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.
As our culture ages, more and more singers are remaining active longer in life. Church choirs and community choruses are filled with aging singers, all of whom face challenges with their senescent, or aging, changing voices. As we are seeing an explosion of choirs for older adults, this session will explore a new and developing […]
Portland OR.Why are great preachers and actors so compelling and convincing, even when they are saying words that someone else wrote? It is because they are believable—their words, vocal tone, and body language are congruent and convey the same message. Psychologist Albert Mehrabian has called these the three “V’s” of communication: the verbal, the vocal, and […]
Louisville KY.How do you get the most out of a choir who is sick of looking at you? In every setting we often hit a ceiling after a certain amount of time as their director. Either you’re reusing the same tricks, they’ve already heard that story twice, you’ve gone to the well on that anthem too […]
Louisville KY.If you work in a church or synagogue, one of your primary responsibilities is to spiritually nurture your congregation through music. One of the primary ways we do that is through choosing and leading congregational song. This session will introduce all of the programs and resources available through the newly opened Center for Congregational Song. […]
Louisville KY.The spirituals and gospel music of black composers are familiar to most choral conductors as evidenced by concert programs across the country. However, non-idiomatic choral music is lacking in the repertoire of many choirs. This session will include the music of familiar and lesser-known black composers. Major contributions include anthems, motets, part songs, cantatas, oratorios,and […]
Louisville KY.Explore strategies for effective planning for church choirs of all shapes and sizes. Planning is the key to promoting musical growth, volunteer retention, and achieving long-term ensemble dreams. In this session, Joshua Taylor will share the planning process and ideas of church musicians from across the country and provide a rubric for music selection that […]
Minneapolis MN.
PO Box 1705
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1705
(405)232-8161
