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This week, the author of an article called “7 Myths about Classroom Management” contacted me and shared it with me.   The material in the article reflects many of the philosophies that have worked for me in my large choral music classrooms over the last 25 years, so I wanted to share it here with […]

“He obliged Cinderella to sit down, and, putting the slipper to her little foot, he found it went on very easily, and fitted her as if it had been made of wax.” Charles Perrault I am not in Minnesota this week. I am here, in Chicago, doing a million and one things that somehow have […]

Going Beyond Words w/ Stan Schmidt Show 2319 – Some Masterful Choral Ensembles This week on Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio Host Stan Schmidt takes on an enjoyable listening experience called Masterful Choral Ensembles.  On Stage for this broadcast are choirs from Denmark, Italy, Germany, Texas and New Jersey performing music by JS Bach, Edvard […]

​CHORAL CLARITY PRESENTS: ​​​ ​There are, in fact, students that we can deem right and wrong for our program. Many of us choose right and wrong students based on audition, but this is not the most effective, or fair way. Here’s How to ONLY get the RIGHT Students to Continue

The latest issue of Choral Journal is available online! ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. Below is a preview of the articles you will find in this issue. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your […]

MUSICA: A Great Benefit for ACDA Members If you are searching for choral repertoire, and the fact is, we are indeed searching for choral repertoire all the time, your membership in the American Choral Directors Association offers you the entire Musica choral database to track down repertoire throughout the world. Why would you use Musica […]

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” Mark Twain Jeremy* wrote to me a few weeks ago with an unusual problem. Or at least, he thinks it’s unusual. I don’t think it is. What’s the problem? He can’t […]

The Choral Journal index is a useful resource that is available to ACDA members to be able to easily search articles dating from the present to May 1959. Some of these are admittedly out of date and no longer useful, but there are so many treasures to be found that still have relevance to choral […]

What is your experience with Perfect Pitch? On Monday morning, I was on the treadmill running, and I came across this article about a child in Atlanta who has perfect pitch. I’ve always believed that perfect pitch was far more rare than some of us believe. Maybe it’s because mine isn’t perfect!  🙂 I certainly appreciate the […]

Reaching a global audience, by Deke Sharon Since the beginning of recorded history until the advent of recording, music was local, as sound waves could only travel as far as the breeze would carry them. Recordings and radio waves allowed music to travel through space and time, but recording and distribution was an expensive process, […]