A cappella singing in vocal groups and its use in music education

The bachelor thesis deals with a cappella singing and its use in vocal groups. The theoretical part of this bachelor defines the terms a cappella, vocal groups and vocal music. Briefly describes the history of development of vocal groups and more closely characterizes the groups that engage in a cappella singing: The Real Group, Pentatonix, 4TET and Skety. This list is concluded by the group My, písnička, of which the author of the bachelor thesis is a member. The practical part of the presented bachelor thesis represents project teaching as a proposal for the application of a cappella themes in the music education process. The result is methodical sheets that use songs of the group My, písnička and serve as a manual for working with a capella repertoire for future and existing teachers. The practical part of the bachelor thesis concludes with a questionnaire survey, which completes the overall picture of the students' orientation in the a cappella theme