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 focus of this session is to get young men interested in singing in a choir. Several recruitment strategies are discussed with a focus on how to choose repertoire that they will love to sing and perform. Watch the Marsteller Middle School Men’s Select Choir from Bristow, Viginia, perform sections from several kid-tested, director-approved songs […]
Boston MA.Venture into the world of the boy. How do you successfully deal with boys in choirs? How do you keep boys engaged, overcome stereotypes, recruit, retain, and select appropriate repertoire? The magic of movement and how athletics can exist with the arts in a boy’s life will also be explored.
Little Rock AR.Choral directors all over the country are in a constant struggle to balance their choirs. Increasing influences from society, along with peer pressure, makes singing in many middle and high schools “uncool” for boys. Even with shows like Glee, The Sing-Off, and The Voice, young male voices tend to resist joining choirs.What if the boys […]
Des Moines IA.Recruiting men to sing in choir has long been a discussion of importance. In this session, we will discover, compare, and share successful recruiting strategies used by men’s choruses of all types, including proven methods for secondary school singers, university glee clubs, gay men’s choruses, collegiate unaccompanied ensembles, and barbershop choruses. Participants will also be […]
Des Moines IA.It is no secret that middle school students are “unique”! However, when we make appropriate and relevant musical choices, those same “unique” students always Love Opportunities to Learn. Denise Eaton will share her ideas about practical and relevant score study, skill development, and lesson planning throughout the school year. She will also explore the effect […]
Jacksonville FL.Choral program lacking men’s voices? With a focus on repertoire that works for ten to a hundred young men at the middle and high school level, discover what other tips and tricks worked at Marsteller Middle School in Bristow, Virginia, to grow a choral program in which there is now an equal number of boys […]
Jacksonville FL.
