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.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.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.This session will explore Content Management System (CMS) technology using WordPress and offer a tour of Massachusetts ACDA’s WordPress blog/website. No software developer skills are needed for editing content on this website. You’ll also explore Minnesota ACDA’s website (for members and nonmembers), using Drupal software, leveraging site content, and communicating with members via The Daily […]
Salt Lake City, UT.Recent advances in technology can be used to enhance the choral music process and to develop musical skills for both directors and choir members. This session will discuss and demonstrate various technology tools that can be used to bring your choral program into the twenty-first century. Topics will include iPads, SmartMusic, scanning music, music notation, […]
Salt Lake City, UT.Choruses and conductors of every level can benefit from an increased understanding of the principles of resonance in the trained voice. Through the use of new technology—Overtone Analyzer—we can see the presence of overtones, the singer’s formant, vibrato, and other elements. Most importantly, we are able to pinpoint which adjustments made in rehearsal can quickly […]
Salt lake City, UT.
