American Choral Directors Association
The mission of ACDA is to inspire excellence and nurture lifelong involvement in choral music for everyone through education, performance, composition and advocacy.
Vocal jazz came into existence in the 1930s and expanded with professional groups such as the The Four Freshmen, the Hi-Lo’s, the Singers Unlimited, The Manhattan Transfer, Take 6, and New York Voices. It was woven into collegiate choral programs and exploded in the 1970s and ’80s under the direction of legendary educators. This session […]
Minneapolis MN.Have you ever wondered how other high school choir director shave found success? Big Voice is an eighty-three-minute documentary that chronicles a challenging year in the life of a determined public high school choir director. Jeffe Huls pushes his students to achieve a high level of artistry and become “one big voice,” despite many obstacles. […]
Minneapolis MN.The art of choral music crosses the barriers of a number of educational disciplines and subjects. This session will include interdisciplinary applications that you can implement immediately into your classroom that focus on student growth as a musician and person. Extend your students’ musical thinking through student choice, self-assessment, and quick, low-pressure assessment strategies. Find […]
Kansas City MO.Can the common singer learn to be independently musical? Is it possible for the choir to see the same thing the conductor sees in the score? Wouldn’t it be great if our singers just knew how to make music? They can! Participants in this session will explore techniques to train singers to be independent musicians. […]
Kansas City MO.This session will focus on effective strategies for developing engaged, “hands-free” sight-singing practice incorporating chromatic solfège, Curwen’s hand signs, and Gordon’s audiation techniques. Because developing musical literacy is an essential goal for singers of all levels, the intended audience for this session includes teachers and conductors wishing to provide regular sight-singing training for children’s choirs, […]
Kansas City MO.Choir directors and teachers at all levels struggle to make the most of limited budgets, particularly when trying to provide quality repertoire and instructional materials. Sight-reading materials can be particularly costly and often lack the practicality and real-world application to performance repertoire being prepared for concerts. In this session, attendees will discover public domain repertoire […]
Kansas City MO.
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