Member Resources

View the comments of a few randomly-selected attendees of the 2009 National Conference in Oklahoma City.

  Andrew from Cooperstown, NY

  Seth from the University of Oklahoma

  Joseph & Emily from St. Olaf College

  Matt from Luther College

  Molly from The University of Arkansas

  Katie from The University of Arkansas

  Lauren, Joseph & Taylor from the University of Central Arkansas

Clips are divided into their sessions. Click on the name of a choir to jump to that choir's clips.

 To purchase DVD Concert performances, contact ViaMedia. 

SESSION I

Lawrence Children's Choir - Janeal Krehbiel
	• Seal Lullaby ~ Eric Whitacre • Come and Sing ~ Wallace Hornady Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Pacific Youth Choir, Coro Pacifica - Mia Hall Savage
	• Et in terra pax ~ Joan Szymko • Now is the Time ~ Robert Kyr Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Green Valley High School Madrigal Singers - Kimberly Barclay Drusedum
	• Venite Exultemus ~ Jan Sweelinck • Sing me to Heaven ~ Daniel Gawthrop • The Barber of Seville Overture ~ Gioacchino Rossini Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Luther College Nordic Choir - Craig Arnold
	• Ave maria ~ Pawel Lukaszewski • The Old Church ~ Stephen Paulus Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.

SESSION II

Mirinesse Women's Choir - Rebecca Rottsolk & Beth Ann Bonnecroy
	• Evening Star ~ Valerie Shields • Canticle to the Spirit ~ Eleanor Daley Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Hamilton High School Chamber Singers - R. John Hamilton
	• Cosita Linda ~ Pacho Galan • Two Japanese Proverbs ~ Gary Kent Walth Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Michigan State University Women's Chamber Ensemble - Sandra Snow
	• All I was doing was breathing ~ David Brunner • Amazing Grace ~ Michael Hanawalt Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
University of Texas at Austin Chamber Singers - James Morrow
	• Psaume 24 ~ Lili Boulanger • Ode à la Musique ~ Frank Martin Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.

SESSION III

Tascosa High School Women's Choir - Billy Talley
	• Universal Song ~ Daniel J. Hall • Nada te turbe ~ Joan Szymko Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Unity Singers - Ruth Palmer
	• Always Singing ~ Dale Warland • Timor et Tremor ~ Terry Schlenker Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Iowa State Singers - James Rodde
	• The Sounding Sea ~ Eric Barnum • Jubilate Deo ~ Ko Matsushita Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Voces8 - Barnaby Smith
	• Nunc Dimittis ~ Gustav Holst • Opera Medley ~ arr. Jim Clements Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.

SESSION IV

American Boychoir - Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
	• Sing creations music on ~ Stephen Paulus • South African Medley Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
St. Mary's Varsity Ensemble - Randy Stenson
	• Ramkali ~ Ethan Sperry • Da Coconut Nut ~ Ryan Cayabyab Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Cornell University Glee Club - Scott Tucker
	• Absalon, fili mi ~ Benjamin May • Last Letter Home ~ Lee Hoiby Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
The Vocal Majority - Jim Clancy
	• I'm On My Way ~ Lerner & Lowe • Armed Forces Medley ~ arr. Jim Clancy Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.

SESSION V

Alamire - David Skinner
	• Hec est preclarum ~ Anonymous • Attolita Portas ~ William Byrd Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Chor Leoni - Diane Loomer
	• Five Ways to Kill a Man ~ Bob Chilcott • We Rise Again - Leon Dubinsky Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Cantoria Alberto Grau - Maria Guinand
	• Alleluia ~ Ernani Aguilar • Los Dos gavilanes ~ arr. Christian Grases Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Incheon City Chorale - Hak Won Yoon
	• Mae-Na-Ri ~ Hyowon Woo • Pal-So-Seong (Eight Laughters) ~ Hyowon Woo Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.

