The February 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Contemporary Choral Music in the Classroom: A Conductor’s Guide to Katarina Gimon’s Elements” by Christina Beasley. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ Contemporary music allows the performers to create their own interpretation of the piece […]
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IJRCS Preview – The Effects of Rehearsal Sequence on the Musical Expressivity of Young Voices
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 Craig […]
Choral Journal Preview: The Choral Music of Florence Beatrice Smith Price
The February 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “The Choral Music of Florence Beatrice Smith Price” by Stephen Caldwell. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ The Florence Beatrice Smith Price Collection in the Special Collections Department at the University of Arkansas began in […]
Diverse Embodiments: How COVID-19 Expanded Choral Practice
The February 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Diverse Embodiments: How COVID-19 Expanded Choral Practice” by Caron Daley. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ COVID-19 chipped at the foundations of the choral art, sending out a shock wave of fear regarding the […]
Choral Music is Inherently Raceless
When discussing how music and education intersects with race, gender and culture, I find that we are often pretty quick to apply reductionist labels to the idea or concept. For example, phrases I have come across too often include “That’s a boy’s song,” or “Choral Music is an inherently white art form,” or “sight reading […]
February 2022 – Choral Journal Preview
The newest issue of Choral Journal is available online. Following is a list of the articles you will find in this issue. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. Below is a preview of the articles you will find in this […]