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“Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.” George Carlin 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. I try to be here, one way or another, every week […]

The June/July 2023 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Vocal Technique and the Choral Warmup: First Steps” by Sean McCarther. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ Over the past few years, I have served as the applied voice instructor to several graduate choral conducting majors. Hoping to bridge the gap between their […]

This week, I am highlighting three conversations about the way our choral ecosystems, and by proximity, the education and performing arts ecosystems interact with the political landscape of our time. For many who have followed this show over the last 4 and a half years, you might notice that this mission is also the mission […]

“We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.” W. H. Auden 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. I […]

The National ACDA Standing Committees were established in 2017 as a way to serve ACDA members between the conferences. The idea was to create committees that could do some of the work needed to sustain members in the day-to-day.  Each summer the Advocacy & Collaboration Committee gathers to set goals and create resources for the […]

One of my favorite weeks of the year is attending the Music and Worship Conference sponsored by the Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM). This was my third year attending it and from June 25 – 30, it fed my soul and provided practical ideas that I can take back to my context at St. Andrew […]

The June/July 2023 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. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your monthly Choral Journal! _ _ _ _ _ _ IN THE […]

Free Resources for Music Educators Bookmark this page and consume the whole library as many times as you need. Quality music literacy instruction starts and ends with YOUR understanding of these concepts. These episodes are available in audio only or audio/video format, and more are being added all of the time! It is important to […]

 “Let’s not be narrow, nasty, and negative.” T.S. Eliot 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. I try to be here, one way or another, every week because I know many […]

ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly online publication, designed for those who work with singers of all levels but specifically K-12 and community choirs. A full annotated ChorTeach index is available online at acda.org/publications/chorteach. Over 160 articles are organized into seventeen categories. For more information, email  or visit acda.org/chorteach. Following is an excerpt from an article in the Spring 2023 issue […]