I'd love to be in a group like this! SO GOOD! Let me know what you'd like me to react to next! X

As other commenters have shared, the real star of Voctave is Jamey Ray (the second gentleman from the far left) who is the founder of the group and arranger of ALL of their pieces. Jamey doesn't arrange for "parts" in general, but instead writes SPECIFICALLY for EACH of his singers' capabilities -- so no singer will ever be "forcing" their voices beyond their naturally stunning ranges. The man is simply BRILLIANT!!

Kate just lives in the stratosphere like a kite. Such a powerful voice under exquisite control.

Second singer loves to move when she sings. She’s super expressive.

I always love seeing voice coaches and voice teachers discover Voctave for the first time. Yes they really are that good, yes all do or have worked for Walt Disney World, and yes many have advanced degrees in music. These are the consummate professionals. No other a cappella group has the quality or richness of their sound. Jamie Ray, the arranger for all their songs is a music professor at Rollins College on the North East side of Orlando, and has arranged for Broadway, and many big name performers. What is most amazing is that for most of them this is a side gig, their real job is singing at Disney. Their live concerts are even better, imho, because they know how to blend and don’t need a sound guy to do it for them. The basses are some of the lowest out there, their tenors and sopranos soar like angels on those high notes effortlessly, and their altos have a richness that hugs you with their voice. My favorite thing about Voctave though is the selfless way they all sing and backup the soloist. And usually when there is a soloist, incredible as they may be, I am usually listening to the background singers and how they accent the music, fill in the sound, and make the supporting sound to the soloist sound like ear candy. Honestly, they don’t have any songs that are not perfection. I believe their Disney Love Medley is their Highest viewed vid and the one most reacted to, but then again, one listen and you will know why, it’s Voctave! (And btw, the name comes from the group covering 5 octaves, V is the Roman numeral for 5, so V octave, or Voctave.) Jeremy Michael Lewis came up with that when he and Kirstin Maldonado were featured in the Disney Love Medley. (And yes they were engaged at the time so the chemistry between them is real.) So please do a lot more Voctave. It doesn’t matter which ones you do. They are all incredible.

Incidentally, Crystal Johnson, the last of the lady singers, holds her final note for 17 seconds. It has been timed with a stop watch.

I know this is a year old, but Kate (the soprano) is a force of nature. I heard them live last year and it was MIND blowing. If you get the chance....

I just heard them LIVE today singing this…and they sound exactly like this LIVE!!! They’re unbelievable. Every. Single. One of them!

I thought the “lean” of the second lead (Tiffany) matched perfectly with the lyrical moment in the song and matched the movement of the music - it read to me as very soulful. Which is nice in contrast to the first lead (Kate) which was very classical.

The high soprano is Kate Lott. She is classically trained. The wide vowels she sings are modified vowels. Otherwise, if she adds the diphthongs, she is in danger of losing pitch.

They are incredible and the soprano who starts us Kate and she is a classically trained opera singer

I noticed you heard the first singer ( Kate ) hit the E6 during the Mulan part ! I think this version is AMAZING !

Glad you discovered Voctave! You'd definitely enjoy "Someday" (from the Hunchback of Notre Dame), "You Will Be Found" (from Dear Evan Hanson) and- when it gets closer to the holidays- their version of "O Come All Ye Faithful" is WONDERFUL. Great reaction and analysis as always.

Your face when Kate soars is priceless.

FYI. All of these singers work for Disney in some capacity.

Can I just say how much I love your use of WE and OUR. I feel so included in your language. Great work!

OMG, I just went into a full body shiver at 15:07.

Their Disney Love Medley is good too. Also, they do a collaboration with the Dallas Vocal Majority barbershop chorus singing “A Million Dreams” from The Greatest Showman.

Nice reaction! :) Welcome to the amazing Voctave rabbit hole you are about to go down!! Voctave takes pride in never using auto-tune in anything they record/do and those that have seen them live are blown away by the fact they sound just like their videos/cds They all are singing or have sung with Voices of Liberty at Epcot In Disney World and credit that for teaching them how to rehearse on their own and then when they come together in studio, they have the song down in just a couple of run-throughs. Jamey Ray is the genius behind the songs . Tiffany Coburn ,who sang the second song, has been called a singer's singer and has performed at the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and performed with the Boston Pops and all over the planet. She has terrific range and shapes the sound of how she sings something,on purpose. Kate Lott is the amazing soprano and other opera performers and teachers even say "WOW" when they hear her. Just a few songs to check out : The Great Movie Medley( all songs composed by the great John Williams) Mary Did You Know featuring THE MAN who wrote the original lyrics, Mark Lowery Oh Come All Ye Faithful with the incredible tenor E.J. Cardona The very short, but amazing Stampede, from The Lion King The Virtual video of You Will Be Found ( singing with over 900 people from 55 different countries) Disney Show Stoppers featuring 3 of the men The absolutely outstanding Prince of Egpyt .

