Interactive A Cappella Programs
for Schools & Districts
Interactive A Cappella Programs for Schools & Districts
High-energy assemblies, choir workshops, residencies, and community performances that bring contemporary a cappella, beatboxing, and collaborative music-making directly to K–12 students.
In Action: Backtrack Vocals in Schools
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300+ schools served worldwide
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Featured Presenters at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference
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115K+ YouTube subscribers
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Performances at Lincoln Center, Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall & more
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Self-contained professional production setup
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Programs designed for K–12 students of all musical backgrounds
Why Schools Choose Backtrack:
Educational Programs
Assemblies ♪
At the heart of our programming, Backtrack Vocals delivers highly interactive school assemblies designed to engage students of all grades and musical backgrounds through contemporary a cappella performance, beatboxing, audience participation, and live arranging demonstrations.
Workshops ♪
We workshop with choirs and a cappella groups, focusing on musical and performance elements. We can work on their current repertoire or provide a complimentary Backtrack arrangement to learn before our visit.
Specialty Clinics ♪
Focused breakout sessions allow students to explore specialized areas of contemporary vocal music in a more hands-on, interactive setting. Popular clinic topics include beatboxing, pop vocal techniques, group vocal improvisation, and choreography. Explore our full list of specialty clinics below!
Residency ♪
Our residency programs offer flexible, immersive arts experiences designed for schools, districts, and communities. From multi-school district residencies with culminating community performances to multi-day deep-dive experiences within a single school, Backtrack Vocals can tailor programming to fit a wide range of educational goals and schedules. Learn more below!
Testimonials
Testimonials
Specialty Clinics
Please note that all specialty clinics are customized to fit the age, experience level, and musical background of participating students.
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Group Vocal Improvisation - A fun and accessible introduction to collaborative music-making and contemporary a cappella arranging. Through interactive games and group exercises, students learn to trust their musical instincts while exploring harmony, rhythm, groove, listening skills, and creativity in a supportive environment.
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Beatboxing - Learn the fundamentals of vocal percussion from Backtrack Vocals’ award-winning beatboxer. Students explore core beatboxing sounds, rhythm patterns, and performance techniques before experimenting with creating their own beats and sound combinations on the microphone.
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Choreography/Movement - Students gain the tools to create and perform choreography for contemporary a cappella music. This interactive clinic explores concepts such as directed energy, call-and-response, staging, and intentional stillness while demonstrating how movement can enhance storytelling and audience engagement. Students collaborate in groups to create original choreography and receive performance feedback.
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Pop Vocal Techniques - Discover healthy, expressive, and stylistically authentic approaches to contemporary singing. Students explore techniques such as riffing, mix-belting, vocal flips, breath control, and more while receiving individualized feedback and coaching.
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Singing a Solo - Build confidence and strengthen solo performance skills in a supportive setting. Students learn techniques for storytelling, stage presence, musical interpretation, and audition preparation while receiving feedback on a selected solo excerpt of their choice.
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DIY Music Video - Explore the creative process behind producing engaging music videos using accessible tools and simple production techniques. Students learn about planning, storytelling, shot composition, performance for camera, and video concepts while analyzing examples from Backtrack Vocals’ music videos.
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Triple Threats: Nailing the MT Audition - In this class, we combine singing, dancing, and acting, catering to students interested in musical theater. Students will build confidence, collaborate, and tap into their creative instincts through improvisation games and team activities. Selected students will perform a verse and chorus of their favorite MT song, aiming to create a polished 32-bar audition cut. They will receive tools to understand character perspectives, bring lyrics to life, and feel comfortable on stage. Finally, students will learn a musical theatre dance combination, focusing on style and technique, and tips for picking up choreography quickly. [1.5-2 hour suggested time]
Residency
Our residency programs offer flexible, immersive arts experiences for students of all ages and musical backgrounds. Backtrack Vocals specializes in both district-wide residencies serving multiple schools and multi-day intensives within a single school, allowing students to take a deeper dive into contemporary a cappella, beatboxing, collaborative music-making, creativity, and performance.
Residency formats can include assemblies, choir workshops, specialty clinics, after-school programming, school-break intensives, summer camps, and collaborative community performances. District-wide residencies may feature visits to multiple schools and often culminate in an evening showcase featuring student ensembles, skill demonstrations, collaborative performances with Backtrack Vocals, and community engagement opportunities.
Our multi-day intensive programs give students the opportunity to build their own a cappella groups while exploring specialty clinics in arranging, choreography, beatboxing, solo singing, and performance techniques. Throughout the residency, students collaborate toward a culminating performance experience that celebrates creativity, teamwork, and artistic growth.