The August 2024 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Irish Choral Music: Problems and Possibilities” by Kevin Boushel. Following is a portion from the article’s introduction. _________________ Ireland features sparingly in the histories of choral music, and its choral music is not afforded much importance in histories of Irish music. This is […]
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August Choral Journal Preview
The August issue of Choral Journal is available online. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your monthly Choral Journal! ____________ Features Irish Choral Music: Problems and Possibilities by […]
A Unique Perspective: Directing Choirs at the Perkins School for the Blind
The June/July 2024 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “A Unique Perspective: Directing Choirs at the Perkins School for the Blind” by Arnold Harris. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ The term “siloed” is often used to reflect the individual, and rather independent, work environment that chorus directors inhabit. It certainly is […]
June/July Choral Journal Preview: Anton Bruckner 200th Anniversary Year
The June/July issue of Choral Journal is available online. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your monthly Choral Journal! Focus Articles Bruckner’s Mass in F Minor: Culmination of […]
Music Literacy Live Hive Mind (Highlights with the Community)
Recently, we offered a free virtual meetup to practice “Choir Nerdery.” If you missed it, I have carefully curated some of the most useful and interesting moments for this episode. Discussion topics were derived from survey responses from 120 educators. The full 2 hour and 15 minute work session is available unedited over at Patreon or Substack for show […]
Embodying the Music: A Survey of Choral Music Educators on Conducting Injury and Wellness Techniques
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 Ryan […]