SESSION VI

Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas - Cynthia Nott
	• Memories ~ Charles Ives • Ten Children's Songs, Op. 1 ~ Gerald Finzi Margaret Has a Milking Pail A Linnet in a Gilded Cage Rosy Maiden Winifred Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Clear Creek High School Symphonic Chorale - Sean & Kyle Pullen
	• Liebeslider Walzer ~ Johannes Braums Wenn so lind dein Auge mir O wie sanft die Quelle Nein, es is nicht auszukommen • Skip to My Lou ~ arr. Paul Busselberg Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Taylor Festival Choir - Robert Taylor
	• On Meditation ~ Brian Galante • Poemas de amor ~ Stephen Paulus Soñaba Si lo dicen, digan Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
Lawrence University Concert Choir - Richard Bjella
	• Te Lucis ante Terminum ~ Pablo Casals • Svatba ~ Khristo Todorov • La Arestinga ~ Otilio Galíndez, arr. Alberto Grau Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.

Honor Choirs

ACDA Junior High Honor Choir - Judy Bower
	• I Love All Graceful Things ~ Z. Randall Stroope • Words of Lincoln ~ Earlene Rentz Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
ACDA High School Honor Choir - Tim Sharp
	• Little David, Play! ~ Ken Berg • Leonardo's Riddle ~ Wes Ramsay Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
ACDA High School Honor Choir - Christine Bass
	• The Choir Invisible ~ David Childs • William Tell Overture ~ Gioacchino Rossini Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
ACDA College Honor Chamber Choir - Gary Graden
	• The Spheres ~ Ola Gjeilo • The Ground ~ Ola Gjeilo

JAZZ NIGHT

Phil Mattson Singers - Phil Mattson
	• Song for Gene ~ Simon Åkesson & Petter Sandström • I Hear Music ~ arr. Phil Mattson • Johnny One Note ~ arr. Gene Puerling Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.
OneVoice - Stephen Widenhofer
	• All The Things You Are ~ Kern & Hammerstein • Just Kidding ~ Elaine Elias • Bailando ~ Greg Jasperse Purchase the entire concert in MP3 audio format.

All above photos courtesy of Howie Rockwin & Howard Meharg.   

WORSHIP SESSION

Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church Chamber Singers - Julie Ford
	• O Magnum Mysterium ~ César Allejandro Carillo • Surely He Hath Bourne Our Griefs ~ Carl Heinrich Graun • I'll Fly Away ~ arr. Greg Murai Purchase the entire Worship Session on DVD.
St. Charles Borromeo Choir - Paul Salamunovich
	• Caritas et Amor ~ Z. Randall Stroope • Christus Factus Est ~ Anton Bruckner • O Tebé Ráduyetsia ~ Pavel Chesknokov Purchase the entire Worship Session on DVD.

Session I

	Male Choir Directors: Working With and Relating To Beginning Women's Choirs - Ryan W. Holder	Watch preview
	Together we will address the special challenges faced by male choir directors when working with a women's choir.

	Let Freedom Ring: Songs of Civil Rights - Joseph P. Nadeau	Watch preview
	This session explores the rich diversity of songs connected to the quest for civil rights in America for over a century. Join us as we look at some of the people, places and events that shaped our American social and political landscape through a musical perspective.

Session II

	Horace, Morris, Dolores and Chorus: Implementing Group Audition Procedures - James F. Daugherty	Watch preview
	Recent research suggests that data obtained from exclusively solo choir auditions may be neither valid nor reliable for making decisions about choral singing ability. Participants learn how to do choir auditions in a group setting that may take less time and yield more reliable data.

	Cenotaph - The Development of the 2009 ACDA Brock Memorial Commission - Dominick Argento	Watch preview
	Composer Dominick Argento discusses the process of creating a new choral work from inception through development, revision and the first performance. Learn how to best work with a composer to commission a work for your own ensemble.

Session III

	Sight Reading and Ear Training in the Choral Rehearsal - Will Breytspraak	Watch preview
	Learn a broad gamut of engaging techniques for teaching sight-reading in the choral rehearsal that work in tandem with the methods or melodic material you already use. Watch this session to experience games such as Backwards Reading of Melodies, Staccatto Pulse Singing, The Singing Snake, Name the Tune and more.

	Taking Joy in the "Imperfect" Rehearsal - Timothy Seelig	Watch preview
	Does a "perfect" researsal even exist? The exciting tips Seelig will share with you will move you closer to that elusive perfect rehearsal with organizational skills and fresh inspiration. Viewers will gain new knowledge about ways to maximize rehearsal time to the fullest which will lead to more efficient, effective, productive rehearsals... and to a better choir. Seelig will take you on an entertaining journey through the ins and outs of rehearsing your chorus, after which you'll never look at rehearsals the same way again.

