Welcome to Instant A Cappella — a fast, fun, and classroom-ready warm-up activity for choirs of all levels!
Use our YouTube part track videos as a warm-up, sight-singing refresher, Friday activity, or a reliable sub plan when you need something engaging and musical right away.
In each video, singers are guided through:
🎵 A short, catchy a cappella pattern tailored to their voice part (Soprano • Alto • Tenor • Bass • Solo • Vocal Percussion)
👂 Accessible sight-reading and repetition designed to reinforce accuracy and mastery
💡 Layering and ensemble-building exercises that quickly evolve into a complete a cappella texture
🎶 A final performance run-through to solidify part independence and readiness
All of this in under 3 minutes to fit seamlessly into warm-ups, sectionals, and sub plans!
This series helps students:
✔️ Develop part independence while working collaboratively in sectionals
✔️ Reflect collectively on accuracy, tuning, and readiness to proceed ✔️ Strengthen stylistic and technical skills in contemporary a cappella ✔️ Demonstrate immediate musical outcomes with minimal teacher facilitation
Perfect for:
✨ Warm-ups
✨ “A Cappella Fridays”
✨ Last-minute sub plans
✨ Extra time left at the end of class
✨ General music fun days
Breathin’ by Ariana Grande
for SATB Choir
Divisi
Soprano 1
Soprano 2
Alto
Tenor *Low alto accessible
Bass
Solo *Lower octave accessible
Vocal Percussion