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ChorTeach Summer 2023

ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online publication, designed for those who work with singers of all levels. Following is a list of the articles in the Summer 2023 issue! A full annotated ChorTeach index is available online at acda.org/chorteach. Over 160 articles are organized into seventeen categories. For submission information, to view the index, or to read the latest issue, […]

September 18, 2023 - Amanda Bumgarner | ChorTeach

How to Voice Your Choir Quickly & Effectively

  I have a simple method to voice my students effectively and quickly. With this approach, you can voice new members in as quickly as 3 minutes or less. In addition to discovering a singer’s range, we must also take into account other factors, such as: -their tessitura -the needs of the ensemble -their personal […]

September 17, 2023 - Adam Paltrowitz | Choral Clarity

What IS Choral Music?

In this episode I draw on a few sources, including audience comments to present an advocacy conversation. To make the case for Choral Music classrooms, infrastructure support, and educational priorities. You will see or hear a video I made all the way back in 2012 in response to the popular TV show “Glee,” as well […]

September 15, 2023 - Chris Munce | Choralosophy

Choral Ethics: Our Eighth Anniversary

“Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word’s full octave.” Stephen Fry Happy anniversary to US! It’s hard to believe it has been eight years since Scott Dorsey asked me to become a regular ChoralNet Blogger. At first, I worried about having enough material to write a regular blog on something […]

September 14, 2023 - Marie Grass Amenta | Choral Ethics, Difficult Times, Leadership, Self Care, The Choral Life

Voices of Change: Impacting the Communities We Serve

The August 2023 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Voices of Change: Impacting the Communities We Serve.” Following is a portion from the article. _________________ The following panel discussion convened by Donald Dumpson, R&R Chair of Lifelong Singing, was presented at the 2022 ACDA Eastern Region Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, as part one of […]

September 11, 2023 - Amanda Bumgarner | Choral Journal

Catching the Wind in Our Sails with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman

This week, I am PUMPED to be joined by renowned Psychologist, researcher, author and host of the Psychology Podcast, Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman. We in the Performing Arts education sphere are in a unique position to have an impact on the whole person in a way that is not accessible to our other teacher colleagues. […]

September 8, 2023 - Chris Munce | Choralosophy

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Practice. Again. And Again.

“No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.” Edgar Degas This is a Choral Ethics Blog post repeat from several years ago. I need to slow down and plotting out the rest of the summer now seems like a smart idea. […]

September 7, 2023 - Marie Grass Amenta | A Family of Artists, Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Others, Self Care, The Choral Life

ChoralEd: Sight-Reading, Numbers

In ChoralEd Episode 24, Robert Westerberg discusses the numbers sight-reading method.  When selecting a sight-reading method to implement in your classroom, it’s important to consider your student population.  If your ensemble incorporates a wide range of age and ability levels or frequently includes new students, then numbers may be a great option for your program.  […]

September 6, 2023 - Micah Bland | ChoralEd

The Conductor as Yogi: Fresh from the Core

It’s a new school year, a new season.  We spent time this summer reading, taking coursework, watching videos, or reviewing (a lot of) repertoire as we programmed for our ensembles.  We come back to our work renewed, “fresh.” But is this “freshness” our rediscovered self or a duplication of everything and everyone else out there?  […]

September 5, 2023 - Ramona Wis | Leadership, Others, Self Care, The Choral Life

A Building without Walls: A Biography and Conductor’s Analysis of Lena McLin’s The Church Cantata

The September 2023 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “A Building without Walls: A Biography and Conductor’s Analysis of Lena McLin’s The Church Cantata” by Khyle Wooten. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ Lena McLin (b. 1928) is one of the most influential African American women composers of the twentieth century. […]

September 4, 2023 - Amanda Bumgarner | Choral Journal
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The opera-ballet “Anacréon, ou L’amour fugitif,” by Luigi Cherubini, was premiered at the Paris Opéra on this day in 1803.

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