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.
How do you teach improvisation in a group setting? Through the use of circle songs, rhythm games, and improvisation exercises, attendees will learn how easy it is to incorporate improvisation into a choral rehearsal without fear. Special attention will be drawn towards contemporary unaccompanied practices and vocal jazz.
Dallas, TXThis session introduces teachers to various performance techniques associated with teaching, conducting, and performing gospel music with practical applications to various teaching settings. During the session participants will learn portions of gospel songs and be given opportunities to conduct using the appropriate conducting cues.
Dallas, TXGermany is said to be the most important country for the Romantic music tradition. Many Romantic composers worked intensively and creatively with the special sound of male voices referring to the upcoming tradition of singing men, which started in the early nineteenth century. The session gives an overview of German Romantic compositions for male choir. […]
Dallas, TXBased on the new book From Memory to Imagination: Reforming the Church’s Worship, this session will focus on the role of memory and imagination in shaping our corporate worship gathering. While memory informs and inspires imagination, memory can also entrap us in safety and familiarity. For vibrant worship, the church needs both. The tension that […]
Dallas, TXIn terms of rehearsal disciplines, Robert Shaw believed that attempting to teach “everything at once” led to a confused and imprecise artistic product. In Shaw’s rehearsals, skills were layered one element at a time—as each new element was added, the previously taught elements were further reinforced. Using examples from the standard choral repertory, this session […]
Dallas, TXScore study can seem a daunting or tedious subject to beginning conductors and overly formulaic to those with experience. This session suggests a lively approach from the world of the visual arts that keeps the process intriguing and provides a clear step-by-step method that leads the conductor quickly beyond the skills of merely navigating the […]
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