Conference participants will be led by members of the Eastern ACDA Division Music in Worship R&S Committee. The discussion will be framed by models of current practice in various church denominations. What’s new with congregational singing? What audio, visual, and print resources do you refer to when planning? What are the current performance practices in […]
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Tiyimbe! The African Choral Music of the Manda Wilderness, Mozambique
Through video, photos, recordings, and audience participation, this session will demonstrate the practice of choral music as it exists in the Manda Wilderness of northwestern Mozambique, Africa. From May through August 2013, the clinician traveled to Malawi and northwestern Mozambique to work with the choirs. The clinician also attended local church services and observed how […]
The Sky’s the Limit! Literacy Techniques to Inspire, Empower, and Advance Your Choir
Literacy is the key to freedom, possibility, and advancement. Those who are literate in a collective language are able to work better together, learn from and inspire each other, achieve higher, and discover a world of previously unknown possibilities. There is nothing that is unknowable when one can read and understand a language! In this […]
Rethinking the Twenty-First-Century Choral Experience
Are the choral experiences you are providing relevant and making a difference in the lives of the choir members? What do you want choir members to take away from their music experiences with you? How can you help them become more independent, creative, and accountable for their music experiences? How can you plan experiences that […]
Practical Tools for Arabic Singing: Bring Your Own Voice
Have you ever wondered what is a quarter tone? Did you ever think of introducing your choir/students to an Arabic song? This is your chance to do it. In this workshop, participants will get hands-on experience. They will learn Nassam Alayna-el Hawa (Blowing Breeze), a classic song popularized by singer Fairouz, who is known as […]
Participatory Shape-Note Singing From the Sacred Harp
Boston is central to the history of choral music education in America. Early eighteenth-century Bostonians advocating for the learning of music “by note” rather than “by rote” produced America’s first two music textbooks in 1721. Singing schools spread from Boston across the Northeast, spurring the compositional creativity of William Billings and other tunesmiths from the […]
