American Choral Directors Association

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Choral Journal

March/April 2025

-Writing Music in the Sacred Harp Tradition
-Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Choir
-A Conversation with Pearl Shangkuan
-Teach Expression First! Applying Research Results to the Rehearsal
-Mindfully Approaching Choral Tone
-Reflections from Our 2023 ACDA National
Conference Insight Session
-ACDA Archives at the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
-2025 Summer Festival and Workshop Listings



February 2025

Full program and daily schedule of the 2025 ACDA National Conference.



January 2025

Preview of the 2025 ACDA National Conference



November/December 2024

-Music, Dialogue, and Empathy
-An Interview with Stephen Cleobury
-Everyday Social Change
-Singing through the “Sick Season”
-R&R Collegiate Choirs
-On the Road Again
-Rehearsal Break
-Orff Schulwerk in Middle School Ensembles



October 2024

-A Methodical Approach to Burnout Management
-A State of Stress: Self-Care Strategies
-Advocacy for the Choral Art
-Everyday Advocacy
-The Keys to Collaboration
-A Conversation with Judy Bowers
-Creating an Adaptive Choir
-Collaboration Spotlights
-Get to Know the ACDA National Standing Committees



September 2024

-William Dawson: An Introduction
-William Dawson: An Interview with Mark Malone
-William L. Dawson’s Legacy of Care
-Dawson Book Review
-Dawson Choral Reviews
-On the Voice
-Unison Singing
-The Choral Style of Derek Healey