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.
This session bridges the fields of speech-language pathology and choral conducting to introduce participants to manual mimicry, a tool that links the spatio-temporal parameters of hand gestures to vocal articulations. Manual mimicry offers choral conductors a new approach to facilitating the production, unification, and expressivity of vocal sounds for singing. Join speech-language pathologist and educator […]
Pittsburgh PA.Known as the first English oratorio, Esther is a compelling work not only for the beauty of the music but also the relevance of important issues in the narrative: a young woman, chosen for her beauty, becomes queen and accepts the task of averting genocide of her people. How does knowledge of the Jewish story […]
Pittsburgh PA.This session will explore ways to create effective concert programs that move beyond the period-based, style-based, or straightforward thematic approaches. Examples of the types of programming we will explore: ensemble selected, narratives, arch form, arbitrary restriction, progressive venue, outside text-based, and audience participation. There will be time for sharing of effective programming approaches and philosophies, […]
Pittsburgh PA.Developing a freely produced, well-supported head voice is the greatest factor toward achieving good intonation and blend in the high school choral ensemble. This presentation demonstrates techniques for developing a buoyant and lyric head tone in both female and male singers during the choral rehearsal. Recordings of four high school choirs will present examples of […]
Pittsburgh PA.Where to begin? What is the essence of a piece? What will capture student interest in a new choral piece? Octavos will be studied in terms of score preparation, what should be introduced in a first rehearsal, and what should be reinforced in subsequent rehearsals in terms of music understanding and rehearsal efficiency. Thorough preparation […]
Pittsburgh PA.For many voice users, an overactive stress response in performance situations, or even general anxiety and/or depression, leads to unwanted muscle tension, which can significantly contribute to vocal difficulty. In order to maximize vocal potential, choral directors and singers must become more aware of how the whole body, including the autonomic nervous system, impacts vocal […]
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