Session IV

	From the True North, Strong and Free: Canadian Choral Music - Diane Loomer and Chor Leoni	Watch preview
	Canada is a young country with an abundance of terrain and plenty of room for the adventurous spirit. Her folk songs celebrate this spirit with stories about lumberjacks and loggers, fishermen and sailors, frontiersmen and explorers, cowboys and sod busters, miners and men on the railroad. One hears songs of the prairies, songs of the mountains, songs of the Great Lakes, and songs of the oceans; songs of love, or adventure, of danger; of loneliness, of longing, of dreams and memories. The tunes are often lifting, happy, robust and boisterous, but they can also be plaintive, reflective, and deeply sad in the loneliness of isolation. Explore this treasury of stories - sing with the lions.

Session V

	Making Waves- Bob Chilcott	Watch preview
	Bob Chilcott presents his Upper Voice music and discusses the motivation and creative process behind his compositions. Chilcott also workshops some of his own repertoire and explores how best to bring his music to life.

	Warm Ups With Style - Jason Paulk	Watch preview
	This workshop focuses on at least one musical example from each historic era, involving specific discussion about ideals of vocal production as enumerated in primary sources, as well as in-depth discussion on how to create warm-ups to acheive these vocal ideals.

ACDA Policy Documents

1. ACDA Constitution and ByLaws (PDF)

2. ACDA Policies and Procedures (PDF)

3. ACDA Financial Policies and Procedures (PDF) - updated June 2010

4. The Presidency Guide 2008 (PDF)

5. R&S Procedural Guide (PDF) - updated Summer 2010

6. Newsletter Editor's Guide (PDF)

7. Conference Planning Handbook, 2010 Revision (PDF)

8. Treasurer Handbook (PDF)

Honor Choirs

ACDA Honor Choir Policies and Procedure (PDF)
ACDA Honor Choir Medical Release/Liability Waiver Template (RTF document)

General Forms

1. Agreement for Services (PDF) or Agreement for Services (RTF document)

2. Division Conference Budget Template (Excel)

3. Funds Request Form (PDF)

4. State Chapter Year-End Financial Reporting Form (Excel) updated June 2008

5. Travel Expense Form (PDF) (fillable PDF, complete then print) Updated August 2010

6. Travel Preference Form (PDF)

7. W-9 Form (fillable PDF. Complete then print.)

8. W-8BEN (PDF)

9. President's Report Form

ACDA Elections

The National Office in Oklahoma City is available to assist state chapters with officer elections. As of June 2009, all elections & voting will take place on ACDA.org.  Please view the informational sheet and contact Craig Gregory with any questions.

ACDA Logos

Print-quality ACDA logos may be obtained here. 

MP3 Clips coming soon

November, 2009 - Universalism and Particularismin Ernest Bloch's Sacred Service

August, 2009 - Swedish Soul: Hugo Alfvén and His Folk-Song Arrangements

May, 2009 - The Revival of an Early "Crossover" Masterwork: Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts

April, 2009 - Mendelssohn's Valediction

Point/Counterpoint - Letters to the Editor

February, 2009 - Breathing Without Breathing: Incorporating T'ai Chi into Choral Warmups

June-July, 2008 - Registration Strategies for Training the Male Passagio

May, 2008 -Two Russian Choral Giants: Alexander Kastalsky(1856-1926) and Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)

August, 2007 - The Choral Music of Raymond Murray Schafer: Insights & Influences

June, 2007 - An Examination of Vibrato - Use Options for Late Renaissance Vocal Music

April, 2007 - New Music for Chorus with Overtone Singing

February, 2006 - Recovering Gregorian Chant to Renew the Choral Repertory

December, 2005 - Arnold Bax's Mater Ora Filium and Of A Rose I Sing A Song

May, 2005 - Choral Music from La Belle Epoque: Reynaldo Hahn's Douze Rondels

Virtual Roundtable Part II: More Advice from Choir Tour Professionals

August, 2004 - Sound clips for all articles

April, 2003 - Aural Theory Training in the Choral Warm-Up: A Warm-Up Curriculum

The Choral Music of Marga Richter

October, 2002 - The Rehearsal Techniques of Margaret Hillis: Their Development and Application to Brahms' German Requiem

