PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT IS A CAPELLA?
•singers use just their voices and no instruments
•It is Italian for, "in the manner of the church", referring to music sung without instruments
Pentatonix
•Pentatonix is an a capella band
•They performed on "The Sing-Off" and won the third season in 2011.
•They have 8 successful albums.
Pentatonix Albums
•PTX (Volumes 1, 2, and 3)
•PTXMas, That's Christmas To Me, and A Pentatonix Christmas
•Pentatonix and PTX
More Pentatonix
•There are 5 members in the band: Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Avi Kaplan, Kirsten Maldonado, and Kevin Olusola
•They made an appearance in the movie, "Pitch Perfect 2"
Mitch Grassi
•Mitch is the youngest member of the band (24 years old)
•Born on July 24, 1992 in Arlington, TX
•Mitch sings the highest notes out of everyone in the band
Scott Hoying
•Scott was born on September 7, 1991 in Arlington, TX (25 years old)
•A songwriter and pianist
•Has been performing since 8 years old
Kirstin "Kirstie" Maldonado
•Kirstin was born on September 17, 1991 in Fort Worth, TX (25 years old)
•She toured as a member Theatre Arlington and developed her skills in eight-part harmonies
Avi Kaplan
•Avi was born on April 17, 1989 in Visalia, CA (27 years old)
•Plays guitar and composes and arranges music for choral and a capella
•He sings the lowest notes
Kevin "K.O." Olusola
•Kevin was born on October 5, 1988 in Pasadena, CA (28 years old)
•He sings and beat boxes for the band
The Sing-Off
•The Sing-Off was an a cappella singing competition on TV
•Debuted on December 14, 2009
•Had 4 seasons with a fifth as a holiday special in 2014
Pitch Perfect
•released in 2012
•a movie about a collegiate a cappella group
•was the second most successful musical comedy behind "School Of Rock"
•it earned over $115 million worldwide
Pitch Perfect 2
•released in 2014
•sequel to "Pitch Perfect"
•featured Hailee Steinfeld, a popular singer and actress
•became the most successful musical comedy, surpassing the original and "School Of Rock"
•grossed over $287 million in 5 days