“The bulk of music teaching in this region centers around rote training and follows the model of the Royal School of Music system… It was more common than not for students to have incredible improvisational skills, beautiful voices, and the ability to perform on more than one instrument. Their creativity abounded and their enthusiasm was infectious.” In the August issue of Choral Journal, Christy Lee […]
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America Cantat 8: Celebrating the Rich Musical Heritage of the Americas
On August 21, choirs and conductors from around the world gathered in Nassau, The Bahamas, to participate in America Cantat 8. This premier music festival closes on August 31 with a free afternoon concert series and final closing ceremonies in the evening. ACDA is proud to partner with America Cantat to host AC8. In the […]
A Vocal and Choral Collage
Going Beyond Words w/ Stan Schmidt Show 2241 – A Vocal and Choral Collage This week on Going Beyond Words, host Stan Schmidt invites you to enjoy several new cd’s with works by Bernard Hughes and Alexander L’Estrange from England. Plus two vocal romances by Rachmaninov, tenor solos by George Frideric Handel and William Boyce. Then three classics by Percy Grainger and wrap it […]
Puppies and Middle School Children-Some Classroom Management ideas
During summer, I like to reflect on the previous school year with my middle school chorus and plan for the next one. I reflect on what worked and what I’d like to do better. I think about why I do things the way I do them, and how I can tweak and improve my work […]
All Kinds of Love Songs
This week on ACDA Radio, host Stan Schmidt invites you to join him for Going Beyond Words. We’ll spend our time together listening to love songs by Irving Berlin, Frank Loesser, Kurt Weill, Robert Schumann, Michael McGlynn, Rodgers and Hammerstein and even on of Nat King Cole’s great hits sung in Swedish.
First 10 minutes of the first day of Middle School Choir!
It’s the final day of preparations before the children arrive! It sort of reminds me of Christmas Eve. It’s all finished. On the first day, I want my middle school singers to know that I will wrap the arms of structure around them immediately, and that we are going to have fun too! They […]