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 […]
American Choral Directors Association
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 […]
Choral Concert Live – NC ACDA Convention
This week on Going Beyond Words, host Stan Schmidt introduces you to another of his special broadcasts called Choral Concert Live. On this presentation you will hear two choirs who performed at the NCACDA convention in Sioux Falls, SD in February 2016. Featured will be the Chamber Choir from The University of South Dakota guided by Dr. David Holdhusen and the Concert Choir from North Dakota State University with Dr. Jo Ann Miller on the podium.