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For Everyone Born, A Place in the Choir

An issue that crosses all cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds is that of sexual orientation. With bullying in schools, LGBT teens committing suicide, and new political shifts associated with gay rights, it is important for choral educators to realize their parts in establishing a safe and nurturing learning environment. Our role as music educators lends […]

Des Moines IA.
Christopher Larson

Filed Under: Interest Session Tagged With: multicultural, Music Education, Musical Advocacy



This is Us: Creating, Changing, and Inspiring Choir Culture

The students that make up our choral ensembles may hold their own cultural ideals, but their unique paths cross each time they enter our classroom, tasking us with the responsibility of creating, changing, and inspiring a culture of choral music. This session will take the audience through four seasons of comedy and drama over thirty […]

Oklahoma City OK.
Ashley Dame, Nathan Dame

Filed Under: Interest Session Tagged With: Ensemble Development, multicultural



Heartbeat and Harmony: Exploring Vocal and Choral Repertoire with Percussion

If rhythm is the heartbeat of music, then singing is surely its soul. Discover choral settings of folk, traditional, and contemporary music featuring percussion, from traditional instruments to the global groove of body percussion and drumming. We will explore collaborative repertoire that bridges the gap between classroom singing and repertoire for beginning, intermediate, and advanced […]

Kansas Cit MO.
Susan Brumfield, Lisa Rogers

Filed Under: Interest Session Tagged With: Classroom & Curriculum, elementary choir, multicultural, Repertoire



Programming for the Twenty-First Century: Quality, Inclusion, and Diversity

Current choral climate is evolving. Repertoire choices must serve a diverse population while maintaining quality. What are best criteria and practices? How do we present the music to capture the interests of singers and audiences? How do we create balance and flow in programming? How do we address musical and social needs? We address these […]

Kansas City MO.
Hilary Apfelstadt, Lynne Gackle, Eugene Rogers, Jo-Michael Scheibe

Filed Under: Interest Session Tagged With: multicultural, Repertoire



Performance Practice of Latin American Choral Music

This session explores aspects of performance practice of Latin American choral music, focusing on style, tone production, articulation, instrumentation, and rhythm. This session addresses issues of diversity as it targets two goals: 1) it explores the music from many regions of Latin America, and 2) it empowers our colleagues to work with a diverse membership.

Kansas City MO.
Cristian Grases

Filed Under: Interest Session Tagged With: multicultural, Performance



Fostering Diversity in our Choral Ensembles

This session will focus on ways that conductors may encourage diversity within their ensembles specifically through recruiting, engagement in cross-curricular activities, and diverse repertoire. The session will off er practical strategies for ensembles, along with a reading packet that will highlight underrepresented cultures, styles, and composers.

Kansas MO.
Felicia Barber

Filed Under: Interest Session Tagged With: multicultural, recruiting, Repertoire



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