Sessions

Christopher Peterson
California State University, Fullerton

Central to the celebration of the Choral Art: Past, Present, and Future is the professional training of experienced and emerging choral conductors and educators who change students’ lives every day through music. Great teaching inspires great music making. This interactive session will explore many of the topics that are taught in a college choral methods […]

John Hendrix

This session will address basics of vocal jazz pedagogy with a slightly different-than-usual emphasis: What do I need to “un-learn”, leave behind, or modify when I go from teaching choir to teaching jazz choir? Choral educators are well-trained to teach choir, but not necessarily jazz choir. As we gain choral experience, we develop tried-and-true, cherished […]

Hilary Apfelstadt
University of Toronto, Professor Emerita

Alan Davis
University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Lynne Gackle
Baylor University

Mari Esabel Valverde

In 2022, a number of conversations among several choral conductors led to the idea that our profession was past due for a publication focused specifically on female choral composers. Many of the existing materials on female composers highlight gender rather than the media for which they compose, and many such materials include primarily instrumental composers. […]

Lauren Whitham
Western Kentucky University

This interactive session is designed to support music literacy and promote independent learning through the integration of aural skill development in the choral rehearsal. We will examine trends and address common issues related to sight singing, including instructional strategies, use of time, assessment, financial considerations, student engagement, and the importance of selecting quality choral literature […]