News Brief: School of Music Student Debuts on NBC's "The Sing-Off"

School of Music freshman Ethan Crystal's dream of singing in front of a national audience will become a reality when he debuts on NBC's "The Sing-Off" at 8 p.m. (EST), Monday, Sept. 26.

Crystal's high school a cappella group, Soul'd Out, will compete against 15 teams for a Sony Music recording contract and $200,000. Celebrity judges include Ben Folds of Ben Folds Five, Sara Bareilles and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men. Nick Lachey of pop band 98 Degrees hosts the show.

Crystal talks about his "Sing-Off" experience and decision to study music at Carnegie Mellon in this podcast.