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 and receive access to ChorTeach online. Below is an excerpt from an article written by William Hienz an appearing in the Winter 2019 […]
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ChorTeach Summer Preview
Below is a sample of the articles you will find in the latest issue of ChorTeach, available to ACDA members online at acda.org/chorteach. View the full article PDFs online. Teaching Culturally: Encounters with Immigrant Students by Sarah J. Graham During the past 40 years, there has been an important movement made towards broadening curricula to be culturally inclusive. […]
Intentional & Expressive Conducting
The March 2015 issue of Choral Journal contains an article from Jeffery Wall titled “Intentional and Expressive Conducting: It’s All in the Rebound.” An excerpt of the article follows. You can read the rest in the March 2015 issue of Choral Journal here! Click the yellow “Search the Archives” button and choose March 2015 from the dropdown menu. * * […]
Notes for Success: Setting Realistic Expectations
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 […]
ChorTeach Preview: Spring 2017
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 […]
Hocus Pocus: 12 Tricks for Rehearsal Focus
Choral Clarity Presents: It’s so easy to allow daily rehearsals to become repetitive and automatic. When we become repetitive, our choir tends to move into automatic pilot; students learn to anticipate exactly what is going to happen and end up focusing less and less. This then leads to decreased retention from rehearsal to rehearsal. Here are 12 Tricks to Re-gain Rehearsal Focus […]