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.
In this session, we will demonstrate several specific approaches to vocal training and to rehearsing that we have developed as the director and voice specialist of the Teachers College Youth Choir. Our methods involve creating structures which grant our students autonomy and call for critical thinking and musical decision-making. As our students claim this autonomy, […]
Dallas, TXThis session is designed to introduce the Common-Core Learning Standards for the secondary grade levels (7–12), and discuss ways in which these standards can be integrated into the secondary choral rehearsal. Specific concert ideas that support the Common Core Learning Standards will be presented, along with assignment guidelines, lesson-plan templates, and assessment rubrics. This presentation […]
Dallas, TXThis session introduces teachers to various performance techniques associated with teaching, conducting, and performing gospel music with practical applications to various teaching settings. During the session participants will learn portions of gospel songs and be given opportunities to conduct using the appropriate conducting cues.
Dallas, TXGermany is said to be the most important country for the Romantic music tradition. Many Romantic composers worked intensively and creatively with the special sound of male voices referring to the upcoming tradition of singing men, which started in the early nineteenth century. The session gives an overview of German Romantic compositions for male choir. […]
Dallas, TXDuring this session we will look at various models for programming at all levels and discuss why certain tendencies seem to attract audiences and others tend to have them racing to get out of the hall. We will look at our likelihood to program only certain kinds of repertoire. In addition, we will study ways […]
Dallas, TXGive your ensemble a polished sound through repertoire selection, tone, blend, style, and stage presence. The award-winning ensemble The Song-men join with former King’s Singer Philip Lawson in an informal and interactive demonstration that includes a packet of selected repertoire for those attending.
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