ACDA is looking for 3-4 committee members to serve along with chair, Eugene Rogers, on the Diversity Initiatives National Standing Committee. All interested individuals are invited to submit a letter of interest that includes a personal description of what diversity means for our organization by June 15 to Eugene Rogers () . ACDA’s commitment to […]
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2017 ICEP of the Americas
In 2017, the ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program will embark upon its most robust offering in the history of our association.With eight weeks left until the application deadline of July 1, 2016, now is the perfect time to consider completing the ICEP Online Application. ICEP of the Americas will open multiple doors to cultural exchange through choral […]
My for-profit choir model: Get paid what you’re worth for the work that you love, with Ryan Guth
Here’s exactly what I did to start a half million dollar for-profit choir business without giving up my full-time teaching job. The purpose of this episode is to encourage you to stop waiting for the right opportunity and take action to start a for-profit choir, like I did, to gain artistic fulfillment on your own […]
Choral Potpourri: Hiring Committees
“She was one of the people who say ‘I don’t know anything about music really, but I know what I like.’ ” Sir Max Beerbohm in “Zuleika Dobson” Last fall, longtime ChoralNetter Lulu* contacted me. She has always been a supporter of my Choral Ethics Project and suggested I start including something about the hiring […]
ACDA Moves Into Innovation
As the American Choral Directors Association anticipates our biennial National Leadership Conference in early June, our thinking is focused on innovation. As I try to describe our mission and work in a single line, this is what I come up with: “We evoke sounds through a community of singers for the satisfaction of unique human […]
Don’t leave points on the table! (How your choir can kill it at competition), with Ryan Guth
In today’s Technique Tuesday, learn the secrets to crushing it at choral competitions used each season by yours truly (the only guy in history to perform an encore at the Music in the Parks festival). Show Notes (Topics discussed within the episode) LISTEN HERE Planning Stage Choose appropriate repertoire (tempos, solos, accompaniments) Warm-up selection or not? Preparing […]