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.
What type of repertoire do we teach? How can we create excitement around singing and learning music? As choir directors, these questions are essential to our preparation before west and in front of our choirs. We must choose repertoire that will develop our students’ music skills in addition to creating excitement about music making and […]
Chattanooga TN.This session will expose attendees to the rich heritage of the Polynesian choral arts. Together we will uncover the canon of Polynesian communal singing from the islands of Hawaiʻi, New Zealand, and Sāmoa from pre-western contact up to the present day. This hands-on session will provide insight and methods on indigenous pedagogies and oral traditions […]
Chattanooga TN.J.A.C. Redford is a TV and film composer who has composed music for over three dozen film and hundreds of television episodes, including seasons of St. Elsewhere and Coach. He has orchestrated movie scores, working closely with James Horner and others. He orchestrated the last two Bond films. He has arranged for Grammy Award artists […]
Chattanooga TN.When introducing a new piece of music, do you ever feel “stuck” or fall back on the same teaching methods for each song? This session will offer a wide range of techniques for introducing a new song to young singers. Participants will receive a packet of six octavos appropriate for use with elementary school/children’s choirs,and […]
Chattanooga TN.Do you conduct a church choir of less than fifteen people? Do they struggle with basic rhythms, divisi among the vocal parts, and unaccompanied singing? This session will introduce you to over fifteen church anthems that are simple but effective. These pieces will employ quality composition but remain simple enough for small church choirs to […]
Chattanooga TN.Kevin Fenton will describe an approach to the rehearsal process that emphasizes the creation of a collective story that is related to music being prepared specifically and related to the identity of the group generally. Those in attendance will work as members of the choir to develop behaviors of a storyteller and a sense of […]
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