AcaBellas at the ICHSA Finals, 2024
π ChoralPop Coach
Get expert, outside ears on your competition set β without worrying about scheduling.
Submit up to 10 minutes of video from your competition set (a cappella, choir, show choir) and receive 1 hour of focused, written feedback within 48 hours. Feedback is time-stamped and tailored to help you refine ensemble sound, balance and blend, tuning, pacing, and overall set flow so your group feels confident and performance-ready.
If your competition provides a judging rubric, youβre welcome to include it β Iβll reference it directly in my assessment so feedback aligns with what adjudicators are listening for.
How it Works:
Complete a short Google Form and upload your video(s) and arrangements
*Arrangements will not be shared or distributed just used as a reference and to provide specific feedback$80 per submission paid via Venmo or Online Platform
Receive detailed written and audio feedback within 48 hours
Ready to get your feedback?
Your Coach: Natalie Cardillo
Natalie Cardillo (she/her) is a New Jerseyβbased vocal arranger, music educator, and a cappella coach with extensive experience guiding groups through competitive performance and artistic refinement. Many of her arrangements have been premiered at the ICHSA and ICCA, and she brings a deep, practical understanding of what makes a set succeed on stage.
As a performer, Natalie placed 3rd at the ICCA Finals in 2013 with the collegiate a cappella group Vocal Point from the University of Delaware. As a director, she led the Ridgewood High School AcaBellas (NJ) to the ICHSA Finals for two consecutive yearsβ giving her insight from both levels of the competition.
Drawing on her background as a vocal arranger, former high school choir and a cappella director, and lifelong a cappella fanatic, Natalie specializes in offering thoughtful, actionable feedback that helps groups craft sets with attention to pacing, nailing βmoments,β solo delivery, musical sensitivity, and effective storytelling.
Natalie is the founder of ChoralPop, a modern music education platform supporting choirs and a cappella groups through custom arrangements, resources, and professionally recorded practice tracks. She also performs with the Delaware Choral Scholars, currently ranked #1 in the world by Interkultur, and is a former director of the professional all-female a cappella group Cape Harmony.