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Online Fundraising: Why It’s Growing at a Rapid Pace

October 6, 2018 by From Our Readers Leave a Comment

This blog post was contributed by the staff at Edco, one of ACDA’s partners in online fundraising. In it they share information about their product. Profile of a choir director: This year I need to scrape together over $20,000 for travel expenses, new music, and uniforms/risers/music folders and I know about half of that is […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: Fundraising, high school, middle school, School Choirs

3 Creative Ways to Motivate Your K-12 Choir

March 28, 2018 by ACDA Leave a Comment

Conducting a children’s choral group can be both energizing and exhausting at the same time. On one hand, your students LOVE to sing! On the other hand, it can be hard to get them to focus when it’s rehearsal time. Leading a children’s choir successfully requires you to get creative in the way you keep […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: classroom management, high school, middle school, Teaching

Empowering Student Leadership Through Music

February 23, 2018 by Sundra Flansburg Leave a Comment

By Jonathan Babcock, DMA, Texas State University Throughout my years as a student, I was always drawn to opportunities to lead and contribute to my musical community. As a high schooler, I was thrilled to be elected the president of the school marching band. The process of being elected by my peers, provided this lanky, […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: high school, Leadership, Students, Teaching

14 “Secret” Indicators That Your Choral Program is Outstanding

June 20, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

How do we measure success?  This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in the face every day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way in which we should change the way we view success in terms of high school choral programs.   Find out the 14″Secret” Indicators […]

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: ACDA, American Choral Directors Association, Choral, choral clarity, choral ethics, classroom management, high school, Innovation, middle school, Repertoire, sight singing, Teaching

Does Every Student Deserve An Award?

May 23, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Choral Clarity Blog Presents: I agree with the criticism about the “award-bearing” adolescent world we live in today. Every student gets a trophy. Students get participation awards just for breathing. Does Every Student Deserve An Award? The answer isn’t as cut and dry as you might think…..  

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: ACDA, ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, choir, Choral, choral clarity, high school, Teaching

Memorizing Music Without Really Trying

April 18, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Choral Clarity Blog Presents: As we move closer to our Spring concerts, many of us believe a memorized concert will make for a better performance. How we teach and run daily rehearsals greatly impacts our students’ ability to be responsive to our conducting, sing freely, and be communicative. How Students Can Memorize Music Without Really […]

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: ACDA, ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, choir, high school, middle school, Teaching

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