August, 2002 - Baltic Portraits: Estonia's Musical Architect Erkki-Sven Tuur

May, 2002 - Musical Influence and Style in the Choral Music of Steven Sametz

March, 2002 - Baltic Portraits: Urmas Sisask: Estonia's Composer/Astronomer

December, 2001 - Aesthetics and National Identity in Russian Sacred Choral Music: A Past in Tradition and Present in Ruins

May, 2001 - Connection: A Medieval Text and Twentieth-Century Expressionism in Canticle of the Sun, by Amy Beach

November, 2000 - J.S. Bach and the Concerto: Ritornello Structure as a Guide to Rehearsal

Bach's Use of the Chiasm in the St. John Passion  

October, 2000 - Sacred Bridges

Appendices for "A Conversation with William Ferris (1937-2000): An Insight into the Man and the Musician

December, 1999 - Ethnic Musics in Choral Performance: A Perspective on Problems

October, 1999 - Overtone Singing: The Key to Past Life Melodies

Practical Teaching Ideas for Today’s Music Educator -Terry Barham, Editor

Welcome to ACDA’s online magazine for choral director/music educators who are searching for answers and need fresh ideas or techniques to meet practical needs. The articles below have been gleaned from state ACDA newsletters around the United States.

ChorTeach, our name, is derived from the German word for chorus, chor. It is pronounced, as most of you know, like the word, core. I hope ChorTeach’s articles will be a breath of fresh air for you, provide you with a few ideas or techniques that give you a lift and help your singers reach the goals you and they have set. ChorTeach is designed for those of you who work with amateur singers at all levels.

Do you have a favorite article from a previous state newsletter you would like to share with colleagues from around the world? Scan it. Email it to me—Word format only. I’ll look it over. Be sure to include the following information: state newsletter title, volume and issue number, year, title of the article, author of the article, your name and email address. Articles chosen for inclusion in ChorTeach can be reprinted only with permission of the parent state newsletter.

Terry Barham, Editor.

Contact Terry Barham here.

Click on the title of an issue to view/download the entire issue. Click on an article's title to view/download just that article.

Vol. 2, Issue 4 - Summer 2010

1. Success and Youthful Choral Directors - Ten Suggestions by Scott Buchanan
2. Two Basics: Intonation and Reading Skills for Children's Choirs by Sandra Mathias
3. The Aging Voice: An Interview with Six Conductors by Mark Lawley
4. May I Suggest a Better Blend? by Donna Spicer
5. Vocal Health - My Journey by Cathy Reitz

Vol. 2, Issue 3 - Spring 2010

1. Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride! by Roberta Q. Jackson
2. Creating and Sustaining Choral Programs in Today's Churches by Greg Zielke
3. Sing, Sing, Sing With a Swing - Jazzing Up Community Choirs by Stephanie Austin Leston
4. Music In-Between the Notes and from Other Cultures by David V. Montoya
5. Lifelong Learning and Shades of Gray by William Dabback

Vol. 2, Issue 2 - Winter 2010

1. A New/Old Look at Discipline and Classroom Mangement for Teachers by Glen T. Miller
2. An Ear for an Eye - Learning from a Blind Conducting Student by Ian Loeppky
3. Part Singing in Middle School - It Can be Done! by Rachel Green
4. Taming the Text by Randel Wagner
5. The "Call" - Teaching Singers to Project Healthy Tone by Franklin Green

Vol. 2, Issue 1 - Fall 2009

1. A Cognitive Crescendo - How Music Affects the Brain by Angela Hampton
2. Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing by Jeff Anderson
3. Where Have All the Altos Gone? by Amy Allibon
4. Programming for Choirs is an Art by Ken Abrams
5. A Choral Director's First Task by Charles Chapman

