TOP HYMNS OF ACDA MEMBERS by Thomas Vozzella How many times does the average church attendee, currently around once a month, leave worship thinking, “I only knew one of the hymns this morning”? Below is a list of the top 100 hymns in America, give or take a few. The most frequently mentioned […]
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Conference Morsel: Sharing Resources
(An excerpt from the interest session “Extencec New Works: Sharing Resources and Successes,” presented by David Hodgkins with Alan Harler and Deborah Simpkin King during the 2014 ACDA Eastern Division Conference) I am a self-proclaimed Troglodyte. To me an app is something you order before dinner and a tweet is a birdcall. But […]
Conference Morsel: Re-Voicing Choral Works
(An excerpt from the interest session “Re-Voicing Public Domain Choral Music for SSA, TTBB, etc.: Tips, Tricks, and Time Savers,” presented by William C. Powell during the 2014 ACDA Southern Division Conference) When re-voicing choral music, it is helpful to compare SATB scores with TTBB and/or SSAA settings of the same title by the […]
Conference Morsel: Strategies for Smaller Church Choirs
(An excerpt from the interest session “Where 10 or 12 Are Gathered: Strategies for Smaller Church Choirs,” presented by Matt Caine during the 2014 ACDA Southern Division Conference) . . . In any of these situations you may have to help the choir develop a new vision, but in the case of the […]
Conference Morsel: Locating Male Singers
(An excerpt from the interest session “Recruiting and Retaining Adolescent Males in an Urban School,” presented by Nicolás Alberto Dosman during the 2014 ACDA Eastern Division Conference) Many young men may enjoy singing but they may be reluctant to participate in choral ensembles. A combination of many variables can be exacerbated in hyper-masculine […]
Conference Morsel: Middle School Vocal Techniques
(An excerpt from the interest session “Developing Vocal Techniques in the Middle School Choral Rehearsal,” presented by Sandra Howard during the 2014 ACDA Eastern Division Conference) The main theme of this session centered on repertoire selection with the consideration of vocal technique requirements for the singer. In addition to other selection criteria, choral […]