American Choral Directors Association

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Choral Journal

February 2017

Download the complete issue. (10 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESPassing the Torch: Igniting Senior Voices in Multigenerational Choirs by Victoria MeredithNever Too Old: Establishing an Intergenerational Choir for Transformational Learning through Singing by Carol Beynon Intergroup Contact Theory and Choir: Modeling Conductors Without Borders by Ryan Luhrs […]



January 2017

Download the complete issue. (15 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** PREVIEWS Concert Events and Performers Interest Sessions Composer’s Track Interest Sessions



December 2016

Download the complete issue.  (9 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Choral Singers “In the Zone” Toward Flow Through Score Study and Analysis by Christopher M. Walters The Latin Problem: How Much Does a Singer Really Need to Know? by Leslie De’Ath Mart Saar—Estonian Composer and Poet: Consolidating the Past, […]



November 2016

Download the complete issue.  (9 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Kirke Mechem: Songs of My Old Age and the Lost Art of Storytellingby Sharon A. Hansen Theological and Musical Techniques in Arvo Pärts Tribute to Caesarby Brian Hen ARTICLES Reflections from the 2105 ACDA International Conductors Exchange […]



October 2016

Download the complete issue.  (6 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Keeping the Glass Half Full: Teaching Adolescents with a Holistic Perspectiveby Bridget Sweet Adolescents and the Why of Choral Music by Andrea Ramsey Repertoire and the Compositional Process: A Conversation with Composers of Junior High/Middle School Repertoire by […]



September 2016

Download the complete issue.  (11 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Coordinating Vocal Colors in Women’s Choruses by Philip E. Silvey Literacy in the Choral Classroom: A Pedagogical Analysis Celebrating Contemporary Choral Compositions by Donna A. Menhart ARTICLES Student Times A Guide to Improving Student-Led Section Rehearsalsby […]