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Vocal Pedagogy in the Overlapping Rehearsal Contexts of Musical Theatre and Choral Music

November 28, 2022 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The November/December 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Vocal Pedagogy in the Overlapping Rehearsal Contexts of Musical Theatre and Choral Music” by Robert C. Jordan with Catherine A. Walker. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ Many secondary choral music educators have been asked to collaborate with  their theatre colleagues to […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Choral Journal, vocal pedagogy, voice

The Schwa [ə] Flaw: Why We Rarely Sing [ə] and What We are Singing Instead

June 22, 2022 by Rebecca Lord 1 Comment

THE PROBLEM How many of us love to teach our choirs and voice students about the ubiquitous schwa, the most common unstressed vowel used in spoken English? Posters, T-shirts, special schwa cheers, and other creative teaching tools are employed by voice teachers and choral conductors in the tutelage of this vowel. Here is a common […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: Diction, voice, Vowels

CJ Replay: Igniting Senior Voices in Multigenerational Choirs

March 23, 2020 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The February 2017 issue of Choral Journal features an article titled “Passing the Torch: Igniting Senior Voices in Multigenerational Choirs” by Victoria Meredith. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Click “Search Archives” and choose February 2017 from the dropdown menu._____________________________ A multigenerational choir provides an opportunity for singers of all ages to learn with, […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, aging, Choral Journal, CJ Replay, voice

The Care and Preservation of the Voice

July 8, 2019 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

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 Tony Thornton appearing in the Spring 2019 issue._____________________________________ As conductors […]

Filed Under: ChorTeach Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, ChorTeach, voice

Essential Breathing Exercises for Your Choir

January 11, 2019 by ACDA 1 Comment

By Molly McLinden Anyone who sings, whether as a soloist or chorister, knows that proper breathing is a major component to a reliable and healthy sound. If you don’t get a good breath, you may find yourself running out of air, straining, or having a weaker sound. There is a lot of information out there […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: breathing, Vocal practice, voice

On the Voice: CJ Replay

May 15, 2017 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The June/July issue of Choral Journal features a special article for the On the Voice series. Sharon Hansen has been a member of the Choral Journal editorial board and editor of the On the Voice article series for many years and writes about the history of On the Voice in Choral Journal, past practices, and […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Choral Journal, CJ Replay, Singing, Teaching, voice

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