American Choral Directors Association

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Making Music Meaningful

Participants in this session will be guided through musical excerpts with specific outcomes and strategies that have the potential of intentionally creating meaningful singing experiences, definitely beyond the notes—perhaps because of the notes. The participants will also receive additional concrete strategies to use in their next classes as they continue to strive for meaningful music-making […]

Madison, WI
Roger Henderson



Surveying the Wondrous Cross: Christ’s Atonement Through the Eyes of Hymnody and Historical Choral Music

Led by New Testament scholar Valérie Nicolet-Anderson and choral conductor and doctoral student Jeshua Franklin, this session will briefly highlight historically understood atonement theories, consider the drama of various passion oriented texts, and delve into the interpretational effects of diverse musical settings. Participants will also be encouraged to consider these sometimes conflicting elements in the […]

Seattle WA.
Valérie Nicolet-Anderson, Jeshua Franklin



Interpretation: From Score Marking to Performance

This 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.
Paul W. Schultz