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.
Although known as an interactive software for instrumentalists, SmartMusic is a valuable tool for choral musicians. SmartMusic is an effective “sight-singing tutor” outside of class and a “teaching assistant” in a rehearsal. As a sight-singing tutor, SmartMusic provides a visual assessment: pitches and rhythms performed correctly appear with green noteheads, while red noteheads indicate errors. […]
Salt Lake City UT.Is the sheet music you want to perform too high for your singers or written for a different choral configuration than your performing group? This in-depth session delves into the intricacies, roadblocks, and tips for the successful scanning of sheet music into notation programs in general and Finale in particular.
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.The iPad continues to be a driving force in education and is a rare device that can actually fit into the choral rehearsal. The iPad can be used for many things in choir, from sight-reading to replacing printed choral music. This session will focus on integrating the iPad into choral music at various levels of […]
Des Moines IADuring the spring 2013 semester, the Beloit College chamber choirs engaged in the Hidden Harmony Project in collaboration with the two campus teaching museums: the Logan Museum of Anthropology and the Wright Museum of Art. The ensembles explored a program of choral music in which each musical selection was paired with one of nine objects […]
Des Moines IAParticipants will be led by discussion and hands-on involvement through the following topics: audition process, music selection, programming suggestions, rehearsals, festivals, and the rhythm section, with specific tools helpful when developing the individual rhythm section instrumentalists. Every participant will receive a bound booklet that includes specific information on the following areas: 1. Auditions – Selecting […]
Seattle WA.
