This interest session will briefly discuss multi-media music theory and its implications for the development of multi-sensory concerts. Video and audio excerpts will be examined as important dos and don’ts for conductors wishing to develop multi-media concerts. Interest session participates will discuss their own attempts at multi-media performances and collectively brainstorm ideas for concerts that […]
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Mad Men: Advertise, Recruit, and Welcome Male Singers into Your Program
“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 […]
The Legacy of Lawson-Gould
Sixty 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 […]
Latin American Rhythm in Your Blood: An Interactive Workshop
Explore 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 […]
Jewish Liturgy and Repertoire: What Can We Learn from Shabbat?
A 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 […]
Is it Really THEIR Voices? Teaching the Urban Youth Choir
In 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, […]
