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.
Conference participants will be led by members of the Eastern ACDA Division Music in Worship R&S Committee. The discussion will be framed by models of current practice in various church denominations. What’s new with congregational singing? What audio, visual, and print resources do you refer to when planning? What are the current performance practices in […]
Boston MA.Through video, photos, recordings, and audience participation, this session will demonstrate the practice of choral music as it exists in the Manda Wilderness of northwestern Mozambique, Africa. From May through August 2013, the clinician traveled to Malawi and northwestern Mozambique to work with the choirs. The clinician also attended local church services and observed how […]
Boston MA.Have you ever wondered what is a quarter tone? Did you ever think of introducing your choir/students to an Arabic song? This is your chance to do it. In this workshop, participants will get hands-on experience. They will learn Nassam Alayna-el Hawa (Blowing Breeze), a classic song popularized by singer Fairouz, who is known as […]
Boston MA.Boston is central to the history of choral music education in America. Early eighteenth-century Bostonians advocating for the learning of music “by note” rather than “by rote” produced America’s first two music textbooks in 1721. Singing schools spread from Boston across the Northeast, spurring the compositional creativity of William Billings and other tunesmiths from the […]
Boston MA.This session, presented by the Board of Directors of the Musica International Database and led by Tim Sharp, will explore all of the features available through Musica to search for choral music through out the world. The database offers a video performance of the score, a pronunciation guide, library information, along with composer, publisher, and […]
Boston MA.Singers want to sing throughout their lives. Informed and passionate conductors can make that happen. This presentation will focus on: the aging body’s impact on vocal ability; recognizing and addressing stamina and postural changes as they relate to breath; rehearsal engagement; vocal exercises for older singers; three critical steps for creating a culture within your […]
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