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 will present basic sound reinforcement information relative to basic setup, mics, gain/volume, eq/ringing the system, mic technique, etc. The session will also discuss issues relative to popular styles such as tone quality, fundamental vocal technique, light vs.dark/rich, straight vs. vibrato, edgy vs. full, to scoop or not to scoop… that is the question, […]
Jacksonville FL.Singing in the resonance of the voice makes possible all things choral: intonation, blend, dynamics, and tonal color. The coordination of two vital components produces resonant singing reliably: the appoggio breath posture and acoustical vowels. This interactive session teaches specific exercises that enable directors to train singers organically in rehearsal and presents underlying principles that […]
Jacksonville FL.This session will be an interactive exploration of how minute changes in cardinal vowels can assist in creating an ideal choral blend regardless of experience and native tongue. Move beyond “tall vowels” and Julia Child impressions to discover the intricacies of subtle vowel articulation manipulations and how they bring a better vocal awareness to the […]
Jay WhiteThis session will be a demonstration/presentation with the University of Kentucky Women’s Choir with assistance from our vocal technician Beth Arnold (UK Voice Faculty). Topics to be addressed and demonstrated by the ensemble will include the following: Warm-ups—specifically for the adult female voice—addressing issues such as placement and resonance (with demonstration from voice faculty member), […]
Dallas, TXThe presenters have a passion for performing music of non-Western cultures with choirs trained in the Bel Canto style of singing. While many are afraid that exploring the timbres produced in these pieces can harm our singers voices, we believe the opposite to be true. Our singers, time and time again, have found that they […]
Dallas, TXGive your ensemble a polished sound through repertoire selection, tone, blend, style, and stage presence. The award-winning ensemble The Song-men join with former King’s Singer Philip Lawson in an informal and interactive demonstration that includes a packet of selected repertoire for those attending.
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