American Choral Directors Association
The mission of ACDA is to inspire excellence and nurture lifelong involvement in choral music for everyone through education, performance, composition and advocacy.
Making music with singers who have intellectual and physical disabilities offers great rewards and significant challenges. As the core of the ACDA Eastern Division’s Building Communities Festival Choir, Joyful Noise’s singers will share their passion for music with the singers and music therapists joining them in conference rehearsals and this interest session led by Allison […]
Providence, RIThrough demonstrations by the Mansfield University Concert Choir and with audience participation, Peggy Dettwiler will show how to teach and expand the vocal techniques of choirs so that they can produce different choral colors and sing repertoire in a wide variety of styles and from contrasting world cultures.
Providence, RIPianist Rachel Kramer and conductor Catherine Roma will discuss the importance of building a strong conductor/pianist relationship and share tips about performance and rehearsal techniques they don’t teach in school. Effective verbal and non-verbal communication, proper preparation, joint musical research, and plenty of practice are among the topics discussed.
Providence, RISinging in the resonance of the voice makes possible all things choral: intonation, blend, dynamic capability. Two vital components produce resonant singing reliably: the appoggio breath posture and acoustical vowels. Underlying principles and specific examples are examined interactively to augment directors’ options for eliciting expressive singing.
Providence, RIExplore music as a means of social justice through the story of Bethany’s Women of Praise, a choir of homeless women in Washington, DC. This interactive workshop will inspire and prepare others to consider the potential power of music in communities dealing with addiction and recovery, mental illness, and unemployment.
Providence, RI
