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.
The VOCES8 Method is an innovative and energizing start to the school day designed to engage large groups or whole schools in musical activities that stimulate the brain and prepare students with a particular focus on numeracy, literacy, and linguistics. The book is based on research by the Institute of Education in London. In this […]
Salt Lake City UT.The session will focus on vocal percussion and its place in contemporary vocal music. The importance of rhythm, steady beat, tempo, and form will be discussed. A demonstration will include basic percussion sounds using a variety of consonants, learning a variety of styles (swing, jazz, rock, pop), microphone technique for vocal percussion, and the use […]
Salt Lake City UT.This fun and informative session is for musicians of all levels and experience and highlights the essential elements of the vocal jazz idiom and how best to prepare for successful and efficient rehearsals and performances. Specific topics will include swing, Latin, ballad, score study, improvisation, basic theory, and special effects. The session will also include […]
Salt Lake City UT.This session will provide conductors a research-based and practical discussion of vocal registers through the perspective of youth singing. The first half of the session will use video, illustration, musical examples, and vocal exercises to clarify the anatomical events of vocal registration. The second half will address the social contexts and meanings of register singing […]
Salt Lake City UT.New choral music has never been more exciting with many young and fresh composers developing a distinctive voice for themselves in a classical music world overflowing with influences from popular and world-music genres. Dominick DiOrio will lead you through some of the best new scores by many of today’s leading composers, including Caroline Shaw, Ted […]
Salt Lake City UT.
