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We celebrate creativity here and this Alec Baldwin anti-fundraising effort for NPR is quite funny.   There is even a hint of choral music in the background, although it is probably a synthesizer.  See what you think:    

“The most effective choral conductors are music educators in the broadest and best sense. They are constantly bringing people and music together in such a way that the members of the choral ensemble experience aesthetic ‘highs’ as well as an enjoyment from participation as group members, and that they learn more and more about music […]

     “To any music educator who is actively involved in the training of adolescent singers in today’s public schools, it becomes evident that there is a definite need for a renaissance in the musical training of boys between the ages of ten and fourteen. A real problem exists in recruiting, maintaining, and improving musically the […]

It's one of the major reasons we go to ACDA conferences: to hear astounding concerts.  Here's a taste of one of those incredible choral moments from the 2011 ACDA National Conference.  Note the stunned silence in the audience at the end.  

“I didn’t know I could sing because I didn’t sing around anyone until junior high when this new choir teacher heard me in the hallway.  My mother was a teacher and I was helping move books into classrooms. I was singing along when the choir teacher said I should join. I said no. I was […]

The muscle of ACDA comes from our volunteer membership. Our success as an association depends on the voluntary acts of our membership. I am certain the same is true for the choirs and organizations of most of our professional membership–we succeed in our choral mission and work, based upon the efforts of volunteers.   However, […]