ACDA awarded Delaware ACDA one of its inaugural grants as an initiative to shine a light on choirs that effect social change in inner cities. Delaware ACDA, the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware, and renowned composer Rollo Dilworth have worked together to commission a new work celebrating the impact of choirs on inner cities. When […]
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Welcoming Trans and Non-Binary Singers to Your Chorus
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 […]
Vocal Technique for Choirs— A New Generation of Pedagogy
James Jordan has written two landmark books regarding vocal pedagogy and the choral warm-up,the first being coauthored with the legendary Frauke Haasemann. This session will detail specific techniques that have grown out of the advances in voice science and music learning that need to be incorporated into choral warm-ups for all ages and experience levels […]
The Quiet Conductor: Succeeding in an Extroverted World
This session offers a multifaceted examination of the phenomenon of introversion as it exists among some conductors in the seemingly extroverted profession of choral conducting. It also addresses practical ways in which introversion can be successfully accommodated among both conductors and singers who share similar characteristics.
Teaching the Developing Choir: Pedagogy and Repertoire
One of the most challenging aspects of choral teaching is the hard work it takes to improve the skills of our beginning and intermediate choristers. While it is often easy to find advanced repertoire, it is difficult to find quality repertoire for a choir of developing singers. However, repertoire alone will not automatically build the […]
Teaching Japanese Choral Music to Your Students?
Selecting pieces of music from different cultures will enrich your students’ life. However, it is challenging to choose pieces if you are not familiar with the languages. Japanese pronunciation is just like Latin and is easy to learn and teach. In this session, native Japanese choral conductor Mihoko Tsutsumi will share examples of Japanese choral […]
