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.
One of the most important, yet underdeveloped, teaching tools is our ability to clearly represent what we mean musically through gesture. Often in rehearsals, we send conflicting messages to the ensemble. We tell the choir one thing but show something else entirely. Creating consistency between what the ensemble is told and what they are shown […]
Fort Wayne IN.Become the teacher/conductor who reflects vocal subtleties of language and style in your gesture. As your group grows into the performance, bringing the music up off the page. your gesture invites even greater vocal expression and coloring. Do you think of yourself as an artist in rehearsal or only when you walk on stage to […]
Reno NV.This session will explore the following questions: What should I expect at an orchestra rehearsal? How can I best prepare for the experience? What does the orchestra need from the conductor? We will also explore strategies for score preparation, effective rehearsal techniques and principles of baton technique that will allow for clear communication between conductor […]
Dallas, TXThis session will offer conductors some of the key techniques for studying and marking scores including phrasing, breathing schemes, dynamics, tempos changes, and rubato considerations etc. These techniques will lead to expressive interpretation based on the elements of music and text, resulting in precise and expressive conducting techniques and a more rewarding performance for ensemble […]
Seattle WA.