I saw Kate Lott and some of the other members perform up close and personal at Epcot, where they are regularly in the Voices of Liberty. Many of them are also in other live and stage performances at Disney, nd all of the singers are uber-talented. But Jamie Ray (2nd from left) is the genius arranger who puts the magic into Voctave as a group. Love all your reactions and comments!

Did you notice how they turned pages for each other? The lead singer didn't have to do it, and focused on singing. Teamwork.

Please do a reaction video of Voctave with Oh come all ye faithful, it's definitely one of their best songs.

My absolute fav is their rendition of Someday from Hunchback.

Oh my gosh, Jen! This was fabulous! I hadn't heard Voctave before - I will most definitely be checking them out from here! And as always, what a splendid review from you. 🤗✨ I love hearing about what details you hear - I love being able to go back and listen again (and again) to the points you're making about subtle vowel placement and register transitions. And you do it with such praise, positivity, appreciation, and of course with immense educational excitement. I'm absolutely loving your channel! 🥰 Big Disney fan here - this was glorious, and had a huge emotional nostalgic component too. Thank you for your awesome work. Have a great week! xo 😊

Tiffany pretty much *always* moves when she sings.

You should check their disney showstoppers, disney love medley and mary did you know. You’ll love it

Enjoying your analysis

This could legit be the soundtrack for Disney. I actually think it would be an improvement over the originals!✝️🤠

You make reaction videos both fun and informative. I am always guaranteed a smile watching your reactions. Blessings!

You could react to Voctave's Disney Showstoppers Medley to see the men in the spotlight more (although I still loved hearing the basses in this one). Jamey Ray (second from left) arranges all of their music.

Howdy miss Jennifer. Thanks for reactin to this. Can't say I ever steered you wrong! Hope you and yorn have a goodun✝️🤠

Loved this one..

Are they really singing this live in the video? If so it's just crazy how perfectly it all comes together. Beautiful.

Wonderful Reaction. I hope you will react to more Voctave Videos!

Great reaction! I would love for you to react to their cover of the Impossible Dream

Good job!!

You MUST listen to Vocal Spectrum and their version of “Go The Distance” from Disney’s Hercules. 👍👍👍

I would love to hear you react to Bobby Hatfield’s live 1965 performance of Unchained Melody. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised.

Jenn, if you like go Go The Distance from Hurcules, you need to watch the Disney Love Medley, featuring Kirsten Maldonado from PTX and her then fiance Jeremy Michael Lewis. Over 30 million views. Also, Jeremy came up with the name Voctave. At the time of this video, they didn't not really have a name.

Please react to Voctave Someone Like You too 😊

What a great reaction. Love watching your videos Jen, you do such a great job breaking down how the singers do what they do. Looking forward to your next post. As for another Voctave to react to, might I suggest their Disney Love Medley featuring Kristin Maldonado of Pentatonix (here's the KZfaq link kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLJ9mKeGp7HRcqc.html ). I think you'd really enjoy it.

Yeah, there's a quite substantial time gap from Sleeping Beauty to Little Mermaid. I wanna say thirty years, give or take. I think I was older when Little Mermaid came out, than my parents were when Sleeping Beauty came out. (I was born in '74, my parents in '49 and '51). Or to put it another way, Sleeping Beauty was before the Beatles got together, and by the time Little Mermaid came out, Michael Jackson's career was over. That is quite a jump. The thing is, I can't think of a single Disney animated movie from the era in between there, that features a _princess_ as the main character. The closest is Maid Marian, but she's not exactly the star of the show, and nobody remembers the music from Robin Hood anyway. Mary Poppins is some kind of weird cross between a babysitter and a superhero. Jessica Rabbit is... well, whatever she is, she's not exactly what you think of when somebody says "Disney Princess" in any event. Mowgli is a boy raised by wolves. The Rescuers, no princess, just orphans. Pete's Dragon, no princess. Winnie the Pooh, no princess. Oliver, no princess. The Fox and the Hound, no female characters at all as far as I remember. Basically, there's an entire generation of people, who grew up thinking the whole princess thing was outmoded and old-fashioned, a relic from a bygone era, no longer a part of our culture, no longer an important element in our stories... And then the nineties kids come along and for some reason want to be princesses again. I doubt if it's a coincidence. Disney has a knack for animating the stories that their audience wants to watch. There's probably some cultural reason why the princess narrative fell out of favor and then came back a generation later.

This is a year old video now, but I have a question. What do you mean when you say "lean" in this video? I get the style leanings, but you keep saying lean in reference to something else too and I can't figure out what

Is it possible I’m the first one here??

Why shouldn't singers emote with movement when they sing? You are the first vocal coach I have ever heard say that. Putting emotions into their singing adds quality to the singers' voice.

would you consider listening to voiceplay? their another acapellla group

Common Jen, hitting the microphone, really? Shouldn't a voice coach know where the mic is at all time? HEHE!