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.
This professional development session will provide both a philosophical rationale and practical suggestions for incorporating individualized assessment within the choral ensemble. It is designed for teachers and teachers’ educators. In order to increase accountability for the individual musical development of students, teachers need to explore various methods for assessing student progress and evaluating their own […]
Providence, RIThis session, geared toward the new teacher, is also practical for anyone searching for a methodology dealing with what we say to our choirs and how to make spoken communication practical. The Four Stages of Verbalization provides a frame work for what to say, when to say it, and how to say it, maximizing rehearsal […]
Providence, RIThis clinic is for undergraduates preparing for student teaching in a choral setting, but is useful to teachers of choral methods courses. It introduces a fresh approach for engaging in critical listening skills of choral singing, and explores the development of quality choral performance stemming from rigorous and comprehensive rehearsals.
Providence, RIThis session will examine how to be successful in dealing with boys in choirs. Methods for keeping boys engaged and overcoming stereotypes will be discussed, as well as practical suggestions for recruitment, retention, group management and repertoire selection. The psychology of boys and how athletics can exist with the arts in a boy’s life will […]
Providence, RIThe iPad has had a unique cultural impact and it has the potential to revolutionize the field of choral music. This session will demonstrate some of the ways the iPad can be used to go beyond the notes as a music reader, for score preparation, for sight-reading, for historical research, to find online resources, as […]
Madison, WI
