Winning A cappella Competitions - vokal.total.2026 - Workshop

In it to win it? There's a LOT more than blend and singing in tune! Jonathan Minkoff, founder of International A cappella Festival SingStrong (NY, DC, Chicago) and member of Broadway Records a cappella quartet, Blue Jupiter shares more than 20 tips about how to sculpt your performance into a winning set. Singing is one thing. Crafting a brilliant performance is something else. Explore the psychological mechanisms of song order, dynamics, stillness and physical connection. Understand the common musical prejudices that separate judges from typical listeners. From keys to range and beyond, we’ll demonstrate the connection between careful choices and winning strategy. Applicable to any competition! Come ready to absorb info at high speed!

Language: English

Jonathan Minkoff is the Founder of SingStrong a US public charity producing international a cappella festivals in New York, DC and Chicago since 2009. SingStrong helped raise over $100,000 to fight Alzheimer’s Disease. Since 2005, Minkoff has toured the world with Broadway Records recording artists, Blue Jupiter. He holds a Bachelors in Music Education from Northwestern University, a certificate in voice from the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and a JD from Boston University School of Law.

Minkoff was a three-term CASA President and winner of the Chicago Harmony Sweepstakes. He also won the Chicago & National Sweeps’ Original Composition and Arrangement Awards, shared a “WAMMY” nomination for “Best Album”, a CARA nomination for “Best Jazz Album” “Best Pop Album” and a WAMMY win for “Best A cappella Album”. He has over 350 published a cappella reviews at RARB.org and his articles at ACAPPELLA101.com have thousands of views.