Musical Advocacy
Music as a Powerful Force for Healing
Participants will explore the subtle aspects of live music that may bring comfort and a sense of well-being to the musicians and those who hear their music. The clinician will share how her own life experiences as a choral conductor led her to become a certified music practitioner for hospice and hospital patients. Topics include […]
Seattle WA.Carole Glenn
Service Learning, Ubuntu, and Choral Music
Ubuntu is an African term that con-notes humanity’s inability to exist in isolation. As we know, one of the distinctive qualities of choral singing is that of human beings in community. Choral music becomes a transformative power when it functions as a vehicle for social inclusion and education in under served communities. This session will […]
Jacksonville Fl.James M. Meaders, Alicia W. Walker
Composers and Conductors Working Together
Socially Engaged Musicianship in Choral Music Connecting to the World around Us
Being a choral musician in the twenty-first century requires a fluid rather than fixed practice suitable for the social and cultural conditions of the world today. Historically, singing in a choir has been linked with the traditional values of uniformity rather than diversity, exclusivity rather than inclusion, and perfection over social responsibility, contrasting values of […]
Cincinnati OH.Doreen Rao
Recruiting and Retaining Adolescent Males in Urban School
Gender studies have shown that boys and girls respond to school music differently; generally boys are less interested and involved in music, especially choral programs. Singing in a school choir for a male can sometimes carry gender stereotypes that exist for their male counterparts who play instruments that are stereotypically labeled as feminine—i.e., flute. Sexual […]
Baltimore MD.Nicolás Alberto Dosman