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.
Transformational choral experiences are a much desired yet elusive result of our work. These moments that touch lives and create lifelong singers can occur all too rarely. In this session, four leaders will share their vision, research, expertise, and experience in the search for a truly communal art. Discussion will explore inspiring models for empathetic […]
Kansas City MO.How you “talk to a girl” has a tremendous impact on the climate and production of female singers, age 10-18, and the choir as a community. This interactive session will use singers currently in different phases of female voice change to demonstrate favorite and successful methods used by the Allegro Choirs of Kansas City. The […]
Kansas City MO.If rhythm is the heartbeat of music, then singing is surely its soul. Discover choral settings of folk, traditional, and contemporary music featuring percussion, from traditional instruments to the global groove of body percussion and drumming. We will explore collaborative repertoire that bridges the gap between classroom singing and repertoire for beginning, intermediate, and advanced […]
Kansas Cit MO.This session presents an overview of “Excellence in Choral Music: A History of the American Choral Directors Association,” commissioned in 2015 by ACDA’s Research and Publications Committee. It offers a brief chronology of the evolution of ACDA’s structure, leadership, and national and international initiatives, sourced through the written re- ports of previous ACDA historians, and […]
Kansas City MO.Due to the popularity of “Pitch Perfect” and Pentatonix, pop a cappella has become a rising trend among middle school, high school, and collegiate choral programs. These ensembles off er many of the same challenges presented in traditional choral music, while making the art more attractive to hesitant budding musicians. The audition process, arrangements, festivals, […]
Kansas City MO.This interactive clinic is designed to help potential authors on the path to publication. Amanda Bumgarner, ACDA publications editor, will lead the session. Members of the Choral Journal editorial board will be in attendance, along with the editor of the International Journal for Research in Choral Singing, ACDA’s scientific research journal. Participants are invited to […]
Kansas City MO.
PO Box 1705
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1705
(405)232-8161
