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.
“Why We Sing” starts the conversation, but it’s the answers that dictate how and where we correctly recruit male singers. Don Draper, television’s most famous advertising mogul, believes, “When a man walks into a room, he brings his whole life with him. He has a million reasons for being anywhere, just ask him.” Discover, compare […]
Dallas, TXSixty years ago, Robert Lawson Shawand and Walter Gould founded the Lawson-Gould Publishing Company. Its publications originally featured the choral works of Robert Shaw, Alice Parker, Leonard DePaur, and Roger Wagner. Since 1953, approximately 3,500 titles have been published in the catalog, including additional works by Robert DeCormier, Dave Brubeck, Samuel Adler, James Erb, Lloyd […]
Dallas, TXExplore the world of Latin American Rhythms including the nuances, regional variances, and ways that will help teach these rhythms to singers. The clinician will help you discover the various instrumental combinations for each style. Unravel this eclectic world of rhythms in a fun and interactive workshop and take home a valuable wealth of resources […]
Dallas, TXA special Music & Worship session at the 2013 ACDA Conference in Dallas will feature contemporary and classic Jewish choral repertoire. Choral and congregational singing will interweave with lecture blasts about the selections. Nick Strimple and session planner Coreen Duffy will explain the traditional context of the choral literature presented, and will suggest new and […]
Dallas, TXIn this session, we will demonstrate several specific approaches to vocal training and to rehearsing that we have developed as the director and voice specialist of the Teachers College Youth Choir. Our methods involve creating structures which grant our students autonomy and call for critical thinking and musical decision-making. As our students claim this autonomy, […]
Dallas, TXThis session is designed to introduce the Common-Core Learning Standards for the secondary grade levels (7–12), and discuss ways in which these standards can be integrated into the secondary choral rehearsal. Specific concert ideas that support the Common Core Learning Standards will be presented, along with assignment guidelines, lesson-plan templates, and assessment rubrics. This presentation […]
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