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 session will focus on various techniques used to engage the adolescent male singers in vocal transition, catering not only to their unique musical needs but also to their social, psychological, and developmental needs. How can we as conductors better serve male singers in this age range in managing their vocal transition and establishing strong […]
Sioux Falls SD.The focus of this session is to get young men interested in singing in a choir. Several recruitment strategies are discussed with a focus on how to choose repertoire that they will love to sing and perform. Watch the Marsteller Middle School Men’s Select Choir from Bristow, Viginia, perform sections from several kid-tested, director-approved songs […]
Boston MA.Oh, those poor tenors! So much of the music we sing is written with the capabilities of professional adult tenors in mind, but tenors between the ages o twelve and twenty-two are still working things out. In this session, Stephen Sieck brings his expertise as a professional tenor and conductor to help us look at […]
Salt Lake City, UT.This session will investigate how participation in a male chorus impacts singers’ lives and identity and view the high school male chorus through the lens of singers’ personal experiences. Helpful models of relationships and values within the male chorus environment, strategies for teaching and maintaining balance while rehearsing male choruses, and male-specific neuroscience will also […]
Salt Lake City UT.Celebrate the developing voices of male singers as they transition from a child voice to an emerging adolescent voice. This session will focus on strategies and repertoire that inspire males to continue singing during the years encompassing late elementary through middle school. Numerous audio and video examples of late elementary and middle-level mixed and single-gender […]
Salt Lake City UT.Venture into the world of the boy. How do you successfully deal with boys in choirs? How do you keep boys engaged, overcome stereotypes, recruit, retain, and select appropriate repertoire? The magic of movement and how athletics can exist with the arts in a boy’s life will also be explored.
Little Rock AR.
