Thanks to Google Translate, I know you said "Wonderful!" I agree!

And dear Ms Gong, YOU made the experience POSSIBLE!

I wonder how many fans know the real story of how Pentatonix became Pentatonix. ~ ~ ~ I recorded this video at the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival back in January 2012, exactly two months after PTX won NBC's Sing-Off. Even back then I was sure that Pentatonix would be the group to bring a cappella to the mainstream. ~ ~ ~ Turns out I was right. But I had no idea that it would happen so fast. Now they not only have multiple Grammys, but they also perform at the Grammys. ~ ~ ~ The reason I was so sure of PTX's success is because - virtually from the moment the original three were introduced to the two who were added to the group shortly before the Sing-Off's first show was taped - those five bonded like a family. ~ ~ ~ Many PTX fans know that Kirstie, Mitch, and Scott were a trio at a Texas high school, where they became a popular KZbin presence. But some may not know that Avi and Kevin were brought into the group by Pentatonix' unseen "6th member", their producer and arranger, Ben Bram. ~ ~ ~ Ben was on the Sing-Off staff when the original trio was chosen as contenders, and it was he who recruited Avi and Kevin. We all know that PTX is a phenomenal singing group. But I'm quite sure that the instant - and lasting - bond between the members (Ben included) is also a major factor in their success.

Thank YOU for the beautiful program. I had tears in my eyes as I was filming this. We are so blessed to live here at Stoneridge Creek and have wonderful people - and magnificent lions - come here to enrich our lives.

Morgan Murphy if you watch them live he usually does it during shows not sure about recent ones but I know he has done it in the past

Molly campbell I know he's done it in the past but I want to know whether or not he still does it as frequently like he did in the past

No he doesn't do it very frequently anymore. There are a few songs that he does it in, for just a few seconds. But you have to really listen to catch it.

Faith Neal Do you know in which songs he does it? I'd like to hear how it sounds if he integrates the overtones into a song.

annenarg Avi uses his overtnes in 'aha'

My husband edited out as much of the chatter as he could from the 10 of us watching from the jeep, then enhanced the "cheep" sounds, and added the music. It would have sounded terrible if the music had not been there.

50% right. overtone singing

And that's what I wrote in the description below the video. ;-)

+bekZada Yerzhanova - Yes it is. And it's also called overtone singing.

+Whimsy Nixie - That was my squeeze thank-you voice.

Or else they clicked thumb-down by accident. Yes, that's gotta be what happened! :-)

and back to 60

So cute

Lol, really? Does she ever do it in class?

Aedan Brannon It's a guy lol. And he does it sometimes, if he we bug him enough about it. xD

Sweet

It's in their Aha! video/song.

And gangnam style :D

and et

And Starships

Actually, since recently (I know that doesn't make sense, just roll with it), Mitch is getting closer to whistle notes. We already know that he can sing crazy high, higher than Kirstie, exhibit A: Aha, exhibit B: Love Again. It's 'cause he's a countertenor.

Why do you think Kirstie can't sing those notes? She sang higher notes than either of those songs in Rather Be. Also, she sings higher than Mitch. Go search for "iKevin - Whistle Notes". Kirstie can sing WAY higher than Mitch and she does it with true whistle notes. Mitch can't sing whistle notes. He can squeak. I can too by inhaling but I don't call them whistle notes because they aren't notes at all. I can sing Aha and Love Again's highest notes too. I'm not a countertenor so they're a stretch for me but I can hit them. High as I can go is the note in Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy but it has to be a good day.

Luke Carr no don't take me the wrong way I was saying what I thought and after remembering Rather Be I realized that you're right. I had forgotten about Rather Be. That song was the first song I heard from Pentatonix where Kirstie goes as high if not higher than Mitch. At the moment I can't think of any others. Also, lucky. Every time I try to sing Aha or Love Again or Can't Hold Us my parents and/or sister either a) give me weird looks, or b) ask if I'm okay.

razrv3lc They're called "whistle tones (or "overtones")," not "whistle notes," and just because a person can sing high doesn't mean they can sing whistle tones. I am a music/flute teacher, and I can play whistle tones on my flute, but they start in the low register of the instrument and go up from there. Avi has the proper "instrument" for singing them, and he also knows from practice what they are so he can do them well with his voice. I have watched alot of videos of him doing that and it STILL amazes me!

I love Mitch's voice, but he can't sing higher than Kirstie. She can go up to F#5 in chest/mixed, and Mitch has only done a C#5 in chest, MAYBE an E5 in mixed. Kirstie can definitely reach 6 octave notes in head voice and Mitch's highest is G#5. Not to mention Kirstie can reach Bb7 in whistle tones and the highest Mitch has done that was a REAL whistle (not an inhaled squeak) was F6. Mitch has an amazing incredible voice but it's just the truth that a trained high tenor will find it difficult, if not impossible, to hit higher notes in each register than a trained mezzo-soprano.