Sessions

Maxwell Trombley
University of Miami Frost School of Music

Kyra Stahr
University of Miami Frost School of Music

Do you read the IEPs of your students and feel lost on how to support them in a non-traditional classroom? Ever wondered how your special education department or office of disabilities operates? Are you curious about the resources they offer and how they can benefit your singers? Together, we have collaborated with our Office of […]

Charlotte Kroeker
Church Music Institute

“Informed by the Past, Committed to the Present, Preparing for the Future” describes a session presented by the Church Music Institute that will journey through the history of sacred choral music to highlight significant events from early music through the latest sacred music. The session will address these questions: (1) What can we learn from […]

Gregory Gentry
University of Colorado Boulder

This diverse panel session, moderated by Gregory Gentry, is designed to convey the wisdom and past experiences of a group of noted choral conductor/educators. We will have an in-person discussion with renowned choral pioneers Charlene Archibeque and André Thomas—a discussion that is intended to be educational to the ACDA membership at large—interwoven with impactful quotes […]

Erin Hauger Hackel
University of Colorado, Denver

Choral singers have long been trained to read written music accurately and carefully. What happens when we flip this modality over and create full and complete choral arrangements aurally? This class will show how to successfully use a collaborative model to select music, guide an arrangement process and ultimately tailor a musical piece to fit […]

Nicky Manlove
Tucson Girls Chorus

Krystal Morin
Boston Children's Chorus

This interactive repertoire session responds to the challenge of co-creating artistry with elementary singers while managing behaviors, accomplishing goals, and building community. The presenters of this session will offer a values-based framework that harnesses the creativity of young singers and their artistic agency in the rehearsal process. Through engaging directly with repertoire, this interactive, responsive, […]

Reagan Paras
Berklee College of Music

Despite a robust culture of choral music, Filipino musical perspectives are nearly invisible in U.S. curricula. Much of this invisibility is rooted in our oppressive colonial history which has led to pervasive self-denigration and perceived inferiority (Brown, 2008; Halagoa, 2010). Despite being the third-largest Asian subcategory (Budiman & Ruiz, 2021), the Filipino identity and their […]

McKenna Stenson
Florida State University

Bryan Stenson
Florida State University

Incorporating movement into the choral rehearsal and performance can feel daunting and uninspired. This session will focus on how to organically incorporate movement into rehearsals and performances to enhance, expedite, and ignite musical ownership in your singers. The session will open with an interactive choral warm up that integrates movement to develop and cultivate a […]

Joshua Donaldson
Emporia State University

Fostering inclusivity is crucial in today’s diverse educational landscape. This session aims to empower music educators with strategies for creating welcoming and supportive environments for LGBTQIA+ students. Recognizing the unique challenges faced by this community, we will explore proactive approaches to ensure all students feel valued and respected in music classrooms. Participants will delve into […]

Demetrius Robinson
Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View A&M University Concert Chorale

The origins of American music can be traced back to the early religious folk songs sung by enslaved Africans upon arriving to North America in 1619. The concertized arrangements of these folk songs/Negro spirituals emerged in the 1900s with adaptations by Harry Burleigh. Many composers today have drawn inspiration from the early Negro spirituals by […]

Joshua Palkki
Arizona State University

Arreon A. Harley-Emerson
Temple University; Equity Sings

Considering the current socio-political climate, the rise in violence against Asian and Asian-American communities, and a reignited Black Lives Matter movement, and the current rash of “anti-woke” legislation, we as choral conductor-teachers are faced with some uncomfortable truths about choral music. We as artist citizens can learn about these truths and leverage coalitions to dismantle […]