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.
A workshop utilizing T’ai Chi Chih movements will be used to find the “Vital Force” (Tan-Tien) within, featuring the centering, balance, and core-strengthening techniques needed to become a strong conductor or solo artist. There are nineteen movements involved in T’ai Chi Chih, and approximately ten will be explored over the course of three morning sessions. […]
Boston MA.Directors often have a wealth of resources and warm-up books to develop singers’ vocal ability, yet still we struggle with concepts like intonation, tone, and ensemble balance and quality. Attendees will learn group and individual exercises to help develop singers’ ability to audiate music and build their harmonic, melodic, and tonal vocabulary to increase musical […]
Kansas City MO.If you have been fearful of wading into the “deep waters” of performing Chinese choral music, this session will get you started on the path to discovering, and using, the tools that will unlock your adventure into this new and rewarding experience. First, a brief overview of the choral music repertoire in China will be […]
Kansas City MO.This will be a very practical session for conductors who want to learn more about working with strings. We will discuss string basics such as bowing, articulation, special bowing effects, and string playing as it relates to style. We will look at methods to achieve appropriate eighteenth-century style for the music of Bach, Handel, Haydn, […]
Kansas City MO.The art of choral music crosses the barriers of a number of educational disciplines and subjects. This session will include interdisciplinary applications that you can implement immediately into your classroom that focus on student growth as a musician and person. Extend your students’ musical thinking through student choice, self-assessment, and quick, low-pressure assessment strategies. Find […]
Kansas City MO.Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) established himself as the most influential Brazilian composer of his generation and beyond. His prolific output reveals his desire to improve the level of music education in Brazil during the second quarter of the twentieth century and develop a true national style. At the core of his musical language are his famous […]
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