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.
Choirs learn, internalize, and repeat in performance what they do most often in rehearsal. Good choral pedagogy includes the separation and integration of the technical aspects of the music and the articulation of the music’s artistic and expressive content. If, however, music learning is completely separated from musical expression and artistry, or artistic concerns are […]
Little Rock AR.Implementing the national standards into the choral rehearsal continues to be a difficult task for many high school choir directors. Ideas will be presented for meeting each of the national standards during a typical choral rehearsal. Practical solutions to classroom management, planning time, and assessment will be presented.
Little Rock AR.Time is one of the greatest commodities in our profession. This session will present specific techniques that maximize efficiency and allow increased opportunities for memorable rehearsal experiences. Repertoire and planning models from a variety of contexts will be presented.
Little Rock AR.Because many students have no music teacher besides their choral director, their musical and vocal limitations are our responsibility. The vocal warm-up, in addition to helping singers meet the immediate demands of the repertoire for their next concert, should systematically build the vocal skill set of our singers over time.
Little Rock AR.Choir directors at all levels battle intonation problems at some point in the choral rehearsal. The focus of the session will be how a director might rehearse a choir in such a way as to avoid as many intonation pitfalls as possible. This will include standing formation within a section, choir formation, choral warm-ups,melodic vs. […]
Little Rock AR.Come discover a practical approach to help choir directors of all levels teach their students about the embodiment of music. This concept is derived from a movement exercise called NIA and allows students all the benefits of rehearsal movement that they can also use during performance. Help students release inhibitions and reservations and make authentic […]
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