Vol. 1, Issue 4 - Summer 2009

1. Cultural Awakening - an opportunity for Healing and Harmonizing by Martha Coventry Graver
2. It is Time for Sowing! Planting and Growing Your Musical Garden by Bryan Taylor
3. Inclusion of Special Needs Students in Choirs by Vicki Baker
4. Using the National Standards for Choral Teaching by James Fronczek
5. Serenity for the Middle School Choir Director by Kathy Lollar

Vol. 1, Issue 3 - Spring 2009

1. You Might Not be the Only One Suffering from a Voice Problem - Music Teachers and Vocal Health by Mary Lynn Morrissey Doherty
2. Rhythmic Integrity in the Choral Rehearsal: A Bag of Tricks and More by Thomas Wine
3. Beyond the "Bass-ics" in Junior High/Middle School Music Programs by Sarah Marohl
4. Warm-Up's, Repertoire, and Resources for Male Choirs by Amy Hughley

Vol. 1, Issue 2 - Winter 2009

1. Mix It Up - you Won't Believe What Will Happen! by Danny Detrick
2. "Choir Lite" - Less Time, Just as Fulfilling by Lee G. Barrow
3. The Best Things in Life are Free - Especially Choral Music by James A. John
4. New Bridges to Cross: Ideas to Motivate and Stimulate Multicultural Emphasis in the Choral Classroom by Sarah Ross.

Vol. 1, Issue 1 - Fall 2008

1. Repertoire Search Strategies by James D. Niblock
2. The Vocal Edge by Leanne Freeman-Miller
3. Where the Wild Thinks Are - Teaching Middle School Boys' Choirs by Mary Jane Phillips
4. The Collaborative Rehearsal by Jason Heald

Download this information in PDF format.

www.folkways.si.edu
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. “We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound.

www.molliestone.org
Mollie Stone/Vela Vela: This site is about Mollie Stone and her DVD entitled “Vela Vela” that is designed to help choral conductors, music educators and singers to learn about black South African choral music, and learn to teach it in the oral tradition.

www.nickmusic.com
Nick Page is a song leader, composer, and writer who studies and arranges folk music from around the world.

www.ccchoir.org
Chicago Children’s Choir: Several sound clips can be found on this site. The Chicago Children’s Choir is known for its authentic multicultural performances.

www.globalvoicesinsong.com
“Global Voices is the outcome of my ten-year quest to build bridges of tolerance and understanding from my classroom to cultures of the world. My journeys led me to conclude that learning songs and dances from diverse cultures is a uniquely powerful means of building these bridges.” –Mary Goetze

http://echarry.web.wesleyan.edu/
Eric Charry is a professor at Wesleyan University. His website has many resources for music and cultures around the world.

www.earthsongschoralmusic.com
earthsongs is a publisher of world music. They have sound clips on their site and cds available for purchase.

http://choralnet.org/resources
ChoralNet is a great site for networking and asking questions. They have some great links for multicultural repertoire. Click on “repertoire.”

www.alliancemusic.com
Alliance Music Publications provides great information about each piece they publish.

www.sbmp.com
Santa Barbara Music Publishing provides detailed information about the music as well as sound examples on their website.

http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/ethnic.html
Indiana University School of Music has compiled a list of Worldwide Internet Music Resources.

www.multiculturalmedia.com
Multicultural Media specializes in producing and distributing world music and dance CDs and DVDs.

http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic has created a page dedicated to world music with tons of information.

www.ifcm.net
The International Federation for Choral Music is an organization created to unify choral musicians from around the world. They sponsor projects and publications on the topics of international choral music-making.

www.youtube.com
YouTube is a great resource for finding videos of specific pieces from around the world.

Click the title to view more information.

• Boychoirs (19)
• Children's Choir (47)
• College & University (166)
• Community Choir (150)
• Ethnic Multicultural (11)
• Jazz Choir (24)
• Jr High Middle School (38)
• Male Choir (13)
• Music In Worship (105)
• Professional (95)
• Show Choir (12)
• Sr High School (110)
• Two Year College (101)
• Women's Choir (40)

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Rerpertoire Resources

Women's Choir Repertoire Archive 

Real Repertoire for Women’s Choirs: an Extremely Selective Bibliography by Mary Lycan (PDF)

Other Resources

Women's Commission Consortium