ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online magazine for choral directors and music educators. The articles in each issue are gleaned from ACDA state and division newsletters and from submissions. ChorTeach is specifically designed for those who work with amateur singers and are looking for practical material to apply to classrooms and rehearsals. Below is a preview of the articles […]
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Notes for Success: Balancing Roles of Music Educator and Musician
In May, August, and September 2015, the Choral Journal featured a three-part article series titled “Notes for Success: Advice for the First-Year Choral Teacher.” As part of the series, 11 choral conductors with teaching experience ranging from 4 to 34 years answered 10 questions related to setting expectations for your first year, classroom management, balancing a successful […]
The Complex Ancestry of “We Shall Overcome”
The February 2014 issue of Choral Journal included three feature articles titled “Musical Settings of War Texts in Two 20th-Century British Choral Works,” “The Choral Music of Margaret Ruthven Lang,” and “The Complex Ancestry of ‘We Shall Overcome.’” The last article will be the subject of today’s ChoralNet blog, going along with last week’s article that coincided […]
On Our Way: Programming a Martin Luther King Jr. Concert for Youth Choir
The March 2016 issue of Choral Journal included a feature article titled “On Our Way: Programming a Martin Luther King Jr Concert for Youth Choir.” This is a timely topic on the 2017 Martin Luther King day that we celebrate in the United States. There are many resources available to serve as starting points for […]
The Difficult Parent Conference “Working with Parents in Your Choral Music Classroom” Part 3
Working with parents in your Music Classroom-Part 3 The Parent/Teacher Conference This is the final piece in a three-part series about working with parents in your choral music classroom. In part 1 of this series, I shared some ideas about how to get started with parent collaboration. In part 2, I wrote about some of […]
The Singer in Prison
ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly publication for choral conductors and teachers at all levels. It is published online, and each issue contains four practical articles. If you are not already a member of ACDA, you can join as an Associate for $45 per year and receive access to ChorTeach and the Choral Journal online. The fall 2012 issue contains an article written […]