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Most mature individuals have a built-in radar when it comes to taking on risk. That radar seems to become more and more highly tuned the older we get. The problem is this: when it comes to playing it safe, we may think we know more than we really do about safe behavior, since uncertainty faces […]

The August 2014 issue of Choral Journal was a Focus on Composition, guest edited by David Conte. This issue contains the following feature articles and is available to ACDA members to read and download here. Toward a Choral Pedagogy for Composers by David Conte, Robert Kyr, and Steven Sametz “Three composer/teachers who direct sustained programs […]

This is a podcast episode – LISTEN HERE Choir Nation, you have an assignment. Write, or rewrite your bio. Share it in a post in the Choir Nation Facebook group (www.facebook.com/groups/choirnation/). Even if you can’t think of any need to have a bio, this is a great exercise for self-reflection and personal development. The goal of […]

“They sit there in committees day after day, And they each put in a color and it comes out gray. And we all have heard the saying, which is true as well as witty, That a camel is a horse that was designed by a committee.” Allan Sherman You are a choral singer. You sing […]

I’m Stan Schmidt, your host for “Going Beyond Words.” This week you will experience a major work written in 1713 by George Fredric Handel, that celebrates a peace treaty. A superb mail choir from Taipei Formosa, and a magnificent choral ensemble from Hannover Germany.

As the American Choral Directors Association continues to undertake a comprehensive study of our overall financial architecture, we face the ever-present issue of ongoing financial sustainability, and this has led us to the need for a dues increase. ACDA’s capable and trusted financial advisors have made the strong case for a dues increase, and our […]

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 view 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 is looking for 3-4 committee members to serve along with chair, Eugene Rogers, on the Diversity Initiatives National Standing Committee. All interested individuals are invited to submit a letter of interest that includes a personal description of what diversity means for our organization by June 15 to Eugene Rogers () . ACDA’s commitment to […]

In 2017, the ACDA International Conductors Exchange Program will embark upon its most robust offering in the history of our association.With eight weeks left until the application deadline of July 1, 2016, now is the perfect time to consider completing the ICEP Online Application. ICEP of the Americas will open multiple doors to cultural exchange through choral […]

Here’s exactly what I did to start a half million dollar for-profit choir business without giving up my full-time teaching job. The purpose of this episode is to encourage you to stop waiting for the right opportunity and take action to start a for-profit choir, like I did, to gain artistic fulfillment on your own […]