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Composing for Middle and High School Choirs: A Conversation with Laura Farnell and Reginal Wright

January 2, 2023 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online publication, designed for those who work with singers of all levels but specifically K-12 and community choirs. A full annotated ChorTeach index is available online at acda.org/publications/chorteach. Over 160 articles are organized into seventeen categories. For more information, email  or visit acda.org/chorteach. Following is an excerpt from an article in the Fall 2022 issue […]

Filed Under: ChorTeach Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, ChorTeach, high school, Interview, middle school

Yes Middle Schoolers CAN! with Dale Duncan

October 7, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

In this episode I sit down with THE Middle School choir guru, Dale Duncan to talk about sweet spot for success in Middle School vocal music. Middle School Singers are often overlooked and underestimated. What they need is an educator that believes in them, and provides high quality instruction in a school that supports them. We talk […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, expectations, middle school, puberty

Goal: Help Students Find Hope

June 8, 2022 by ACDA Leave a Comment

With this post, we welcome a new blogger to ChoralNet: middle school choral educator Bethany Perkins Hall, who teaches in a rural community. In her monthly posts (second Wednesdays), she will be sharing thoughts on building a “solutionary” program, including modifications for different types of choirs and ideas for activities and assignments, as well as […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: choral education, middle school, Social Justice

Songs of (re)Imagining: B.E. Boykin

February 23, 2022 by Shannon Marie Gravelle Leave a Comment

Dr. Brittney E. Boykin is a native of Alexandria, VA. She began studying piano at 7-years-old with Mrs. Alma Sanford, who taught her through multiple competitions. Dr. Boykin studied piano at Spelman College with Dr. Rachel Chung, and after graduation, attended Westminster Choir College, where she was awarded the R and R Young Composition Prize. […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: ADEIB, choir, high school, middle school

Stories of Newness: Healing and Reimagining with Stephanie Gravelle

July 14, 2021 by Shannon Marie Gravelle Leave a Comment

This was such a fun conversation with me. Stephanie is a fantastic musician and passionate music educator. She’s also my sister-in-law, and I love learning from her. I wasn’t able to include everything from our conversation. Stephanie is an incredibly engaging and thoughtful programmer, and I highly recommend just reaching out to her and asking […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: choir, COVID-19, high school, International Activities, middle school

CJ Replay: Teaching Adolescents with a Holistic Perspective

April 20, 2020 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The October 2016 issue of Choral Journal features an article titled “Keeping the Glass Half Full: Teaching Adolescents with a Holistic Perspective” by Bridget Sweet. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Click “Search Archives” and choose October 2016 from the dropdown menu. Below is an excerpt from the article._____________________________ “When describing the young adolescent, floods […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Adolescent Voice, CJ Replay, middle school, Teaching

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German composer and organist Johann Ernst Eberlin, a prolific composer of church organ and choral music, was born on this day in 1702.

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