becomes non-existent. With exceptional control across his range, pleasant tone and a well-arranged a cappella ensemble, this clip is a well-rounded a cappella showcase.