by Todd Betzold

With only five groups left on The Sing Off, the choices are getting harder and harder for the judges on who to send home. After a night of some of our favorite current and old-school R&B hits, the judges had to decide between Vocal Point and Afro-Blue on who to send home. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to Vocal Point even though they had my favorite performance of the night with "Every Little Step" by Bobby Brown. Today we got an exclusive interview with Tyler Sterling, Jake Hunsaker and McKay Crockett from Vocal Point to talk about their experiences on The Sing Off.

Q: Todd, RealityWanted: What made you all audition for The Sing Off?
A: Vocal Point: Because of the love we have for a capella. The purpose and message we try to put forth in our performances...for making people smile. We thought this would be a great way to our message out to people.

Q: Todd, RealityWanted: With having to learn two new songs this week, to learn the group performance song and having school as well, how did you all handle all that stress?
A: Vocal Point: We've learned during this show that we have a great support system for each other. We wanted each of us to succeed not only on The Sing Off, but in life and relationships. We were all concerned about one anothers well-being. Jake was missing his math class and Tyler, who is an engineer helped tutor him during the show.

Q: Todd, RealityWanted: I really enjoyed your performance for "Every Little Step" last night. Vocals were great and you all were showing off some dance moves...my favorite performance of the night. What do you guys think you could have done better to stay in the competition?
A: Vocal Point: So many things run through your mind when watching it back...we could've done this or that. We were blessed to be there. We got a chance to do what we love to do. We were proud of that performance and the run we had on the show. It was a dream come true for us....exactly what we wanted. When you get to the Top 5, every group is so talented. We would do the same thing...it was a good represenation of our talent.

Q: Todd, RealityWanted: Being in the Top 5 and having two all-male college groups left, do you think you were at a disadvantage or judged harder compared to other groups?
A: Vocal Point: I think the judges were fair across the board. Each group is different and has skill sets in different areas. They have to find that skill set and judge on that. We don't feel we were judged harder compared to other collegiate groups. The talent was outstanding this season and I would hate to be in the judges' shoes. We were so different from Dartmouth Aires in size and genre...almost not even comparable. 16 voices to our nine voices. Fewer people to work with..could be easier, but their volume we are not able to achieve.

Q: Todd, RealityWanted: Being on The Sing Off, what was the most rewarding part of your experience?
A: Vocal Point: To be around such amazing talent. To gain the friendships that we did. We had to rely on each other in our group, but that branches out to other groups. Gaining friends from other groups...stronger a capella friendships. Urban Method, as different of groups that we are, became our best friends.

Q: Todd, RealityWanted: What should we expect next from Vocal Point?
A: Vocal Point: To continue what we have been doing for 20 years now...to keep pushing our limits: musicality, vocally and aesthetically...pushed in choreography. We want to engage the audience. We are so grateful to the fans and all their support. We love performing for the people and thank them for all our support.

The Sing-Off airs Mondays at 8/7c on NBC.

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