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.
NATS President Karen Brunssen and Chadley Ballantyne present the latest techniques, vocal acoustics, and more for adolescent singing from Karen Brunssen’s new book, The Evolving Singing Voice: Changes Across the Lifespan. Learn Chadley’s cutting-edge “WEIRD” exercise that uses adolescents’ own resonance and articulation to optimize vocal function, affects on resonance because of non-uniform vocal fold […]
Kansas City, MO.This session will present practical exercises and techniques to facilitate individual and ensemble practice for the purpose of discovering each individual’s unique sound, which in turn creates an environment for more accurate intonation and pitch matching. Areas of presentation will include proprioception, audiation, use of body space, digital listening vs. acoustic, a skill set to […]
Pasadena CA.This research was inspired by the clinician’s own personal struggles as a beginning choir director with teaching novice male singers. As a part of her masters thesis, Jaclyn Johnson created a survey to see if other directors (in particular, female high school directors) had experienced similar struggles. During this session, Johnson will briefly discuss the […]
Pasadena CA.This session will present strategies for developing expressive singing and independent musicianship skills of young singers throughout the rehearsal, especially focusing on the vocal preparation period. Connections between vocal preparation and rehearsal of literature will be emphasized with primary focus on the musical phrase as the foundation of musical experience, understanding, and performance. A variety […]
Pasadena CA.Drawing on over twenty years of her work with young artists, Anne Tomlinson leads this session focusing on developing vocal and choral techniques within a nurturing context for singers ages ten to eighteen. Los Angeles Children’s Chorus’s premiere ensemble, Concert Choir, will offer current repertoire in various stages of development, including Bernstein’s Mass and Norman’s […]
Pasadena CA.This session is designed for music directors who wish to learn more about the vocal needs of transgender and non-binary individuals and who wish to create open and supportive choruses for all singers. The session focuses on terminology and the gender spectrum as well as vocal pedagogy and supportive practices for transgender and non-binary singers […]
Pittsburgh PA.
PO Box 1705
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1705
(405)232-8161
