Behind The Scenes Video Series
Arranging a Power Ballad From Start to Finish: Our Full A Cappella Process
In this video series, we share our entire, step-by-step creative process on camera, as we arrange a powerful, dramatic ballad from scratch. Along the way, we share and explain everything that we're doing and thinking in detail — every idea, decision, tool, and technique.
You'll learn exactly how we arrange a ballad firsthand, from how we choose a song, to crafting our parts, all the way through recording and performing finished arrangement.
In the process, we'll be explaining our approach to the following topics:
- End-to-End A Cappella Arrangement
- Harmonies & Writing Vocal Parts
- Recording A Cappella Covers
- Bass Lines, Rhythm & Groove
- Delivering a Powerful Solo
- Beatboxing & Vocal Percussion
- Dynamics, Energy & Transitions
- Improvisation & Developing Your Ear
- Choosing Syllables & Vowels
- Embellishments & Ear Candy
- Layering Your Voice with Music Software
- Music Theory for A Cappella
- Rehearsal & Polishing a Performance
- Blending & Breath Control
We hope you enjoy and learn something from how we work!
What’s included:
2+ hours of on-demand video
Learn from the real behind-the-scenes
Exclusive access to insider secrets
Watch on all devices
Unlimited lifetime access
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You’re a fan of Pentatonix and are curious to see what happens behind the scenes. You’re looking for inspiration and access to a world you normally can’t see.
You want to learn exactly how Pentatonix do what they do. Watch their real, start-to-finish process, including how they navigates every decision, setback, and more.
You want to know all of Pentatonix’s insider secrets — the exact tools and techniques they uses, their hard-won lessons, and well-guarded industry secrets.
It was such a joy learning how to arrange songs and having the honor and privilege to be in the room with Pentatonix. This has inspired me to explore my creative side, you never know what can happen because of it!
As a fan, I only heard the finished songs, but I knew that there was magic happening behind the scenes and these videos let me witness that.
I learned so much from Pentatonix about their process and tools. Their videos were super helpful.
This experience inspired and encouraged me to begin to record my music again.
Hey, we’re Pentatonix! We are a 3x Grammy award-winning and multi-Platinum selling musical group that specializes in creating songs using only our voices. We love to cover pop, and we've accumulated over 5 billion views on YouTube by reimagining songs from artists like Daft Punk, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Clean Bandit, Lorde, and Ariana Grande, as well as sharing our own original music. In our Studio, we’re sharing our real, behind-the-scenes process for creating new a cappella arrangements. Watch us arrange an new a cappella songs from scratch, including how we write harmonies and background parts, add vocal percussion and bass lines, use vocal textures and more. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to create covers of your favorite songs using only your voice, we’re showing every step here. Our Studio is designed to help you learn exactly how we do what we do.
What’s included:
2+ hours of on-demand video
Learn from the real behind-the-scenes
Exclusive access to insider secrets
Watch on all devices
Unlimited lifetime access