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.
Is there are correlation between a child’s zip code and the quality of their education? Should there be? This session will focus on how to mitigate the effect of poverty on the quality of a child’s music education experience. Specific focus will center on tried and true vocal pedagogy, establishing the highest expectations of your […]
Sioux Falls SD.Choral musicians claim its immense power to transform individual lives, but the impact of choral music on the lives of the dispossessed has generally been unexplored. It is this population and the power of transformation for people in prisons, in conflict situations, and in poverty that will be explored in this presentation. André de Quadros […]
Boston MA.The VOCES8 Method is an innovative and energizing start to the school day designed to engage large groups or whole schools in musical activities that stimulate the brain and prepare students with a particular focus on numeracy, literacy, and linguistics. The book is based on research by the Institute of Education in London. In this […]
Salt Lake City UT.The African word Ubuntu conveys the interdependency of humans on one another. It is at the heart of what we understand to be “community.” Choral music, because of the humanness of the voice and the nature of singing together, is an embodiment of this principle. This session draws upon the shared strengths of choral singing, […]
Salt lake City UT.
