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.
The responsibilities of choral directors in the classroom are numerous and can often seem overwhelming. The focus of this session will be how the selection of literature is the crux of the choral program and the basis for all other decisions that are made throughout the academic year. ACDA’s National Chair for Repertoire and Resources […]
Portland OR.Veteran music educator Denise Eaton will share her effective approach to teaching sight reading. Eaton’s well-thought-out, systematic method gives students tools certain to improve their sight-reading skills through creative repetition. Attendees will learn how both visual and aural interval identification exercises can be used to train the eyes and ears to read, think, and hear […]
Louisville KY.How do we encourage correct vocal technique in our youngest musicians? This session will explore the musical activities common to the general music classroom (e.g., singing games, play parties, lullabies) and look specifically at how elementary music educators can encourage proper singing technique through the use of these activities. Specific applications from Kodály, Orff Schulwerk, […]
Louisville KY.One of the challenges for music educators is understanding the male adolescent changing voice, especially in the choral setting. Henry Leck has been a long-time advocate of keeping the boy’s upper voice working while the new voice settles in. While teaching in China, he worked with the Shenzhen Middle School Golden Bell Choir. This choir […]
Louisville KYThe spirituals and gospel music of black composers are familiar to most choral conductors as evidenced by concert programs across the country. However, non-idiomatic choral music is lacking in the repertoire of many choirs. This session will include the music of familiar and lesser-known black composers. Major contributions include anthems, motets, part songs, cantatas, oratorios,and […]
Louisville KY.Have you ever wished you could improvise or teach your singers to improvise? Does improvising in front of others or the thought of teaching singers to improvise scare you? This session includes a set of strategies and ideas that Sharri VanAlstinehas learned, used, and developed in the last six years to understand and vocal jazz […]
Chicago IL.
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