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Channeling Emotional Contagion with Dr. Gary Seighman

December 9, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

There is an often felt, but rarely quantified sense within ensemble music experiences that something truly MAGICAL is happening that changes us profoundly. However, recentscientific discoveries (link to sources below) are adding a more concrete validity to that which experienced musicians already intuitively know. Studies that reveal the physiological and psychological processes of cooperative effort, […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, choir, Choral Journal, Choral Music, CONTAGION, Education, Pandemic, SCIENCE

One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choir

April 28, 2021 by Shelbie L. Wahl-Fouts Leave a Comment

What Comes Next? Repertoire considerations in the return to “normal” / Vidalita, arr. Diana V. Sáez /
SA, piano or guitar

Filed Under: One From the Folder, Treble Choirs, Women's Choirs Tagged With: covid, Pandemic, Repertoire, SA, treble, Women’s

Silver Linings: Giving Grace, Growing Closer, and Building Trust

March 24, 2021 by ACDA Leave a Comment

By Hilary Morton Everyone has had a hard year. I think choral directors might have had it a bit worse. We will be dealing with the fallout from this pandemic for the next few years at least, rebuilding our programs from the ground up. We haven’t been teaching “choir” as we have known it to […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: COVID-19, high school, Pandemic, Silver Linings

Silver Linings: Cross-Country Collaborative Choral Initiatives

March 23, 2021 by ACDA Leave a Comment

By Tracy Wong “Shared joy is a double joy. Shared sorrow is half a sorrow.” This Swedish proverb rings true as we reach the one-year mark of this pandemic and reflect on how COVID-19 continues to impact the global choral community. In Canada, the changing restrictions for this evolving pandemic have prompted choral leaders to […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: Collaboration, COVID-19, Pandemic, Silver Linings

Young Trebles: The Silence of a Children’s Choir in the Time of COVID-19

July 22, 2020 by From Our Readers Leave a Comment

By Corey Carleton The treble voices are clear, strong, and at times overwhelm the acoustics of Fellowship Hall at a Presbyterian church on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. It’s a large, live room. “Are you heavy or light?” Fernando Malvar-Ruiz asks his Concert Choir. Malvar-Ruiz is “Mr. Fernando” to his singers, and Artistic Director of the […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: Children's Choirs, COVID-19, Pandemic, treble choir

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