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.
So often teachers promise themselves they will continue to keep music theory a constant part of their classwork, but as concerts approach, this work takes a back seat. In ten easy steps, this session will show you how to keep that practice going and the incredible results that come from it. Participants will learn two-, […]
Pasadena CA.McGraw-Hill Education and Hal Leonard Publishing have partnered to bring you Voices in Concert, a twenty-first-century choral music solution. Voices in Concert helps students build sight-singing and musicianship skills through a sequenced, leveled approach by leveraging a robust curriculum and interactive digital tools. Participants will explore lessons that are designed to build specific choral techniques […]
Pasadena CA.Join us as we explore options and opportunities for assessment in general knowledge, vocal ability, and ear training. We will explore opportunities to use technology in assessment and how a rubric can guide your students in self-assessment. Assessment is a valuable tool to all teachers, but to choral directors it is an important tool on […]
Pittsburgh PA.Choral music educators can invert the practice of “arts integration” by purposefully integrating humanities studies into their music curriculum. By choosing repertoire that is thematically linked, each concert cycle becomes a curricular unit in which singers explore more deeply some aspect of what it means to be human. Choral music educators can transform their thinking: […]
Pittsburgh PA.The 2014 publication of the National Core Standards for Music has centralized improvisation as an essential element in the artistic process of creating. Structuring improvisation activities that are engaging and meaningful in a choral context, however, can be tricky. We can argue that activities that are too structured might reduce the creative impulse, but we […]
Pittsburgh PA.Conceptions of safe space have gained greater momentum and importance in schools. Our session will address the questions: (1) How are safe spaces built and upheld in choral classrooms to facilitate psychological growth and well-being? (2) What roles can safe spaces play in the longevity of adolescent involvement in music making? (3) How does a […]
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