acappella

adjective/adverb
UK /ˌæ kəˈpɛl.ə/
US /ˌɑː kəˈpɛl.ə/

Singing without any music playing behind you.

The choir sang the song a cappella, with no piano or guitar.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Music made only by voices, with no instruments.

Their album is full of a cappella tracks.

3. A style of group singing where people copy instrument sounds with their mouths.

The a cappella group made drum sounds with their lips.

4. Done in the old chapel singing style, named after church music.

The old a cappella tradition comes from church choirs.