The 12th World Symposium on Choral Music will be taking place July 11-18, 2020, in Auckland, New Zealand. This is a prestigious and exciting event that takes place once every 3 years. The theme this year will be “People and the Land.” For more information, go here. You can also pre-register for the event and […]
2018 Symposium on Research in Choral Singing
The 2018 ACDA Symposium on Research in Choral Singing will be held Friday and Saturday, September 14 and 15, 2018, on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The keynote speaker will be Graham Welch (University College of London). Dr. Welch’s research on singing development spans more than three decades. He is currently coeditor of the Oxford Handbook of Singing […]
Intentional & Expressive Conducting
The March 2015 issue of Choral Journal contains an article from Jeffery Wall titled “Intentional and Expressive Conducting: It’s All in the Rebound.” An excerpt of the article follows. You can read the rest in the March 2015 issue of Choral Journal here! Click the yellow “Search the Archives” button and choose March 2015 from the dropdown menu. * * […]
Step by Step: Collegiate Choral Auditions
The May 2017 issue of Choral Journal features an article in the Rehearsal Break column by Frank Eychaner titled “Step by Step: Collegiate Choral Auditions.” Below is an excerpt of the article, and you can read it in its entirety in the May 2017 issue! Go to acda.org and click “Search Archives.” Choose May 2017 […]
Enhancing the Success of Students with Disabilities within the Choral Structure
The May 2017 issue of Choral Journal contains an article from Emily Guthe on the topic of choral students with disabilities. An excerpt of the article follows. You can read the rest in the May 2017 issue of Choral Journal here! Note: This article originally appeared in Sounding Board, the publication of Iowa Choral Directors Association. It’s Monday morning and […]
Taking Our Rehearsal Temperature
The May 2015 issue of Choral Journal contains an article from Hilary Apfelstadt titled “Taking Our Rehearsal Temperature.” Choral conductors and music educators always seem to be looking for more articles on rehearsal. In this article, the author provides a rubric for learning music with notation, although these tips can apply generally to any type of choral […]