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Deke Sharon

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Born

in San Francisco, The United States

December 12, 1967

Website

http://www.dekesharon.com

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Music, A Cappella, Choral

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August 2012

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"the father of contemporary a cappella" - Entertainment Weekly
"a one man a cappella revolution" - Boston Globe
"the maven of the a cappella movement" - Oakland Tribune
"the a cappella expert" - Ottawa Citizen
"the voice of a cappella music" - Songwriters Monthly
"a musical genius, an a cappella giant" - Ithaca Times
"deke sharon makes a cappella cool again" - NPR

Born in San Francisco, California, Deke Sharon has been performing professionally since the age of 8, and as a child toured North America and shared the stage in operas with the likes of Pavarotti. Heralded as "The Father of Contemporary A Cappella," he is responsible for the current sound of modern a cappella, having created the dense vocal-instrumental sound in college, subsequently s ...more

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	A Cappella Arranging by Deke Sharon (Goodreads Author), Dylan Bell 4.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart of Vocal Harmony: Emotional Expression in Group Singing 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cappella by Deke Sharon (Goodreads Author), Ben Spaulding , Brody McDonald it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shout! by Deke Sharon (Goodreads Author), Anne Raugh it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Respect by Deke Sharon (Goodreads Author), Anne Raugh it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Deke Sharon (Goodreads Author), Anne Raugh it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Songs A Cappella it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Natural Woman by Deke Sharon (Goodreads Author), Anne Raugh it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cappella Jazz Broadway it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Disney DCappella Tour Songbook it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Deke Sharon's Books - a guide

I get asked from time to time what my books contain. Here's a cheat sheet:

A Cappella Arranging, with Dylan Bell (2012):

• For beginners through experts
• Ten step method to get you started right away
• Creative process: “The dreamer, the editor, and the critic”
• Advanced sections on bass lines, textures, rhythm, writers block, much more
• Many music examples throughout, short phrases through full s... Read more of this blog post »

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“I'm not saying you have to learn Barbershop to be a great a cappella singer... but I am promising you if you do sing Barbershop, you'll be better than if you don't.”
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“Great emotional singing isn't a destination, it's a journey, one to be taken time and again to different places with different moods and different audiences.”
― Deke Sharon, The Heart of Vocal Harmony: Emotional Expression in Group Singing

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“You can't create great vocal harmony without interpersonal harmony.”
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― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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“Good artists copy; great artists steal.”
― Pablo Picasso

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