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.
Angel M. Vázquez-Ramos and Jenny Bent will discuss strategies for selecting educationally valuable repertory for ensembles comprising singers with varying ability and experience levels. The session will also provide rehearsal planning and pacing techniques that meet the musical needs of each singer, thus enhancing your choir’s appreciation and understanding of the works they perform and […]
Pasadena CA.During the Renaissance era, music and dance were partners on the stage and in the salon. Today, music as an art form is studied separately from dance. However, dance theory offers valuable principles for choral conducting technique. Martha Graham (1926-1991), modern dance choreographer, trained dancers with her innovative technique. This interest session will explore how […]
Pasadena CA.This session will explore all the various completions of Mozart’s Requiem, K. 626, providing comparisons, editorial procedures and opportunities to hear/sing the various differences. In addition, options for orchestration will be examined. Finally, there will be detailed discussion of late-eighteenth-century performance practices as they pertain to Mozart’s sacred music, bringing some clarity to the myriad […]
Pasadena CA.This session will present practical exercises and techniques to facilitate individual and ensemble practice for the purpose of discovering each individual’s unique sound, which in turn creates an environment for more accurate intonation and pitch matching. Areas of presentation will include proprioception, audiation, use of body space, digital listening vs. acoustic, a skill set to […]
Pasadena CA.Improvisation and creativity are essential elements of jazz. This clinic will work through techniques for fostering creativity and flexibility in your solo singers, address how to expand upon stock charts, and cover general vocal and instrumental improvisational concepts. Topics include: the goals of a vocal jazz ensemble experience; teaching connection to the vocal and instrumental […]
Pasadena CA.One of our most creative acts as choral leaders is crafting compelling programs that showcase the value of the choral experience, often to audiences that may not have a background in it. Join Joshua Habermann and Santa Fe Desert Chorale singers in an exploration of some of the ways we can incorporate storytelling, spoken word, […]
Pasadena CA.
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