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.
When guided through a systematic learning process, choirs will produce a quality musical experience and communicate more effectively to the listener. To prepare, inspire, teach voice, and motivate singers in an orderly, step-by-step manner is the foundation of my system of teaching choral music. This session will offer strategies for recruiting, detailed score preparation, and […]
Kansas City MO.With healthy breathing habits, choirs of all ages and skill levels can achieve beautiful tone, impeccable intonation, and expressive phrasing. This session will provide a variety of practical breathing exercises, vocal warm-ups, rehearsal techniques, and conducting gestures that will transform the way the singers in your choirs use their air and make the music come […]
Chattanooga TN.Since their discovery, mirror neurons have been linked to everything from contagious yawning to emotional empathy. More recently, their role in conducting and the choral rehearsal has been featured as a part of various conferences and publications. This session will address current research in the areas of mirroring and empathy while attempting to clarify the […]
Seattle WA.Our capacity to lead creates a ceiling on our ability to accomplish positive outcomes with our groups and for the individuals in them. This session will explore what effective leadership looks like, both in commonalities of effective leaders and sometimes dramatic differences. Time will be spent exploring personality types and the qualities of our daily […]
Pasadena CA.So many things compete for our attention as choral educators that we rarely find sufficient time outside of rehearsal to spend with our scores. This session briefly examines the score study methods of successful collegiate and secondary conductors, outlines techniques for getting the most out of 10, 30, or 60 minutes with a score, and […]
Sioux FallsThe purpose of this session is to help conductors find ways to get past the notation of a piece of choral music and find the meaning and emotion that lie behind it. The session will use music from several historical style periods in order to demonstrate how to probe for meaning in a choral work.
Boston MA.
