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.
This session is a lecture-recital with the small ensemble Jargon singing the music and telling the history and musical practices of the Yankee tunesmiths who were America’s first homegrown composers or makers of tunes. For those interested in the musical genre of the tunesmiths, the early of syllables used for teaching, and the potential use […]
Little Rock AR.This session provides directors of church music programs with new and tried-and-true repertoire selections to bolster the success of their children’s and youth choirs. Attention is given to accessible pieces that require minimal rehearsal time but offer substantial musicality and spiritual depth.
Little Rock AR.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.World music provides opportunities for cultural exploration in addition to enriching an ensemble’s musical vocabulary. We will explore the processes in finding and selecting appropriate repertoire. Attendees will learn about programming, rehearsing, and performing world choral music.
Little Rock AR.With over fifteen thousand scores, the vast Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) is a daunting resource and one often misunderstood to contain only ancient scores in poor editions. How do you navigate the CPDL website to find and upload quality scores? Outstanding repertoire for all levels and all choirs will be discussed.
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.
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