ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online publication, designed for those who work with singers of all levels but specifically K-12 and community choirs. A full annotated ChorTeach index is available online at acda.org/publications/chorteach. Over 160 articles are organized into seventeen categories. For more information, email or visit acda.org/chorteach. Following is an excerpt from an article in the Fall 2022 issue […]
(Re)building the Secondary School Choir Program: An Organizational Perspective
The International Journal of Research in Choral Singing (IJRCS) is ACDA’s scholarly publication that welcomes studies that apply rigorous, systematically-grounded methodologies, either quantitative or qualitative, to investigate phenomena of potential interest to all who sing in, work with, or are otherwise interested in choral ensembles. Below is the abstract from this article written by Justin […]
Singing and Adolescent Males: An Updated Look at “What Do We Know Now?”
The November/December 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Singing and Adolescent Males: An Updated Look at “What Do We Know Now?” by Patrick K. Freer. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ Singers’ voices have always changed during adolescence. A growing research focus on male vocal development has, in turn, changed how […]
Vocal Pedagogy in the Overlapping Rehearsal Contexts of Musical Theatre and Choral Music
The November/December 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Vocal Pedagogy in the Overlapping Rehearsal Contexts of Musical Theatre and Choral Music” by Robert C. Jordan with Catherine A. Walker. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ Many secondary choral music educators have been asked to collaborate with their theatre colleagues to […]
The Aging Voice: Challenges and Exercises
The November/December 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “The Aging Voice: Challenges and Exercises” by Jennifer Trost. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ All her life, my great-aunt Eleanor loved to sing, especially in church choirs. However, I remember a story told about her last choral experience, which did not have […]
(Trans)itioning Voices: Inclusivity through Line Recombination
The November/December 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “(Trans)itioning Voices: Inclusivity through Line Recombination” by Stevie J. Hirner. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ n recent years, the inclusion of transgender and gender expansive (TGE) individuals has become a more visible and increasingly discussed topic in both national and […]