I've heard numerous times in my university life thus far that vocalists have it the toughest out of all music majors. Whether that is an exaggeration or not has yet to be seen, but I can see how it could be possible.

However, to go flat out and suggest that one area of study in music is particularly more easy than another one is rather naive. As an anecdote on this one I was recently smacked by my female friend, who is a Clarinet major for stating she had it easier because she has only one line to play. Whereas I neglected things like tuning, tone, fingering and timing. As a pianist I don't need to worry about the tuning aspect but also have to deal with issues such as tone, fingering and color of the overall sound I create on the instrument.

I'm not a great singer, but can understand the difficulties of being a vocalist. One of the greater benefits however is examples like this. A Capella is a rewarding experience I hear but tremendously difficult to perform. Give credit to these guys for this. They're a group called Straight No Chaser, from Indiana University, founded in 1996. All singers in the videos are the original members.

Sitcom Melody


According to what I know the orders of the shows is:
Full House, Andy Griffiths Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Growing Pains, Perfect Strangers and obviously Spiderman.

Lion Sleeps Tonight


No need to explain where this comes from, listen for references from "Be Happy" and a random "hakuna matata" in there.

Worlds Apart


My personal favorite.

Enjoy.