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The Entrepreneurial Future of Choral Music with Ryan Main

August 4, 2023 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Could it be that the new era of “the choral entrepreneur” is what we need to save Choral Music? After the pandemic, we have seen a resurgence of enthusiasm for Choral Music amongst the already initiated. But, program enrollments are down, concert attendance is down, positions have been cut, and conference attendance has not recovered. […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, Choral Music, community, Creativity, outreach

Together in Music…Collaboration tips and “squashing the why (not)!”

March 16, 2022 by Emily Williams Burch Leave a Comment

Some of the most common FAQs presented to the ACDA Advocacy and Collaboration Committee include “how do I find someone to collaborate with” and “how do we make it work?” So often, finding that “perfect” partnership is the barrier in and of itself (hint: there is no such thing as “perfect” but we’ll get to […]

Filed Under: Advocacy & Collaboration Tagged With: ACDA Leadership, Collaboration, community

Stories of Healing and Reimagining: A Pause

September 8, 2021 by Shannon Marie Gravelle Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year. We are all starting (or are a few weeks into) a new school year, a new church season, community choir rehearsals, or new composition projects. Yet this isn’t where I thought we would be when I started this blog series in June. I fully expected to be looking at COVID […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: choir, community, COVID-19

Are You Connected?

July 21, 2021 by Sundra Flansburg Leave a Comment

No, I’m not talking about technology or the Cosa Nostra. I’m asking about your connection to a community of human beings you feel a relationship with, a community that allows you to both give and receive over time, that you learn from and also give back to. I know I’m not the only one reflecting […]

Filed Under: Others, Self Care, The Choral Life Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, community

Off The Podium: What Your Students Will Remember, Part 1

February 18, 2020 by Walter Bitner Leave a Comment

At some point early in my teaching career someone told me: They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. …or something like that. I don’t remember who said it or when, honestly. Someone might have quoted it at a faculty meeting, or as part of a motivational […]

Filed Under: Off The Podium Tagged With: community, Off The Podium, Teaching, Walter Bitner

Choral Village: An Immersive Experience to Build Cultural Sensitivity and Empathy

March 25, 2019 by Amanda Bumgarner 1 Comment

The April issue of Choral Journal is now available online! The cover article for this issue was written by Joy Hirokawa and titled “Choral Village: An Immersive Experience to Build Cultural Sensitivity and Empathy.” Below is an excerpt of the article, and you can read it in its entirety in the April 2019 issue! Go to acda.org/choraljournal and […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Choral Journal, Choral Journal Preview, community

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