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.
What type of repertoire do we teach? How can we create excitement around singing and learning music? As choir directors, these questions are essential to our preparation before west and in front of our choirs. We must choose repertoire that will develop our students’ music skills in addition to creating excitement about music making and […]
Chattanooga TN.This session will expose attendees to the rich heritage of the Polynesian choral arts. Together we will uncover the canon of Polynesian communal singing from the islands of Hawaiʻi, New Zealand, and Sāmoa from pre-western contact up to the present day. This hands-on session will provide insight and methods on indigenous pedagogies and oral traditions […]
Chattanooga TN.The composition of new Australian choral music has flourished over the last fifty years. Outside of Australia, however, this music is relatively unknown. Through the vast and diverse Australian landscape, the traditions and sounds of the indigenous Aborigines, and the music of neighboring countries such as Indonesia and the Pacific Islands, Australian choral composers have […]
Chattanooga TN.When exploring music of cultures beyond western art music, we now know that these songs are sung in their cultural context—the style and the vocal timbre are different from bel canto, but should we ask bel canto trained singers to approximate the timbre of other styles of singing? How do other vocal styles differ from […]
Seattle WA.Mollie Stone and Patty Cuyler will teach participants a selection of polyphonic choral repertoire from South Africa, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Georgia using their Raising the Bar book/teaching DVD series while demonstrating techniques and keys for successful rehearsal and performance practice. They will provide guidance in teaching proper vocal tone, style, rhythm, movements, pronunciation, […]
Mollie Stone, Patty CuylerSince communication and expression of the text is at the heart of choral music making, beautiful and clear diction is essential. In addition, singing a choral composition in its original language is both faithful to the composer’s vision and educational for our students. So don’t let the challenge of teaching foreign-language diction get in our […]
Chicago IL.
