Word: cappella
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...fact that there even exists a database seems proof to some that the number of a cappella groups has swelled in excess. DeSimone predicts that the current growth of the a cappella scene will soon subside by the law of supply and demand. He observes that the number of groups changes the way the campus perceives and acts toward a cappella...
...People don’t want to go to four a cappella shows a semester,” he explains. “If there were one group, it’s a different story—it becomes a highlight of the semester. Whereas now, it’s, ‘Oh if I can’t make this week’s a cappella show, I’ll go to next week’s a cappella show...
...Umang J. Shukla ’11, a member of Glee Club Lite, thinks the amount of groups gives each person a chance to find their fit, even if it runs the risk of dampening general interest in a cappella...
...agree that it does dilute it, especially when an a cappella jam lasts for three and a half hours,” he says. “But by the same token, the people in the groups don’t mind waiting two hours before going on stage...
Indeed, a common thread among a cappella singers is that they participate more for themselves than any audience. “Making the music is more important to me than having the music received,” Shukla explains. “Everyone wants to be able to express themselves—more so than they want to feel the self-actualization of showing up on stage and having people clap for them...