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by EMILY DUNN
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
In December 2006, two friends sat down and made a list of others they thought would be interested in a new a cappella group.
Three years later, Another Level is living up to their namesake.
“We sat there and made the list of everyone’s names on the notepad, sent out e-mails and just hit the ground running,” junior secondary music industries major Michael E. Alvarado said.
 Photo by The Appalachian. |
The all male a
cappella group took second place to The Spartones from the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro at the quarterly finals towards
nationals for a cappella competition.
The competition took place at Elon University Jan. 17.
“[We]
have every type of voice that can do every type of solo,” senior music
industries and music education major Frankie N. Lancaster said. “I
honestly think that’s what sets us a part.”
Each group is given 12 minutes to perform at competition.
For
Another Level, Lancaster sang “We got Love” by Ryan Shaw, Alvarado sang
“Lullaby” by Three Kings, and Matthew Sprinkle sang “Would You Go With
Me?” by Josh Turner.
“People
don’t like that we got this good, this fast,” Lancaster said. “It takes
others years and years and years to get this good.”
The
quarterly finals at Elon enabled Another Level to move to semi-finals,
held at UNCG in March. This competition then leads to nationals, an
international contest held in New York.
Each
competition is not separated by sex and all groups compete against one
another. This includes all male groups, all female groups and co-ed
groups.
Another Level is not an official club at Appalachian State University yet, but they are working towards their goal.
Not only are the members supporting the decision, but their fans are as well.
“I’ve
seen it since the beginning,” junior secondary education major Mallory
C. Bendig said. “I’ve seen it progress and it’s really become something
that I adore.”
Another Level will perform at the UNCG March 14.
They hope to get all the support they can.
“It’s
one of those things that when [I] see them do so well, I’m very proud,”
Bendig said. “It just becomes [that] you got to support people that are
in your life.”
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