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.
Improvisation and creativity are essential elements of jazz. This clinic will work through techniques for fostering creativity and flexibility in your solo singers, address how to expand upon stock charts, and cover general vocal and instrumental improvisational concepts. Topics include: the goals of a vocal jazz ensemble experience; teaching connection to the vocal and instrumental […]
Pasadena CA.One of our most creative acts as choral leaders is crafting compelling programs that showcase the value of the choral experience, often to audiences that may not have a background in it. Join Joshua Habermann and Santa Fe Desert Chorale singers in an exploration of some of the ways we can incorporate storytelling, spoken word, […]
Pasadena CA.This lecture/demonstration session will discuss the pedagogical differences between the gospel and spiritual genres. The clinicians will address pedagogical issues often related to these genres and provide guidelines when working with singers to achieve stylistically correct performance practice with healthy tone production. Much of the discussion and demonstration will aim to supplement and enhance older […]
Pittsburgh PA.This session will explore ways to create effective concert programs that move beyond the period-based, style-based, or straightforward thematic approaches. Examples of the types of programming we will explore: ensemble selected, narratives, arch form, arbitrary restriction, progressive venue, outside text-based, and audience participation. There will be time for sharing of effective programming approaches and philosophies, […]
Pittsburgh PA.An effective working relationship between a conductor and pianist can greatly enhance productivity and musicality in the choral rehearsal. Discover what pianists and conductors should expect of each other as musical partners and learn strategies for making this collaboration as constructive as possible. This session, featuring members of both the choral and piano faculty of […]
Oklahoma City OK.What does it take to start and develop a vocal jazz ensemble? What skills and resources (musical and otherwise) does a director need, and how are they developed? In this session, we will take a look at repertoire, stylistic issues, vocal technique, improvisation challenges, and sound reinforcement options. The Friends University Jazz Vocal Ensemble will […]
Oklahoma City OK.
PO Box 1705
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1705
(405)232-8161
